Ukrainian composer sets President Zelensky's words in powerful choral work marking six months of war
Ukrainian composer sets President Zelensky’s words in powerful choral work marking six months of war
24 August 2022, 10:00 | Updated: 24 August 2022, 14:31
By Kyle Macdonald
Singers gathered in London’s Ukraine Cathedral to give voice to a powerful new choral work to mark Ukrainian Independence Day and the six-month anniversary of Russia’s invasion.
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One of the UK’s top choirs wanted to make a musical statement in solidarity with all Ukrainians, and has released a new recording based on words by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and poet Serhiy Zhadan. The choir, SANSARA, then performed the work in the poignant and beautiful surroundings of London’s Ukraine Cathedral.
The music of A Quiet Night - Tyhoyi Nochi is written by one of Ukraine’s foremost young composers, Kyiv-born Natalia Tsupryk, whose life has been devastated by the conflict. “With the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, my life was split into before and after,” Tsupryk said. “Ukrainians desperately need the world’s assistance to win and end this cruel war as soon as possible.”
President Zelensky’s words are from a speech he gave on 9 May 2022, containing these lines:
Our land was sown with bullets and shells
No enemy was able to take root here
No shackles can bind our free spirit
We are free people who have their own path
“[These] words... show Ukrainians for what we are. Far from being victims and losers, we are warriors and winners,” the composer said.
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https://www.classicfm.com/music-news/president-zelensky-words-choral-work/
Stream it and donate to the Ukrainian cause here...
https://www.sansarachoir.com/a-quiet-night
Brief interview with the composer...
Full performance...
🌻🇺🇦❤🇺🇦🌻 Slava Ukraini! 🌻🇺🇦❤🇺🇦🌻
Glory to the heroes.
❤️ pants