So necessity. Its time for action. Oh, he writes a lot of thoughts about ideas. Hope people survive. She seems its churches when some churches, when you go from the held in. Uh huh. Maggie. Yes maam. Maam. Not. No, we are united. There are many of us. We will be victorious. This po testers, chance all the members of the only core, free choir of bella. Bruce are determined, their weapon is music. Their Battle Ground is the street. Whether in bella roofs or in bon, there are a form of protest. Oh, they took part in the Popular Uprising that swept bella ruth, in 2020 before it was brutally suppressed by dick Peter Alexander lucas shanker. Ah, conductor vitaly, alec still 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 ones 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, home left is indeed a maple. And many other people who are against the regime against the bush and worn ukraine, wants to express themselves and want to be hurt or tighter or some on the wrong get shotwell and thats why theyre 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 advent, thats 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 he canned in can use it cant stop war. When parts can stop war, stop abra, dakota, art, and music you can change. People can ment, i think alec is a medium with which we can reach very many people within via seriously mentioned 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 didnt want to be passively overreact. Lucas, its her east as they stood next to the people and thing mission, it became a national movement. And belarus like isnt its anomaly at all yet, almost a mover coming at me. I think that music can change the world and that every person can change. And if someone does meet hardaman, 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 theyd 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 cultural 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 im not sure you me see a national photo, a senate stickle to no diplomacy. 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. Lucille beach, shes not procreate cooker taller e or cache . Yes, they put a while at 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 countries 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 knocked plots. 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 still not met an old friend and bon, the composer olga put guide sky. The 2 had demonstrated together embellishments during the mass uprising in 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 commissions, a work in cooperation with which avella now the old friends are here to collaborate on a musical mission. With steve, with me again, pneumonia, she, all the intention is on ukraine at the moment that our friends and valerie arent in jail. And were thinking about them, you and its hard for them because they know whats happening in ukraine, which is awesome. So talking in jordan to the flu, much has happened the track down on the Popular Uprising and belarus, the russian invasion of ukraine. These artists dont want to remain silent. Thats also what their project with the beethoven fast is about. Bus 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 actual us mun more stadium. Yeah. Forget it ceased you have to do something to fix on assisted side, full touch. 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 google does. He stays the of his macbooks. It could be while the Team Discusses the venue and agree the setting makes an interesting change from a concert hall prepare for a little differently. Yeah. Recently, and the ones ecos is, is vicky sash funds. And its very exciting to be in this room as he has often and tried, and youre 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 from today, the language of art, and youre going 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 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 the us outside of warsaw has now become a symbol of neighborly relations. Give all the service or so i was also the 1st city to be completely overcrowded with people fling ukraine gift listed on, mentioned. And of course, with the consensus totally new situation that all of us here and more. So here are getting reacquainted and finding on home is here in vice out once warsaw it brings us all together on rush hour, found an audit on level calendar will showcase came audio booklet ukrainian has both an e and an sound e as o u haul, not long who live blue, lizzie . Isic my and when you move sounds a little bit farther forward towards the teeth, unless not by me from fall. La la la la la la, asked evie grange knocking the differences between ukraine and bella. Ruzen, whos some challenges . Detective counted g, but its 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 in leipzig with its covent house. Youth choir needs a problem, then these are her so those are a parliament in these rehearsals, our Democracy Movement v as to communicate standing we have to reach artistic agreement. I think im. Ready ready oh, little black mountain. The pressure may, is course off, but were here in warsaw in bonham 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 product 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 prison. The problem is if they know him from the choir, they will want me to sell others, and they are torturing people. I dont 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 mask is choir director galena cuz he mid of sky. The regime in bella, luce already knows her identity and his detained and interrogated her. She found the choir with like minded singers when unrest 1st swept bella ruth and 2020. Its a lot of cushions in the pesa when you can kick me to. So for months we took it to the street when almost every day beat it for a moment when a scantily flash mobs and performances is eunice. So the people in ballers could hear us every day, didnt what castanan the key quickly. Im a well known choir that everybody wanted to hear and everyone loves fellas overcharged in us. That people started learning our songs. So my sticky, they saw us as a symbol of the belly ruffian resistance and the best selling us. The government came looking for adding enough. They literally hunted us down. Oh no. Oh did with her . 