There are no words to describe our feelings about the tragedy unfolding in Ukraine. When words fail, music fills.

Join Urban Nocturnes on Thursday, April 14, at 7 pm for an evening of chamber music in a benefit concert for the people of Ukraine. The members of Urban Nocturnes, violinist Karen Sinclair, violist Christopher McKay, cellist Melita Hunsinger, flutist Viviana Wilson, clarinetist Erin Finkelstein, and pianist Olga Gorelik, will perform works by Messiaen, Beethoven, Gluck, and Ukrainian composers Skoryk and Gnatovskaya, as well as a selection of traditional songs.

The concert will be held in the UUCP sanctuary. Masks are required inside the venue, and advanced ticket sales are encouraged as there is a cap on the number of attendees.

You can buy your tickets by scanning with your smart phone the QR code below, or if you cannot make it in person but would like to support Ukraine, you can make a donation.

Proceeds will be donated to two groups working to address urgent humanitarian needs in Ukraine. Half will go to the Hungarian Unitarian Church, who are coordinating with other churches, aid agencies and authorities to address the most urgent needs of refugees and those internally displaced by the conflict. The other half will go to Revived Soldiers of Ukraine, RSUkraine.org, a non-profit run by Ukrainians who provide medical equipment and supplies, arrange humanitarian aid, and provide medical treatment to injured Ukrainians.

Can’t make the concert live?

There will be a link to a Facebook live broadcast of the concert on the Urban Nocturnes Facebook page.

In Solidarity,

Karen, Christopher, Melita, Viviana, Erin and Olga