Last week Bogdan played in his first concert in since... 2019? For our older kids music school concerts were a constant part of life. They probably could have taken part in them in their sleep. Bogdan hasn't had that experience much at all. His music school career was just starting when covid hit, then war. He has kept up with individual lessons, of course, and our Kherson music school does video concerts and contests, but that's a very different experience.
When we first arrived here in Ivano-Frankivsk, the music school that was across the road from our apartment loaned us an old bandura for him. It was all unofficial, and they were so kind to us. This year they have traded out with him to let him use a nicer instrument, and they have also taken him into an ensemble group. He's still officially at Kherson Music School #4, and his regular lessons and theory classes come from there, but he gets to play live every week with a group here now, too. Last week they performed in their first concert as a group.
They played third, about nine minutes into this:
It was very wonderful to be at a concert again, not just because of all the cute little kids and beautiful music, but because it almost feels like normal life. The concert was in honor of the Day of Dignity and Freedom.
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