On Christmas Eve, the "Songs for Ukraine" choir performed in the final part of the annual holiday address of King Charles III of Great Britain, which traditionally attracts a multi-million audience across the country.
This is evidenced by a video on the official YouTube channel of the Royal Family.
The performance was recorded at Westminster Abbey. The musicians presented a new arrangement of Carol of the Bells, created by composer Simon Gough. The world-famous composition has Ukrainian roots and is based on Mykola Leontovych's "Shchedryk".
The solo parts were performed by Olha Terletska and Arina Koroletska. The performance was also joined by artists of the Royal Opera Chorus, Royal Harpist Mared Pugh Evans and military musicians from the Royal Air Force, Royal Marines and the Guards Division.
The choir's musical director and principal conductor, Bohdan Parashchak, said it was a great honour for the group to be part of the Monarch's Christmas address. According to him, the choir continues to be an important voice for the Ukrainian community in the UK, a significant part of which was forced to leave their homes by the war.
Recall that on December 13, 1877, Mykola Leontovych was born - a Ukrainian composer, choral conductor and author of the world-famous melody "Shchedryk". His choral version of the Ukrainian folk song became a musical symbol of Christmas around the world, having received an English-language version called Carol of the Bells.
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