Culver City To Host Concert In Solidarity With Ukraine

CULVER CITY, CA — Culver City Unified School District will present its Concert in Solidarity with Ukraine next month celebrating Ukrainian music, poetry and art.

The event is in coordination with Culver City Artist Laureate Alexey Steele on May 1 at 6:30 p.m. at the Robert Frost Auditorium, 4401 Elenda Street, Culver City. Tickets are free; a $25 minimum charitable contribution is suggested.

The event will feature prominent Ukrainian artists, guests and classical Ukrainian, Russian and Polish composers. Donations will be collected during the concert to raise money for direct relief to provide critical healthcare for victims of the war in Ukraine.

The following are event partners: Jacaranda Music, The Wende Museum, Culver City Forward, Culver City Unified School District, Classical Underground; Alexey Steele, City of Culver City Artist Laureate.

Featured Compositions and Performances:

• Patrick Scott, Jacaranda’s Artistic Director
• Valentin Silvestrov and Jan Freidlin
• Miroslav Skoryk
• Reinhold Gliere
• Sergei Prokofiev
• Dmitri Shostakovich
• Henryk Gorecki
• Concert pianists Inna Faliks and Steven Vanhauwaert
• Cellist Antonio Lysy
• Violinist Myroslava Khomik
• Lyris Quartet
• Jacaranda’s String Ensemble

Guest singers performing the Ukrainian National Anthem:

• Jacaranda Youth Chamber Orchestra
• Conductor Mark Alan Hilt, Jacaranda's Music Director

For additional information and updates, visit the event website, call (213) 483-0216 or email jacarandamusic.info@gmail.com.