The Ukraine Culture Network is a platform to coordinate initiatives related to Ukrainian Culture.
In cooperation with the Mission of the European Union in Bern, the Ambassador of Ukraine to Switzerland, the Ukrainian Society in Switzerland and the European Center of Music in Paris, the Ukraine Culture Network coordinated a special choir concert dedicated to Ukraine. Europe Day on May 9th was celebrated with a choir concert.
Professional choir conductors are living as refugees in various parts of Switzerland. They organized various types of choirs with Ukrainian refugees and/or other people living in Switzerland enjoying singing.
Concept of the event:
Where? Thursday 9th May 2024, 17:00 on the stairs behind the Historic Museum.
The concert is open air if the weather is fine, otherwise takes place in the Yehudi Menuhin Forum Bern.
Address: Helvetiaplaz 6, 3005 Bern
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What? Each participating choir can contribute to the program parts with their own program and at the end, all singers sing together the Anthem of Europe (Ode to Joy, based on Beethoven's 9th Symphony)
Rehearsal: at 14:00 at the Yehudi Menuhin Forum Bern.
Address: Helvetiaplaz 6, 3005 Bern
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Travel costs: The Ukraine Culture Network will reimburse you the travel costs from your city to Bern and back.
The anthem of Europe will be conducted by Tetiana Yakovchuk, choir conductor from Odesa and teacher at the Music-Academy for methodology of choir conducting / conductor of the student’s choir of the academy.
Inscription: Please send an E-mail with the information about your choir and musical skills to
Deadline for Inscriptions is 1st April 2024
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