The Ukrainian composer and music teacher Mykola Leontovych first arranged the song, which has roots in Ukrainian folk music, christening it “Shchedryk” to celebrate the New Year (its title shared a root with “Shchedrist,” Ukrainian for generosity). That complicated history of “Carol of the Bells” has embodied a grim motif since its inception. Lethal Surprises: As Moscow’s troops set booby traps in forests, houses and backyards, finding them has become a dangerous art for Ukrainian soldiers.Tightening Draft Rules : Russian lawmakers are moving to make it much harder for people to dodge the draft, even as the Kremlin insists that it is not planning a new military conscription.But Brazil, which relies on Russia’s fertilizer and fuel, has repeatedly declined. Brazil’s Tricky Position : Ukraine wants to buy weapons from Latin America’s largest country.That outcome could change the course of the war. Ukrainian Air Defense: Newly leaked Pentagon documents suggest that Ukraine’s air defense network could fracture without a huge influx of munitions.It was really hard to have to organize something while there’s a full-scale invasion happening in your country.” But when the invasion broke out, we at first doubted we’d even be able to complete this. “Back then, we had something very positive and cheerful in mind. “We started planning the 100th-anniversary show two years ago,” Filevska said in a phone interview the day after the concert. Then as now, Ukraine was under threat from Russia, a shadow of an anxious past that still extends over the country. It was a fitting location considering its American debut occurred on the same stage a century ago. The concert at Carnegie Hall that honored the centennial earlier this month was spearheaded by Filevska and her team, in association with Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and it showcased the Shchedryk Children’s Choir, the Ukrainian Chorus Dumka of New York and the Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus of North America. “It’s something I think about all of the time,” said Tetyana Filevska, the creative director of the Ukrainian Institute in Kyiv.
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