WFWP Belgium: Music as an expression of the Ukrainian Soul

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It was to a full audience, after more than two years, that WFVVP Belgium held its first event on “Music as an Expression of the Ukrain ian Soul”. The assembly was very international too hailing f rom Belgium, Ukraine France, Italy, Angola, Congo, Togo, Cameroun, Nepal.Japan, USA and Ireland. Mrs Tetiana Andrushchenko, WFVVP founder in Ukraine, took everyone on a lively trip through traditional and present •day Ukrainian music, illustrating the specificity and beauty of Ukrainian musical instruments. ln ad dition, Mrs Bissera Delens, accompanied by her husband on the piano sang a beautiful Ukrainian song making it possible for each one to edge closer in depth to the Ukrainian soul. Afterward, some recent interpretations of t he Ukrainian national ant hem were p layed and there was also a possibility for audience participat ion as everyone sang another heart-warming song prepared by Mrs Andrushchenko together. She also shared a video of the Ukrainian winning song ‘Stefiana’ at t he Eurovision Song Contest 2022. She helped each one to replace the words and the scenes in the context of the current war in Ukraine. Her conclusion d rew a parallel between the creation of the Little Angels Group just after the Korean War and her wish for a similar developm ent towards peace in Ukraine. The guests then all enjoyed some refreshments and long shari ngs on the terrace while also In your country participating in a raffle game to raise money to su pport people in Ukraine. UK

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