cars carry the effects of climate change, i mean, felt worldwide. deforestation in the rain forest continued carbon dioxide emissions have risen again. young people all over the world are committed to climate protection. what impact will they have? because change doesn't happen on its own. make up your own mind. d. w. lead for mines. ah. oh. they are torturing people. think about lucas sankoh is that he never ever forgives me o. s. duck kind of ties, no time to kind of us

a see, it's not the time for reflection, so necessity, it's time for action. oh, she writes, a lot of thoughts about her id is how people survive. she seems it's churches, winston churchill. when you go from the held in. uh huh maggie. yes ma'am. ma'am. that's no, we are united. there are many of us. we will be victorious. how testers, chance all the members of the only core, the free choir of bella. bruce are determined, their weapon is music. their battle ground is the street. whether in bella roofs or in bon, their art is a form of protest. oh, they took part in a popular uprising that swept bella luce in 2020 before was brutally suppressed by

dictator alexander lucas jenko. ah, conductor vitaly alex. yeah. knock also to pardon me, uprising in the ballroom capital minsk. oh, he uses art to fight repression. his message is one of defiance. oh oh, as this one's a miss on our mission is to show that that a roof still exists. and there are still a free bell roof. even if a small line is on mostly an exile on left is indeed a maple and many other people who are against the regime against the bush and worn ukraine. want to express themselves and want to be hair tighter. awesome on the wrong dakota. and that's why they're here at the beethoven fast. the free choir concert was held in an unusual place. the plenary chamber and bon once the seat of the west, german parliament, an historic and

a political setting. ah, this year the beethoven fest, turn the spotlight on eastern europe on repression and bela roofs as well as the war in ukraine. a nation who struggle for survival has been closely followed by the whole world. and had been that's not only a celebration of music, but a clear statement of support with these countries opposition movements. the question is, how can art survive in times of war and repression? what role can music play in bella reuss. or ukraine? was he canned in can use it can't stop war who are kind of stuff washed up. abra, dakota, art and music. you can change. people can ment, i think alec is a medium with which we can reach. we many people with him via sicily,

mention arising from us now the hostile of ballasa nation not occurring after the rigged 2020 elections and ballers after the government crackdown. our musicians wanted to do something. i was from ziki kimball, and they didn't want to be passively overreact. lucas, with her east as they stood next to the people and thing, it became a national movement in belarus like, isn't it's an island at all yet. almost a mover coming at me. i think that music can change the world and that every person can change and use them. what this means? hartaman, blah nashikuru. they a dozen people and ukraine. good to be surrounded by music. ver, could he, in april last here, we stage concerts in air, raid shelters, to comfort little that from frightens, or, rather than the laconically they nicki throughout the list, sends it out. on the 2nd, when we did the, then they'd be sure alexia sham britsky and his keith based sophia chamber choir arrived in germany for more torn ukraine. they, too, are using music to fight for their country.

oh, i the choir was founded in 2007, and quickly became an important part of patrol life and the ukrainian capital. but it sense of identity and purpose has changed since february. oh dr. the, my old sir. lucy, yourselves as cultural advisors of ukraine, and i'm not sure you me see a national for a senate stickle torno diplomat. okay. we want musicians from germany and bell roost to now and learn more about you training culture and to distinguish it from russian culture. lucy bits shows knowledge progress. coker taller e or cache? yes, they put a wallet. the receipts. good, fun home. oh, natalia,

alexander also feels a close bond with ukraine before the war. he organized the music festival and car keys in the country's northeast. he continues to do what he can in march, his taste, a concert in a subway station, while bombs rained down on the city. ah, okay, so can to move in you. now. you training culture has to be audible and legible and visible and via miss in our class, and we must get space to this ukrainian culture on which is althea and extent, of course on, on fine pace o in march 2022 the tale alec. so knock met an old friend and bon, the composer olga put guys sky. the 2 had demonstrated together embellishments during the mass uprising in 2020, both considered themselves activists put guy's chaos. one of the most important composers in bella, bruce. she was asked by the beethoven 1st to compose

a piece this year, each year, the festival commissions, a work in cooperation with which avella. now the old friends are here to collaborate on a musical mission. with me, jennifer pneumonia, she all the intention is on ukraine at the moment that our friends and valerie are non jail and we're thinking about them. you and it's hard for them because they know what's happening in ukraine, which is also so tang insured into the flu . much has happened to track down on the popular uprising and belarus, the russian invasion of ukraine. these artists don't want to remain silent. that's also what their project with the beethoven fast is about. was

city in woodson and as an ocean lee, there was no time to really cry and i flatter, vaguely, arrogant. this is a line for action us one more stadium. yeah. forget it ceased, you have to do something. it reflects on assisted side, full tutton. the plenary chamber and bon was once the seat of the buddhist tug up the center and symbol of post war german democracy. what better place for a concert with? no, i will go with the z state. thou a kitchen of a political, he or team discusses the venue and agree the said he makes an interesting change from a concert hall that overlook assembly. yeah, with the forms ecos is, is vicki excess funds and it's very exciting to be in this room as he has often inch. hadn't you're aware of all the decisions that were made hearing here, vada olive, but everything was decided on a language level and even at and cheating,

