About this Event
Alhambra Performing Arts Center (APAC) and the ProChef America Foundation presents a benefit concert to raise funds and awareness for Ukraine featuring award-winning Kommuna Lux high-energy band from Odessa, Ukraine on Wednesday October 2, 2024 – 7pm at Sage Granada Park United Methodist Church in Alhambra.
Come fall in love with Odesa, Ukraine, the Pearl of the Black Sea! Kommuna Lux brings you the heritage music of their beloved hometown. Klezmer, Balkan, and Urban Chanson, with a dash of Ukrainian Folk and powered by rocket fuel, Kommuna Lux impacts the crowd with a nostalgic, high-energy Big Band sound from the bygone days of speakeasies and rum runners.
When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, the band went into shock along with the rest of their countrymen. One musician even left to join the army. But the others soon decided that they could do more good with their instruments than guns, and began touring Europe in earnest to raise money and support for Ukraine. They raised thousands of dollars that summer, and became the “go to band” for Klezmer music in both Germany and Poland.
These seven conservatory-trained musicians from Odesa, Ukraine. Clarinet, accordion, trombone, trumpet, guitar, drums, vocals, conservatory-trained musicians started out playing flash mobs in the markets, piers, and streets of Odesa, and quickly moved up to local and national stages. After winning Germany’s “Iron Eversteiner” prize for folk music, they began touring the world, but had a falling-out with their vocalist. They soon discovered “Baggi” singing background for another band, and knew they’d found the perfect front man.
Donation requested is $25 collected during the intermission with RSVP.
To be added to the RSVP list for entrance, please state the number of tickets and provide each guest member's name along with a phone number.
For assistance, contact Artistic Director Bill Yee at (626) 230-5435 or email [email protected].
Don't miss this opportunity to experience this extraordinary talent in a night filled with musical brilliance for a good cause.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Sage Granada Park United Methodist Church, 1850 West Hellman Avenue, Alhambra, United States
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