Oksana Nesterenko

Oksana Nesterenko

@erlenadlu.bsky.social

Musicologist in New York Writing a book about sacred music in the Soviet Union extendedtechniques.com https://www.montclair.edu/faculty-staff/oksana-nesterenko

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Ukraine Decolonial Studies Network
@udsn.bsky.social

We are happy to announce that the fourth panel of our event series will be held on October 27. It will feature Myroslav Shkandrij, Iryna Odrekhivska, Jelena Subotic, and Gerlov van Engelenhoven. Moderated by Svitlana Biedarieva and Kateryna Yeremieieva. www.eventbrite.com/e/breaking-a...

eventbrite.comBreaking Academic Silences: Ukraine and Decolonization of KnowledgeConversation on Ukraine, decolonization, epistemic silences, and the global politics of whose knowledge becomes heard
Oksana Nesterenko
@erlenadlu.bsky.social

I am in the 1%, but it's good to know that this is not abnormal. On the positive side, I feel very happy on the days when the pain is less severe - so little is needed to be happy.

Oksana Nesterenko
@erlenadlu.bsky.social

Pinya and I were talking to AI, trying to understand whether evil in this world has any boundaries. Should we trust it? I predict that these answers will change, as more people start asking.

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Extended Techniques
@extendedtechniques.bsky.social

One interesting addition in NYC this July is Roulette's "No Fun" Festival. It feels like most names with "new," "contemporary," "experimental" and "weird" are already taken and they want to make sure that people who like easy (fun?) music don't show up. extendedtechniques.com/2026/07/01/n...

extendedtechniques.comNYC Calendar July 2026July 1-August 2ClinamenA visual and sound installation by Céleste Boursier-MougenotVENUE: Park Avenue ArmoryADMISSION: starting at $30 WEDNESDAY, July 17PM Teiku Album release with Blacks’ My…
Oksana Nesterenko
@erlenadlu.bsky.social

What an amazing edipode! So great to hear about the collaboration of two inspiring scholars of theatre and history. (Also, I'm looking forward to reading "The Perfect Tuba" book.)

Drafting the Past@draftingthepast.bsky.social

What fun to talk with @charlesomalley.bsky.social and @scottwstern.bsky.social about how they navigated sharing a writing project and a life, and the fabulous book, SHAKESPEARE'S MARGARET (@wwnorton.com) that resulted. Listen to our conversation here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

podcasts.apple.comCharles O'Malley and Scott Stern Collaborate On A Book and A LifePodcast Episode · Drafting the Past · June 23 · 52m
Oksana Nesterenko
@erlenadlu.bsky.social

Laurie Anderson - the artist of saying exactly the words we need to hear today - speaking about the relationship between love and power. The deepest, most meaningful, and most effective showmanship I've seen. (Fair enough, I'm not a denizen of shows.) Priceless and free of charge. @Central Park

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Maria Popova
@mariapopova.bsky.social

For an act of resistance to the tyranny and vanity of algorithms, try the Marginalian newsletter—undistracted notes on the search for meaning, free, ad-free, AI-free, fully human for 20 years this year:

themarginalian.orgsunday newsletterIf you yearn for depth and delight without the distraction of a social media feed, if you are weary of algorithms deciding what you see and read and constellate into reality, try the Marginalian Su…
Oksana Nesterenko
@erlenadlu.bsky.social

Tomorrow I will be presenting the final lecture of the course.

Ukrainian Institute London@ukrinstitute.bsky.social

Meet your lecturers! Online course Muzyka is led by an exceptional line-up of scholars and musicians shaping how we understand Ukrainian music today. Eight weeks. Eight perspectives. One rich culture. eventbrite.co.uk/e/muzyka-2026-discover-ukraine-through-music-full-course-tickets-1987145689249

Oksana Nesterenko
@erlenadlu.bsky.social

On this platform, I've been trying to follow only colleagues in music and arts criticism and academics working in disciplines related to my work. Yet all I see in my thread are complaints about politics! (And occasionally, some personal news.) Is there a time of the day to read something meaningful?

Oksana Nesterenko
@erlenadlu.bsky.social

I spent an entire concert in earplugs for the first time in my life, but the performance was still mesmerizing. From a trance-like drumbeat, to gradually changing timbres and reverberations, to the guitarists' excitement, to Reg Bloor's energetic conducting, final dance, and theatrical collapse.

