The Royal Opera Chorus and more than 130 London-based Ukrainians
Channel: Oleksii Zasiadko
Date: 2023-03-23

The Royal Opera Chorus and more than 130 London-based Ukrainians performed a range of works from their collaborative project: Songs for Ukraine, to mark a year since Russia’s devastating invasion of Ukraine.

The performance was part of a culmination of a two-month project in which they have explored traditional Ukrainian music and a set of opera choruses. The project is designed to help share lived experiences of being displaced by war, show the resilience of the wider Ukrainian community, and to enrich our own musical repertory by providing space to discover and learn about Ukrainian choral music. 

Thanks to Crevan O'Grady and Jane McClenahan for funding this special project. 

And I especially grateful to Bohdan Parashchak for your knowledge, help and support, kind words, and for your conducting!  Singing and working with you is a pleasure!