THE SOUNDS OF PEACE
1 May 2024
Come and join us for a delightful afternoon of music with the acoustic duo, The Royal Rhapsody, featuring popular covers and original pieces of music from innovative composer and pianist Yaroslav Oliinyk, performed alongside multi-instrumentalist Alex Smirnov.
This event forms part of a series of music concerts celebrating the power of music to connect people from various cultures and backgrounds and promote peacebuilding.
When:
Saturday 11 May 2024, 3:00 pm
Where:
Parish Rooms, St Mary’s Northchurch
93 High St, Berkhamsted, HP4 3QN
This event is supported by Northchurch Parish Council and Berkhamsted Town Council
VALENTINE'S DAY ARTS AND CRAFTS
4 February 2024
Come and join us for a fun-filled evening of creativity at the Open Door: Community Café and Arts Space, Berkhamsted on 15 February 2024 at 5:15 pm.
This event is designed for Ukrainian children of all ages, so bring the whole family along!
Get creative with a variety of materials, tools and techniques and take your creations home with you!
Contact us on educartevent@gmail.com for more information.
CONCERT FOR A BETTER FUTURE
22 December 2023
Join us for an inspiring afternoon of music and hope at the CONCERT FOR A BETTER FUTURE! With incredible performers from Ukraine and the UK, this event demonstrates how music can overcome borders and bring people together. Featuring music by Ukrainian and the world's greatest composers, the concert promises to be an unforgettable experience.
Performers:
Nadia Postolatii (soprano) | Vladyslav Demianov (bassoon) | Jack Mouradian (oboe) | Tom Carter (piano)
When:
Saturday 20 January 2024, 3:00 pm
Where:
St Mary’s Northchurch
93 High St, Berkhamsted, HP4 3QN
If you have any questions or would like to enquire about the event, please feel free to contact us on educartevent@gmail.com.
LEST WE FORGET
12 November 2023
Lest we forget
Oleksandra M., a young artist from Ukraine, presents her artwork on Remembrance Sunday at St. Mary's Church, Northchurch.
Here is how she describes her work:
"In the centre of my painting, there is a lady who represents Ukraine.
There is a rainbow in the background as a symbol of hope, promising better times to come.
Red poppies are the symbol of remembrance and a reminder of costs of war.
A blue and yellow poppy represents soldiers and civilians who lost their lives in the Russia-Ukraine war".
Click here to watch the clip.
MUSIC BY UKRAINIAN COMPOSERS REACHES UK
16 October 2023
Volodymyr Runchak, a true Performer’s Composer
Written by Vladyslav Demianov and published in Double Reed News, ed.136, the article tells about a contemporary Ukrainian composer Volodymyr Runchak and his works for the bassoon.
Vladyslav, who originally comes from Ukraine, is now based in Hertfordshire. He is finishing his postgraduate MMus course this year.
VD: ‘As a bassoonist, I must say that Volodymyr Runchak is a true performer’s composer who uses extended compositional, instrumental and stage techniques, demanding deep involvement by the performer in the execution of the music in a manner that is distinct from the conventional music paradigm’.