Oksana Nesterenko
@erlenadlu.bsky.social

One of those times when I thought I was just passing by, and then couldn't resist writing!

Extended Techniques@extendedtechniques.bsky.social

First time at the Vienna Festival, and here is a review of the most impressive performance: extendedtechniques.com/2026/06/07/n...

extendedtechniques.comNo Winter, No War: The Transfixing Power of MōdranihtOn June 1-3, the Vienna Festival (Wiener Festwochen) hosted three nights of Mōdraniht. Songs of Winter War – the third experimental opera in the environmental trilogy by the creative collective Ope…
Oksana Nesterenko
@erlenadlu.bsky.social

It often feels that we are setting a record of the largest amount of interesting new music events per day, and this month it's actually true. Good luck choosing on June 5th, 6th, 20th and especially the 13th! (We try to be selective, sometimes it's just too hard.)

Extended Techniques@extendedtechniques.bsky.social

June in New York! extendedtechniques.com/2026/05/31/n...

extendedtechniques.comNYC Calendar June 2026HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MONTH: Summer for the City, June 10-August 8 The Stone Residencies Cyro Baptista, June 3-6; Anthony Coleman, June 10-13; Simon Hanes, June 17-27 RECOMMENDED OUT-OF-TOWN EVENT…
Oksana Nesterenko
@erlenadlu.bsky.social

Please donate for sky defence in Ukraine, if you can! The neighbourhood where I lived for 2 years is completely destroyed, including a subways station, shopping mall, drama theatre, many civilian houses.

Timothy Snyder@timothysnyder.bsky.social

Last night Russia attacked seventy-seven places in Ukraine with more than six hundred drones and missiles. You can help protect Ukrainian life by donating here. u24.gov.ua/news/timothy...

u24.gov.uaTimothy Snyder Joins Sky Defense to Help Protect Ukrainian CitiesThe goal is $500,000, which will be used to procure interceptor drones and other air defense equipment.
Oksana Nesterenko
@erlenadlu.bsky.social

Very excited to give a lecture for this course about Ukrainian music! Register for the course or selected days. Mine is on June 23.

Ukrainian Institute London@ukrinstitute.bsky.social

Meet your lecturers! Online course Muzyka is led by an exceptional line-up of scholars and musicians shaping how we understand Ukrainian music today. Eight weeks. Eight perspectives. One rich culture. eventbrite.co.uk/e/muzyka-2026-discover-ukraine-through-music-full-course-tickets-1987145689249

Oksana Nesterenko
@erlenadlu.bsky.social

Paul Pinto’s Octet is unlike anything you’ve heard before, unless you’ve heard Julia Wolfe’s Forbidden Love, or Roman Grygoriv and Illia Razumeiko’s Mariupol. Still, the shower of flying pencils was a new experience for me. Imagine what he will do in his opera? (Livestream in comments.)

Oksana Nesterenko
@erlenadlu.bsky.social

Paul Pinto’s Octet is unlike anything you’ve heard before, unless you’ve heard Julia Wolfe’s Forbidden Love, or Roman Grygoriv and Illia Razumeiko’s Mariupol. Still, the shower of flying pencils was a new experience for me. Imagine what he will do in his opera? (Livestream in comments.)

Oksana Nesterenko
@erlenadlu.bsky.social

So many important points about our current condition and the power of slow listening!

Leah Broad@leahbroad.bsky.social

**NEW POST** I'm starting a slow listening club on my Substack. It's an invitation to come offline & listen instead. To explain why, this is why classical music is so important to me, and why I think slow, deep, engaged listening is such a powerful thing. leahbroad.substack.com/p/im-startin...

leahbroad.substack.comCome offline, and listen slowly with meCome offline, and listen slowly with me
Oksana Nesterenko
@erlenadlu.bsky.social

This is my hometown. Just a few months ago, around the corner from this UNESCO "protected" heritage site, I had coffee with my best friend and spent four hours discussing how to be kind and loving, and write more meaningful music, poetry, and prose in this collapsing world.

Juliane Fürst@jcaf.bsky.social

I have walked this street many times. As have millions of Russian tourists. But the times when shock still had value have probably passed a long time ago. Oh beautiful Lviv. My heart breaks for you.

Oksana Nesterenko
@erlenadlu.bsky.social

Yesterday I wrote 5 program notes, ~150 words each, a long journal entry about my book chapter (why it is important and what should be in it), and a 2-page poem about migraine. Can I consider it a productive writing day? Nothing typed in a document towards book progress...