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TITLE: TV Flutists Support Ukraine – Moskalkov
HEADLINE: Flutist Worldwide Unite in Music to Show Support for Ukraine
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PUBLISHED AT: 04/27/2022 at 10am
BYLINE: Maxim Moskalkov
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DATELINE: Washington
VIDEOGRAPHER: Andrey Degtyarev
VIDEO SOURCE (S): VOA, see courtesies
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SCRIPT EDITORS: KE(1st); MAS
TRT: 2:49
VID APPROVED BY: KE
TYPE: TVPKG
UPDATE: Zoom interviews done on a personal PC and cleared for use)
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[[Belarusian-American composer Eugene Magalif has organized an international musical event to honor and show support for Ukraine. Maxim Moskalkov has the story.]]
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Composer Eugene Magalif was born in Belarus but moved to the US in 1990.
When Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24th, Magalif says he became depressed and found it hard to write music.
Then
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a friend with Ukrainian roots called and asked him for help.
((Eugene Magalif, Composer)) ((IN RUSSIAN)) ((ZOOM))
“He said, ‘Eugene, would you like to compose a piece for flute players based on Ukrainian folk songs?’
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And this idea inspired me.”
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He composed what he calls a “Ukrainian potpourri” of songs and launched an international musical event to show support for the besieged country. Thirty-two flutists from 23 countries united for the cause.
The four-minute-long piece includes the themes from Ukrainian songs “Nich Yaka Mіsyachna” (neech yaa-kaa mee-sya-chna) or “What a Moonlit Night”, and the famous Christmas folk song Shchedryk (sched-rik) or “The Little Sparrow”.
The potpourri recording took place online.
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((Eugene Magalif, Composer)) ((IN RUSSIAN)) ((ZOOM))
“We thought we would have maybe 15 flutists, about five for each of the three parts. But the word about this idea got out, and we had
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twice as many volunteers. These are all very famous flutists in the world of music, as well as their students, orchestra musicians, teachers, professors – from 23 countries, including Switzerland, Israel, Poland and… Ukraine, Belarus,
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France and USA.”
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One of the participants is Coreisa Janelle Lee – a PhD student from West Virginia University. She
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previously performed in Russia’s Smolensk Philharmonic Hall.
((Coreisa Janelle Lee, Flutist)) ((ZOOM))
“I’ve learned that all of the musicians who. are taking part believe in the same thing. And that is the whole reason for the project – to spread peace and to spread love during this time.”
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Lee’s mentor is another famous musician, Kim Scott who also took part in Magalif’s potpourri project, together with many seasoned musicians like German professor Ülrich Muller-Doppler
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and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London’s leading flutist, Emer McDonough.
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((Eugene Magalif, Composer)) ((IN RUSSIAN)) ((ZOOM))
“We called this project “Flutists of the world against war and aggression”. We wish the peoples of Russian and Ukraine to stop this war and start negotiating, to live in peace, play music and perform each other’s music – like it has been the case my whole life.”
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((NATS)) ((More potpourri playing))
((Maxim Moskalkov for VOA News, Washington))
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NewsML Media TopicsArts, Culture, Entertainment and Media
NetworkVOA
Embargo DateApril 27, 2022 10:44 EDT
BylineMaxim Moskalkov
Brand / Language ServiceVoice of America - English