we were probably the side. little vinny can shine a bit that will still be using the language spoken to the language of art and you get to make a statement. yeah. be helped him using the language of art to convey political messages in me for a concert featuring choirs from 3 different countries. oh . ready ready ready ready july 2022, warsaw. castle square. reminders of ukraine are everywhere. people are collecting donations for the wars victims. the border to ukraine or wars own is only about a 100 kilometers east. metalli, alexander decided this is a suitable part of eastern europe to get all the musicians together for over herself. ah, so it's the, it's outside the warsaw has now become a symbol of neighborly relations. give all the stuff vase or so we saw. so the 1st

city to be completely overcrowded with people fling ukrainian gifted and mentioned . and of course, with the consensus totally new situation that all of us here and more so are getting reacquainted and finding on home is here in vazo once warsaw it brings us all together on to rush hour found and sada rance on level calendar will showcase came already yet, booklet ukrainian has both an e and in sound as o u haul. not, not love. who, politically, hulu live? is it my, it will you move sounds a little bit farther forward towards the tisa less not prime isn't fall la la, la, la, la la. i skipped in grange and knocking the differences between ukraine and bella. ruzen, who's some challenges, do you take them to it? me but it's not hard to overcome the language barriers, metalli, and ukrainian choir director. alexei, some litski. give lessons. 03 choirs have come together here from keith minsk.

leipzig with its covent house, youth choir. knees a problem, then these are her. so those are parliament and these are her sels, our democracy movement, v as to communicate standing, we have to reach artistic agreement. i think i'm. ready ready oh, that'll life mountain the pressure may is course off, but we're here in warsaw. in born in germany, generally, we feel free is in 5. 0, here they are free from persecution, rehearsals, as a democratic process. all the musicians are aware that this project is about more than musical collaboration. oh, but here to freedom has limits that process, especially for the free choir from belarus,

o fear of the violence and repression in their own country haunts them. the problem is not to prison. the problem is if they know him from the choir, they will want me to sell others and they are torturing people. i don't know if my life is in danger, but my health is definitely in danger. i have relatives there and the regime is very upset about us and they want to revenge the terrorizing. not only the protests themselves, but their relatives as well. the thing about lucas jenko is that he never ever forgives. 0, one member who chooses to dispense with the mass has choir director, galena cause immune of sky. the regime in belarus already knows her identity and as detained and interrogated her. she found the choir with like minded singers when unrest 1st swept bella ruth and 2020. it's a lot of cushions in the pesa when you can kick me. so for months we took it to the

street with almost every day beat it for a moment when a stage, the flash mobs and performances is usually so the people in ballers could hear us every day. getting what gustavo, the key quickly became a well known choir that everybody wanted to hear. and everyone loved felice over which us, in the study people started learning our songs. so my sticky, they saw as a symbol of the belly ruffian resistance and the best selling us. the government came looking for out in the us. they literally hunted, doesn't down. oh, oh kid with anger. i was for her. so for the piece by olga put guys kaya for the beethoven fast, the composer follows progress closely. she herself is living an exile in warsaw and getting by giving organ concerts and music lessons. she's afraid to return to bella bruce. ah, daniel,

i can't go back to valerie right now. i'm being harassed. my music is banned. so i am living in poland. the piece is dedicated to the bell ruffian dissident. maria colliers, recover who became known and rolled over in 2024. her courage in the bank are to be uprising. and remember tatiana homage the dissidence sister has come from a concert often in bill be the 1st time shows you the composition for maria, herself, a flute player. oh, on the title is the sky of mary. mushy. was no common maria, i have known each other for a long time. we study together at the conservatory, along with my husband, joshua good kim hawk. tatyana brought some letters. her sister sent her from prison, and bella russo, how she stays in contact with the outside world. since january 9th,

2022, she's in correctional colony in goldman. it's a city close to ukraine. she writes a lot of thoughts about ideas, how people survive her hobby belief these 2 years in different competencies. and she mentioned sir, quotation of, she seems, it's churchill winston churchill, when you goes for the hell did not stop tucked santa, mrs. her sister and campaigns for her release around the world to very difficult situation and very difficult, almost 2 years. and also because she cannot listen to music, she is not allowed to play duluth, of course with i supposed have food so many months ago actually. and so we were confused because the struggle against lucas shank goes regime has brought the 2 women together. maria called yes, nick kava,

the prominent opposition leader and the world class composer, olga put guys garcia. they agree that bella bruce has reached a moment of decision. both are trying in their own way to free their country of its dictatorship. ah, neosha adjustable much little. i very much wanted maria to hear my peace in what? whenever i think about where maria is now. i start tearing out the stills stills. if there have been, i lose because it's, it's like just tears. it's a kind of hopelessness with that because you don't know what you can that you could sort of. the only thing you can do is write a piece and dedicated to this person other than upset, but as eugene, he was, he teaches them julia. maria is, i ria, is a symbol of her protest movement. a korea is a symbol of the peaceful revolutionary can that it will, its, on maria, maria smiles. van the and then whenever others are completely stressed out. and maria always smiles and says that everything will be fine. he had some felony be off now long and maybe not even tomorrow at school,

