“We Are” – Yuri Shevchenko
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Short piece written by Ukrainian composer Yuri Shevchenko and performed at the Teatro Comunale di Bologna shortly after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24th. Oksana Lyniv, a native of Ukraine, is the conductor.
During his life, Yuri Shevchenko created works for musicals, dramatic theater, and TV productions, as well as orchestral works for ballet, folk dance, and choral ensembles. Sadly, he passed away in Kyiv on March 24, 2022 at age 68.
Shevchenko drew from the melody of Ukraine’s national anthem in composing “We Are”, sometimes called “We Do Exist”. As the composer explained:
“This is a paraphrase on the theme of the national anthem of Ukraine. I remember that after singing the anthem with everyone on a cold winter evening on the Maidan during the Revolution of Dignity, I went home and wrote the score in a couple of hours. I wanted our hymn to sound like a quiet and bright prayer for Ukraine to the whole world."
Short piece written by Ukrainian composer Yuri Shevchenko and performed at the Teatro Comunale di Bologna shortly after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24th. Oksana Lyniv, a native of Ukraine, is the conductor.
During his life, Yuri Shevchenko created works for musicals, dramatic theater, and TV productions, as well as orchestral works for ballet, folk dance, and choral ensembles. Sadly, he passed away in Kyiv on March 24, 2022 at age 68.
Shevchenko drew from the melody of Ukraine’s national anthem in composing “We Are”, sometimes called “We Do Exist”. As the composer explained:
“This is a paraphrase on the theme of the national anthem of Ukraine. I remember that after singing the anthem with everyone on a cold winter evening on the Maidan during the Revolution of Dignity, I went home and wrote the score in a couple of hours. I wanted our hymn to sound like a quiet and bright prayer for Ukraine to the whole world."
