Artists will perform in a benefit concert for Ukrainian families

Artists will perform in a benefit concert for Ukrainian families

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Next month's benefit concert, hosted by a Washington-based chamber² music group, will raise funds for families affected³ by the war in Ukraine. All proceeds will be donated to Save the Children.

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

Many people watching events in Ukraine feel helpless. For one Ukrainian-born musician, it's especially painful.

MARTA KRECHKOVSKY: Ukraine is my home country. It's where I took my first steps. It's, you know, where I learned how to play the violin from my father. So it is very hard to put into words what I feel, how I feel and how all of the Ukrainians feel in the world.

(SOUNDBITE OF VIOLIN PLAYING)

INSKEEP: Marta Krechkovsky is a violinist based in Pittsburgh.

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST:

In recent weeks, she's been sharing that sense of powerlessness with fellow Juilliard graduate Natalia Kazaryan, a pianist living in Washington, D.C. Natalia says what Marta is going through now is similar to how she felt when Russia invaded her home country of Georgia in 2008.

NATALIA KAZARYAN: I was not in Georgia at the time of the invasion, but my relatives were and my friends and my community. And I just felt hopeless as I watched with horror, and the images of tanks rolling into the city is just so triggering for me.

(SOUNDBITE OF PIANO PLAYING)

INSKEEP: As you would imagine, Marta has been thinking a lot about her friends and family. Her cousin is also a violinist. He's with the National Opera of Ukraine. And he's joining the Border Guard defending his country, like other Ukrainians who've never held a gun before.

KRECHKOVSKY: He just so strongly wants to help, and this is why he joined. And right now he's just waiting until he gets notified and called for whatever duty that might be.

MARTIN: Marta says her cousin and other Ukrainian civilians⁴ who are joining the fight are an inspiration.

KRECHKOVSKY: Just to see how strong Ukrainian people are, how much they want to defend their country - and they're fighting so hard - it brings hope and some kind of comfort.

MARTIN: Natalia Kazaryan was also inspired to try and make a difference. She's organizing a benefit concert next month to raise funds for women and children in Ukraine. She hopes that the music will also be a way to heal from the horrors of war.

KAZARYAN: Music can do what words can't. And it's also a way for artists to feel like they can help, they can contribute, they can bring people together.

INSKEEP: And the Washington Arts Ensemble⁵ concert will be held at Natalia's home in Washington, D.C., April 3, with a second one planned a few days later.

(SOUNDBITE OF NATALIA KAZARYAN AND MARTA KRECHKOVSKY PERFORMANCE OF FAURE'S "VIOLIN SONATA⁶ NO. 1 IN A MAJOR, OP. 13:11 ANDANTE")

1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 chamber   

n.房间，寝室；会议厅；议院；会所

参考例句：

• For many,the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber.对许多人来说，牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室。
• The chamber was ablaze with light.会议厅里灯火辉煌。

3 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

4 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
• At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

5 ensemble   

n.合奏(唱)组；全套服装；整体，总效果

参考例句：

• We should consider the buildings as an ensemble.我们应把那些建筑物视作一个整体。
• It is ensemble music for up to about ten players,with one player to a part.它是最多十人演奏的合奏音乐，每人担任一部分。

6 sonata   

n.奏鸣曲

参考例句：

• He played a piano sonata of his own composition.他弹奏了一首自作的钢琴奏鸣曲。
• The young boy played the violin sonata masterfully.那个小男孩的小提琴奏鸣曲拉得很熟练。