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a lot of thoughts about k i ds. home people survive. she seems it's it's church's winston coaching. when you go from the hell did not stop. huh, maggie. yes ma'am. that's no we are united. there are many of us. we will be victorious just how testers, chance all the members of the only poor, free choir of bella, bruce are determined. their weapon is music, their battleground 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 and 2020 before it was brutally suppressed by dictator alexander lucas shinkel. ah,

conductor vitale, alec. so knock also to pardon me, uprising in the bellow, ruffian, capital minsk? oh, he uses our 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. or even if i smoke line is on my mostly in exile on left is in these a maple and many other people who are against the regime against a bush and worn ukraine. see, want to express themselves and want to be hurt or tied to oyster on the wrong dakota. and that's why they're here at the beethoven fest. the free choirs constant 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 bella roofs, as well as the war in ukraine. a nation who struggle for survival has been closely followed by the whole world. an advent, 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, bruce or ukraine? was a condom can use it, can't stop. war wounds are kind of stop war. stop our body, call to art and music. you can change people can ment, i think alec is a medium with which we can reach very many people meet them via safety dimension. and i function us now the host of a bulletin, awesome nash,

agreeing after the rigged, 2020 elections and ballers after the government crackdown. our musicians wanted to do something with some zekia kimball, and they didn't want to be passively above years like lucas, a 3rd east, as they stood next to the people. and the thing that it became a national movement in ballard. so that given it's an island at all, yet almost a mover coming at me. i think that music can change the world, go and that every person can change. and if someone does meet harder, la, la, la, chicago, there doesn't. people and ukraine good to be surrounded by music ver creek in april ice. here we stage concerts in air raid shelters to comfort little that were frightened or rather than the laconic la de la keith, throughout the la senza town. on the 2nd, when we did not look, did they be sure alexia sham britzky and his key faced 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 cultural life and the ukrainian capital. but it's sense of identity and purpose has changed since february. oh dr. the, my old sir. lucy, yourselves as cultural ambassadors of ukraine, and i'm not sure you may see a national quote or a center stick will terminal diplomacy. ok. we want musicians from germany and bell roost to now and learn more about you training culture and to distinguish it from russian culture. lucille beach shows knowledge programs, coca cola e, a cache. yes, they put a while. it receives clear fun. oh, natalia alexander also feels

a close bond with ukraine before the war. he organized the music festival and car keys in the countries northeast. he continues to do what he can in march. he stays to concert in a subway station, while bombs ring down on the city. ah, okay, in chicago to move in you now. you training culture has to be audible and legible and visible and the missing o'clock. and we must give space to this ukrainian culture on which is carol's fear and excess across on, on fine pace. o. in march 2022, the tale. alec still not met an old friend and bon, the composer olga put guide scale. the 2 had demonstrated together embellishments. during the mass uprising and 2020 both considered themselves activists put guys k as one of the most important composers and bella, ruth, she was asked by the beethoven 1st to compose a piece this year. each year,

the festival commission to work in cooperation with which avella, now the old friends are here to collaborate on a musical mission with mm, gentle pneumonia. she all the intention is on ukraine at the moment, but our friends from baller, it's our new jail and we're thinking about them eve, and it's hard for them because they know what's happening in ukraine, which is also so tang insured into the flu. so 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 and what's an n as an ocean lee?

there was no time to really cry and i flatter, vaguely, arrogant. this is a line for action us min more stag young. yeah. forget it ceased you have to do something. it reflects on assisted side. your top the plenary chamber and bon was once the seat of the buddhist tug, the center and symbol, a post war german democracy. what better place for a concert with? no, i will, does the state that dollar kitchen ivy clinic if he or the team discusses the venue and agree the said he makes an interesting change from a concert hall for a little differently. yeah. victim and the ones ecos is, is vicky sash funds. and it's very exciting to be in this room as he has often and tried. and you're aware of all the decisions that were made hearing here, vada olive, but everything was decided on a language level and even and cheating people are probably the side. little vinny can shine a bit that will still be using language from 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 for a concert featuring choirs from 3 different countries. o . ready ready 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 war zone 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 is d as all fine? warsaw has now become a symbol of neighborly relations. give on the south vazo said we saw so the 1st city to be completely over crowded with people fling ukraine gift lifted them,

mentioned. and of course with the consent, this 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 rush hour found. and sada rance on liver calendar will showcase came audio booklet ukrainian has both an e and in san t, as oh, haul not not love with. is it my, if you move sounds a little bit farther forward towards the tesa, that's not by me from fall level la la la la as gifts in grange, not the differences between ukraine and bella. ruzen who's some challenges detector and it would be but it's not hard to overcome. the language barriers, metalli, and ukrainian choir director, alexei. some litski give lessons o. 3 choirs have come together here from keith minsk in 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 ready ready oh, that'll life not in the pressure may is course off, but we're here in warsaw. in berlin, 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 lawn. 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 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 shingo as that he never ever forgives. 0, one member who chooses to dispense with the mask is choir director galena cuz he made of sky the regime and belarus already knows her identity and has detained and interrogated her. she found the choir with like minded singers when unrest 1st swept bella ruth and 2020 its alive cause the dean in the plaza horn euclid dismissal. for months we turned in the street almost every day beat it for

a moment. let us gauge the flash mobs and performance. it is usually so the people in ballers could hear us every day getting what castaneda key quickly. we are in a well known choir that everybody wanted to hear. and everyone loves fellows. silver witches in us found people started learning our songs. why sticky? they saw a symbol of the belly ruffian resistance danica. selina say government came looking for housing in the us. they literally hunted us down. ah, nation did shifted with her or was this for her sales 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, because i can't go back to valerie right now. please. 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, the carver who became known and rolled over in 2020 for her courage and the vanguard of the uprising. tatiana homage the dissidence sister has come for the concert often and it will be the 1st time shows you the composition for maria, herself, a flute player, or long oh, on the title is the sky of mary. mushy. was no common maria. i have known each other for a long time. we studied together at the conservatory, along with my husband, brushwood neglect in law, got santa, brought some letters. her sister sent her from prison, and bella russo, how she stays in contact the outside world. hulu is 10, a read, 9th,

