Oleksandr Koshyts with Ukrainian National Choir. Mexico. December 31, 1922. Oseredok

The photo shows the Ukrainian conductor Oleksandr Koshyts with the Ukrainian National Choir during a tour of Mexico in 1922. The press back then reported on the tremendous success of the choir and the triumph of Ukrainian musical culture in South America. So many people in Mexico City wanted to hear Ukrainians that concerts had to be moved to a bullfighting stadium. According to various sources, about 36 thousand people attended one of these performances. Among the grateful listeners was the President of Mexico, Alvaro Obregón.