Alabama musicians to ‘play for peace,’ raise money to benefit relief in Ukraine

Musicians from the Alabama Symphony Orchestra will elevate cash for reduction in Ukraine with a Sunday live performance in Birmingham.

“Play for Peace,” a present that includes members of the symphony’s brass and percussion sections, is ready for 7 p.m. at Samford College’s Brock Recital Corridor, 880 Montague Drive. Different brass gamers from Alabama will carry out on the occasion, as properly. The symphony’s music director, Carlos Izcaray, will conduct the ensemble.

Admission is free. Donations on the live performance will profit International Giving’s Ukraine Disaster Reduction Fund. The charity’s fund, which has raised greater than $39 million up to now, offers “shelter, meals, and clear water for refugees, well being and psychosocial help, entry to schooling and financial help and extra,” in accordance with its web site.

“As all of us watch from afar the horrors the Ukrainian persons are at present going through, an underlying thread is changing into more and more clear, and that’s the effect that music can have on a inhabitants,” organizers stated by way of a press launch. “As Ukrainians huddle in makeshift bomb shelters, movies of individuals enjoying music have unfold internationally, as musicians try to lighten the hearts and raise the spirits of their compatriots.

“We, the musicians of the Alabama Symphony Orchestra hope that our efficiency will elevate funds to deliver some small quantity of reduction to Ukraine. … With ‘Play for Peace,’ we ship a message of unity and concord to the individuals of Ukraine as all of us hope and pray for peace of their nation.”

Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, launching what’s extensively thought to be the most important mobilization of forces Europe has seen since 1945. The Russia-Ukraine struggle has devastated a number of Ukrainian cities and brought on a humanitarian disaster. Greater than 6 million individuals have fled Ukraine for the reason that struggle started, in accordance with an Related Press report citing current figures from the United Nations refugee company.

Sunday’s live performance will characteristic works by Gabrieli, Reynolds, Mussorgsky, Bruckner and different composers.