Postcard from Ukraine for piano solo

Opus Number
189
Date
March 6, 2022
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ccDuration
dd2 minutes 50 seconds
ccInstrumentation
ddpiano solo
ccPublisher
ddCasa Rustica Publications
ccRecording
ddAlbany Records TROY 1916 CD “Music by Larry Bell Thoughts and Prayers”
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Larry Bell, First Church Boston, April 2022

Program notes

A Postcard from Ukraine was written soon after the Russian invasion in March 2022. The bulk of this short piece is my own harmonization of the Ukrainian National Anthem based on what I heard heard on a television broadcast.

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