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form. After a full day of voting the results were announced. Surprisingly, only 800 delegates voted out of a possible 1,800. The installation of the new Board, held in Sym phony Hall, was a very festive ceremony and included a short musical program. The newly-installed President, Mrs. Oscar C. So wards delivered the inaugural address. We Ukrainians took the privileges of delegates very seriously, fulfilling our obligations toward the organi zation which we represented. We were present at all meetings and evening activities such as concerts, presentations of the new National Board, etc. We also took part in the International dinner on the first even ing, where we met with the international delegates. 10 members of Branch 3 of UNWLA were among the guests. Among the international delegates were women from Iran, Egypt, Greece, the Dutch West Indies, the Bahamas and Nassau, the Netherlands, Canada, Israel, Taiwan, the Iberian peninsula, the Baltic countries and Ukraine (СФУЖО). The most important moment for the international delegates came on Thursday at the luncheon, at which 800 guests were present, Mrs. Jerry Wagner presided. Each of the international members had 3 minutes for their reports. Lu bos lava Szandra spoke about the work of WFUWO. Branch 3 of UNWLA helped us with the small but sufficient exhibition of Ukrainian folk art in the Inter national Lounge. I came to the conclusion that conventions of this nature are very valuable, it gives an apportunity meet delegates from various countries. Our interview YOUNG UKRAINIAN SONGSTRESS WINS FAME THROUGHOUT AMERICA Kvitka Cisyk, better known as Kacey in the American musi cal world, is the daughter of Mrs. Iwanna Cisyk of New York. Her father was Wolodymyr Cisyk, the untimely deceased violi- nist-virtuoso. Kvitka was born in New York in 1953. She gradu ated from Mannes College of Music and is now married to Jack Cortner, a composer of music. As a young girl, Kvitka was an active ”plastunka"-girl scout. Also, as a ballet student of Mrs. Roma Prima-Bohachevsky, she got the starring role of Cinder ella in that ballet production. Together with her highly talented sister Maria Cisyk, a concert pianist and pedagogue (who now occupied the post of ’’distinguished artist in residence" at a college on the Monterey Peninsula) Kvitka was chosen a "young talent” of "Our Life Magazine" in 1970. During the past eight years, she has risen to a successful professional female singer, whose future holds a big career in this mostly Ameri can profession. Question: While watching you perform on Johnny Carson’s "The Tonight Show" that memorable night of February 3, 1978, I thought to myself, that you were perhaps the first Ukrai nian singer to appear on this television program before mil lions of people throughout America. Would you tell us how you received this invitation? Answer: Oh, that’s a long story... Two years ago I sang commercial advertisements for composer Joe Brooks. He pro duced a movie about the life of a female singer and asked me to sing in it (the actress who actually performed this part didn’t sing). I agreed and recorded five songs, all of which were used in Brook’s movie "You Light Up My Life”. Later on, Brooks pro duced a soundtrack of this movie without my knowledge or per mission. He also persuaded songstress Debby Boone to make a separate recording of the title song of this movie. He thought that this would further her career, letting everyone think that she sings in the movie. But it is not that easy to fool the people. Buyers of this record noticed the difference and began to inquire who really sang in the movie. This was picked up by re porters. From then on there was no end to the telephone calls I got, asking for interviews for the press, along with invitations to appear or television programs. I also received letters and tapes with new songs for me to record. Carl Reiner, writer and pro ducer of the movie "One and Only”, asked me to sing the title song of the movie. I gladly agreed to this, but made sure of a contract beforehand. Reiner liked my singing so much that he wanted to introduce me to the world on the Johnny Carson Show. Question: Did you appear on any other television programs? Answer: Mike Douglas saw me on the Jonny Carson Show and invited me to appear on his show a few weeks later. This was on March 7, 1978 at 4:30 p.m. Question: Isn’t it strange, that the same event became an advantage for you as well as being a set-back. You became the new sensation of the press. I read long articles about you and your case with Brooks and saw your picture not only in such local publications and magazines as the "Daily News”, ’’Lei sure", and ’’People”, but also such world-renown sophisticated magazines, as the "New York Times” and the ”Los Angeles Times” Carl Reiner, appearing with you on the Johnny Carson Singer Kvitka ("Casey") Cisyk. Співачка Квітка Цісик Видання C оюзу Українок A мерики - перевидано в електронному форматі в 2012 році . A рхів C У A - Ню Йорк , Н . Й . C Ш A.
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