Music
Enjoyed a Ukrainian concert tonight that Jerry Heil gave in Kyiv last March. Lots of kids in the audience who knew the words, youtu.be….🎵🇺🇦
One of my go-to mental, musical, and emotional escapes these past few years has been “The Voice of Ukraine” on YouTube. Suck it, tyrants. 📺🎵🇺🇦
Death Wish for Their Soldiers
I can’t shake these lines from Stasik’s “Lullaby for the Enemy” about Ukraine’s Donbas:
You wanted this land
Now mix with it
You are my land now
Sleep, sleep, sleep . . .
I’m guessing that “earth” would be another translation option.
Kyrie
Performance of an earlier, prizewinning choral composition by my son, while at the San Francisco Conservatory. (The choir sheet music is here.)
Update: I've removed my YouTube embeds because I don't want to set up consent notices for their trackers. Clicking the above screenshot will take you to the video on their site. (June 2, 2024)
Bicycle Taxi Driver
The latest performed by my brother, Matthew, with Orquesta Aragón de Cuba, and posted by a fan on YouTube (sung in Spanish and with lyrics displayed in English):
Update: I've removed my YouTube embeds because I don't want to set up consent notices for their trackers
. Clicking the above screenshot will take you to the video on their site. (June 2, 2024)