“Why is the oak not green”: a folk song

On the audio, the Honored Academic Symphony Orchestra of Ukrainian Radio performs the Ukrainian folk song “Why is the Oak Not Green” arranged by Mykola Lysenko. Conductor Klymentiy Dominchen, soloist Viktor Bilynyk.

Ukrainian Radio, together with the Suspilne Media Library, is releasing unique archival recordings collected over 100 years in the project “Treasures of the Ukrainian Radio Sound Library”. As part of the project, you will hear the voices of prominent writers, singers, legendary announcers, and music by Ukrainian Radio artistic groups. You can listen to the recordings on the Suspilne Media Library website and on the project's YouTube page.