but eventually it will be fine. i am starting to have to stay strong, thus 11. and that's how it is that it is found. lice been imprisoned in fellows for a year and a half. now in do we know that she'll always stay strong and basil imminent. stark, black. ah! back to the rehearsals are more saw today. the musicians are going through the ukranian pieces, all contemporary works and almost all written since the russian invasion of ukraine . one especially moving work is called silent prayer. 2 2 ah, it's conducted by alexia sham. litski rehearsals are overshadowed by talk of the war and ukraine. i had that ever thing that will been okay. it soon, but my colleague ukrainian said that unfortunately,

they don't believe that at all. don't so soon with the monitor. yeah, it was livid for me. it's a chance to recharge my batteries. looked at a that's a pleasure and a chance to recuperate. nathan rod, bmw, just like to free choir from belarus. these ukranian musicians are unwavering in their resistance against the russian war of aggression menacing their countries, cultural identity and existence. it wants to silence an entire generation of a training artist, but they aren't about to give up commercial, saginaw, this war has 2 sides for art. lamasta's chance to open ukraine of to europe and show its like been shuttlecock and to because i'm the shadow russian arch. i yeah. the shadow chikavsky we pro coffee have shostakovich that with this between checkoff score proportions to call richer. because at the national training

composers are taking center stage, the keys yet you entered the cham copy. if we may have never had this opportunity received such interest with us war, you call him the malibu more hate a coin for a course that award self is a nightmare. not as this missouri. a hitler ca in australia looked, saw national was a tap bolt champ and others. it's a car of sometimes the only thing that helps is music. they, nikki, which it pover notice had the dorm ho, here he boss, he cause her, it's horn easily. it merlow t o h her her as eaters in the evening, it's time to bid farewell to warsaw after an emotional and moving written full of music. after dinner, they break out into song melodies from ukraine and bella, ruth steeped in poignancy and a longing for home. oh oh,

they're constantly worried about friends and family who still live in daily danger to warn you. crane and repression and belarus. oh oh oh ah ah, it's finally time. the moment every one has been waiting for has come. all the

choirs are coming together and bon and making their final preparations for their concert at the beethoven fest. ms allegedly said that you already grown lot yet so that we know each other had cynthia ali, they were all at the same level even as people and in terms of skill competence as it got thinking about this project come for a very long time that in on some cough, but now we're here actually making music together, teasing and are, and it's working on yes, great to see on this as naturally talks he said it but they, the rehearsals are important for me personally because i'm not able to take part in international projects often have bought up mostly was to park the kids mission and it is not on that project that requires a warming up one last time and getting a bit nervous noon a more years. and i've made a lot of new friends and heard interesting music,

a bother. and over song bella, russian music before her. and you cynical and i really like it. room was again, when you said little cesspools in of us how it was there, the 1st step of this one. now lee, i expect to be closer to each other. so we have more one correlations. and then comes a surprise, olga put guys, korea has received an unexpected message from dissident maria. cal yesenia cover. i'm doing fine. she writes optimistically. i'm in good spirits. good darya nip saw it to please ye when i wrote this piece dedicated to my childhood friend maria. i 1st sent it to beethoven fast and i think is and then i thought maybe it would be nice to send the score to marry. it's father, he doesn't eat because i but i didn't have great expectation with them with the

laws. he did that. but miraculously, he managed to bring the score to her in a prison, just give up. and she was happy to be able to read the sheet music with his ne, i was technically not allowed to do that in prison ability. and she's young black card to me and all the musicians to thank us e can, wouldn't stop us it. but if you can move the curb position or ye, ah, the former plenary hall has been turned into a concert venue with an entirely new look and feel, ah, after rehearsing, intensely for weeks, natalia alixia anake is completely focused. ah the sky of mary whiles the audience at the beethoven fast and bon

ah ah ah oh but for the free choir the concert is only one step on a long road. there fight for a future and freedom goes on in bon and in bella. ruth ah, this news beethoven best once again put some seed artist taking a strong stance in terms of war and violence in europe.

ah. and for the finale, a moving plea for global peace. from a former time. this 18th century corral is part of a container by johann sebastian bach. it's called for light on sweden, canadian dish. grant us peace, graciously, o metallic stomach is among the performers the festival was inspiring. but what happens next? ah, john junior was cuz i don't know. i can't say when he was good year, the gates the at sign back on, but everyone will go their own way. house problem. i got course those who come from troubled regions face a degree of uncertainty. ok. he had us do it. justice and truth will win out soon

their pilots given and they will win if we stand together and in via not just a cranium signal craner floor really stay the course. keep fighting and keep going by to gain from by 50 lou. lou. ready ready ready ready ready lou ah, with

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