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. Shes afraid to return to bella bruce. Ah, daniel, because i cant go back to valerie right now. Please. Im being harassed. My music is banned. So i am living in poland. The piece is dedicated to the bell ruffian dissident maria cal yesterday. Kava, who became known and rolled over in 2020 for her courage. And the vanguard of the uprising can remember tatiana homage. The dissident sister has come for the concert often and theyll be the 1st time shell hear the composition for maria herself, a flute player long. Oh, long glue. 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 group in law. Tatiana brought some letters. Her sister sent her from prison in bella. Russo how she stays in contact with the outside world. Since january 9th, 2022, shes in correctional colony in goldman. Its a city close to ukraine. She writes a lot of thoughts about it. Ideas how people survive her whole people leave these 2 years in different competencies. And she mentioned sir, quotation of, she seems, its Churchill Winston churchill. When you go through the hell did not stop. Tatyana mrs. Her sister and campaigns for her release around the world. So very difficult sedation 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 pass her flute so many months ago, actually. And so we were refused because the struggle against lucas shank goes regime has brought the 2 women together. Maria colliers to cover the permanent Opposition Leader and the world class composer, olga put guys garcia. They agree that bella bruce had reached a moment of decision. Lot 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 its, its like just tears. Its a kind of hopelessness because you dont know what you can deal good, or the only thing you can do is write a piece and dedicated to this person and upset the genie proceed, teaches them cha. Maria is, i ria, is a symbol of a protest movement. A protein really is a symbol of the peaceful revolutionary candidate 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 now long and maybe not even tomorrow at school, but eventually it will be fire him started but have to stay strong, thus 11. And thats how it is that it is found. Lice been in prison and fellows for a year and a half. Now in the we know that shell always stay strong and darcy iraq stock clack. 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, ah, its 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, ukraine in said that unfortunately they dont believe that at all. Dont so soon with the monitor. Yeah, it was livid for me. Its a chance to recharge my batteries. Looked at a thats a pleasure and a chance to re, to break the benefit. Id. 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 arent about to give up a so the more saw savvy neither swore his 2 sides for art lamastas for a chance to open ukraine of to europe and show its like been cheryl co and to because im the shadow russian arch. I yeah. The shadow chikavsky we block off. You have shostakovich that with this beating checkoff score proportions to call richer, because at the National Training composers are taking center stage, the keys yet you entered the cham copy, yet we may have never had this opportunity received such interest with the swore you call him the malibu more hate a coin for a course toward self is a nightmare. Not as this missouri. A hitler. Ca in australia looked saw national was a tap, bolt champ, and others. Its a coward. Sometimes the only thing that helps is music they nikki, which it pover notice had the dorm hello. Here he boss. He cause its claw. Beasley, it her o h o her her as eaters in the evening its 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, theyre constantly worried about friends and family who still live in daily danger. The worn ukraine and repression and belarus. O. M o m a. Oh. 2 its 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. Isnt that any stairs involved grown . Lot yet so that we know each other had cynthia earlier were all the same level, a boat as people and in terms of skill competence as it got thinking about this project for a very long time that in on some cough. But now were here actually making music together, teasing and are, and its worth our on. Yes, great to see on this is natalie talks, he said it but they, the rehearsals are important for me personally because theyre not able to take part in international projects. Often have bought a muslim was to pluck the kids middle. Theres not on the break that ah, the choirs are warming up one last time and getting a bit nervous. Noon, noon lawyers and ive made a lot of new friends and heard interesting music bought the over song bella, russian music before. Yeah. And you should equal that. I really like it. Graham was again, when you said that of says ple double in of are. So it was the 1st step of these one now lee, and i expect to be closer to each other. So we have law one correlations. And then comes a surprise, olga put guys, korea has received an unexpected message from dissident maria. Cal yesenia. Cava im doing fine. She writes optimistically. Im in good spirits. Good guy. Yeah, its solid because ye, when i wrote this piece dedicated to my childhood, fred 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. Its father, he doesnt eat like a dog, but i didnt have great expectation to them with alice. 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 shes like, black card to me and all the musicians to thank us, eat and wouldnt 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 awe. 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 is beethoven best. Once again, put simms thieves 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. Its called for light on sweden, canadian dish. Grant as peace, graciously o metallic stomach is among the performers the festival was inspiring. But what happens next . Mm. Jack junior was correct. I dont know. I cant say when he was good year, the gates the at sign back on, but every one 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. 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