NEW Sinfonia’s concert at Tŷ Pawb this evening (Saturday, April 9) will demonstrate Wrexham and Wales’ solidarity with Ukraine.
The concert, Hiraeth | Longing for Home, is in support of Wrexham's bid to be UK Capital of Culture, but will also feature a performance of 'A Prayer for Ukraine' by Mykola Lysenko.
The song is a hymn was sung in Ukraine in 2001 to celebrate 10 years of independence from the USSR, with lyrics that were written during a time when the use of the Ukrainian language was suppressed by Russia.
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The concert itself is an exploration of the variety of cultures that make up that heart of Wrexham. They will be performing an incredibly diverse range of repertoire in a huge variety of languages including ‘A Prayer For Ukraine’.
For this concert they will be performing in 3 locations around the venue. NEW Voices will perform with our brilliant string players and perform in the 'Community Space'. Their wind players will perform separately in the 'Performance Space' in a programme of folk music from around the world, including 'Oh my love is like a red red rose' - Scottish Trad.
Finally, everyone will perform together for the final set in the 'Restaurant Area' (Cymanfa Ganu Fiesta).
Tickets are available here: https://www.newsinfonia.org.uk/event-details/hiraeth-longing-for-home
The concert begins at 7 pm in Wrexham.
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