2022. she's in a correctional colony in goldman. it's a city close to ukraine. she writes a lot of thoughts about ideas, how people survive her home. people leave these 2 years in different competencies. and she mentioned sir, quotation of, she seems, it's churchill winston churchill. when you go through the hell did not stop. tatyana mrs. her sister and campaigns for her release around the world. it's a very difficult situation and very difficult, almost 2 years. and also because she cannot listen to music, she is not allowed to play flute. of course, we tried to buzz her flute so many months ago, actually. and so we were confused. of course the struggle against lucas shank goes, regime has brought the 2 women together. maria cal, yes. nick kava, the prominent opposition leader and the world class composer. an ogre put guys

chaos. they agree that bella ruth had reached a moment of decision both are trying in their own way to free their country of its dictatorship. ah, but neosha adjustable much at all. i very much wanted maria to hear my peace in what? whenever i think about where maria is now. i start tearing up the stills stills. if that have been alice cause issues, it's like just tears. it's a kind of hopelessness, quote, 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 and upset. but if you genie boss who teaches them julia, maria is i ria, is a symbol of a protest movement, or quote, it really is a symbol of the peaceful revolutionary canada will. it's on maria, maria smiles when the on them. whenever others are completely stressed out on. maria always smiles and says that everything will be fine. felony be ok now long and maybe not even tomorrow at school, but eventually there to be fire who started will have to stay strong, thus 11,

and that's how it is. area is found. lice been in prison and fellows for a year and a half. now, in the we know that she'll always stay strong. darcy, even lock stock, lack 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 in ukraine. i had that everything will be okay. it soon, but my colleague ukrainian said that unfortunately, they don't believe that at all. don't so soon with

them on a theater was livid for me. it's a chance to recharge my batteries with the 8th. that's a pleasure and a chance to recuperate the benefit rodney bmw, just like the 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 it's like been cheryl co and to because i the shadow russian r t i yeah. a shadow. i kosky, we pro coffee have shostakovich that with this between takeoffs go, of course have us to call it because that's a national training composers are taking center stage the case yet. you've entered

the chem cookies if we may have never had this opportunity because recently such interest with a swore you called him the malibu more hate the coin threat course toward self is a nightmare. not as disclosure. a hitler ca in australia live saw national was a tap, bolt champ. and others are to come up. sometimes the only thing that helps is music they, nikki, which had put on all this, had the dawn. hello here he boss, he cause i, it's horn. he's ms. merlow t o h her her as eaters in the evening, it's time to bid farewell to warsaw after an emotional and moving weekend full of music. after dinner, they break out into song melodies from ukraine and bella, ruth steeped in poignancy and a long for home. oh ah,

they're constantly worried about friends and family who still live in daily danger to warn ukraine and repression and belarus. lou i ah. 2 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. isn't that any safe all around grown? lot yet so that we know each other had cynthia ali, we're all at the same level. even notice people have in terms of skill competence as it got thinking about this project come for a very long time that in on some cars. but now we're here actually making music together dizzying into and it works out on yes, great to see on this is natalie talks, it said it, but they, the rehearsals are important for me personally because i'm not able to take part in international projects. often i bought mostly was to park the kids miss, very little nick break. that requires a warming up one last time and getting a bit nervous noon a more. yes. i laid a lot of new friends and heard interesting music bought like over song bella,

russian music before her. and you sneak will, and i really like it. room was again, when you said that of says well doubles in of are. so it was the 1st step of this one. now lee, i expect to be closer to each other. so we have mall one correlations. and then comes a surprise. olga put guys kaya has received an unexpected message from dissident maria cal. yes. nick, kava. i'm doing fine. she writes optimistically. i'm in good spirits. good bye. yeah, it's solid busy. 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 maria. it's father. he doesn't eat like a dog, but i didn't have great expectation with them. with alice. he did died, but miraculously he managed to bring the score to her prison just about and she was

happy to be able to read the sheet music we did north. it was technically not allowed to do that in prison of 80. and she's not black card to me and all the musicians to thank us, eat and will stop us it. but if you can move the group up position or ye, ah, the former plenary hall has been turned into a concert venue with an entirely new look. and feel awe after rehearsing, intensely for weeks natalia annex yona 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, and by the roof. ah, this is beethoven best once again put since the 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 canadians leash. grant us peace graciously. o metallic stomach is among the performers the festival was inspiring. but what happens next? mm. j junior was correct. i don't know. i can't say yes. good year. the gates the at sign vague 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, sir. dusty. i hope justice and truth were went out to harold's gibbons and they

were when steve, we stand together and in via not just a crane. institutional crane. that's if you are really stay the course. keep fighting and keep going beta jennifer by today lou lou. ready ready ready ready lou oh ah . with

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