{"id":11388,"date":"2022-08-24T13:33:12","date_gmt":"2022-08-24T17:33:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.cah.ucf.edu\/?post_type=news&#038;p=11388"},"modified":"2022-08-24T13:33:12","modified_gmt":"2022-08-24T17:33:12","slug":"ukrainian-alumna-to-perform-benefit-concert","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/news\/ukrainian-alumna-to-perform-benefit-concert\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukrainian Alumna Performed Benefit Concert with UCF Musicians"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cArt unites people in difficult times. When words run out, music speaks for us.\u201d &#8211; Iryna Usova to the Orlando Sentinel.<\/p>\n<p>After returning to Central Florida from war-torn Ukraine, UCF alumna Iryna Usova &#8217;16MA reunited with former instructors, colleagues and students, including current faculty Ayako Yonetani, George Weremchuk and Natalie Morris, a beloved pupil whose family helped her flee Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Together, they performed with the Pegasus String Quartet in a free <a href=\"https:\/\/events.ucf.edu\/event\/2531992\/concert-for-ukraine\/\">benefit concert on Thursday, August 25<\/a> at 2:30 p.m. at St. Luke&#8217;s Lutheran Church in Oviedo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will play from the heart for all Ukrainian people,\u201d Usova said. \u201cThis is to support people\u2019s spirits.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read the full story about Usova and her bond with the family who brought her back from Ukraine in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orlandosentinel.com\/entertainment\/arts-and-theater\/os-et-ucf-ukraine-refugee-concert-20220824-roj6p6ucxfc4zndjmo2vxqasyi-story.html\">Orlando Sentinel article<\/a> by Matt Palm.<\/p>\n<p>Usova and her story has also been featured on:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>UCF Today: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/picking-up-the-peace\/\">Picking Up the Peace<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Click Orlando: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clickorlando.com\/news\/local\/2022\/08\/25\/ucf-musicians-come-together-to-help-violinist-who-returned-to-orlando-from-ukraine\/\">UCF musicians come together to help violinist who returned to Orlando from Ukraine<\/a><\/li>\n<li>WESH 2: <a href=\"https:\/\/mms.tveyes.com\/PlaybackPortal.aspx?SavedEditID=ebb61da8-c780-405e-bd04-c1041d353cb9\">UCF community rallies around UCF graduate<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Orlando Sentinel has shared a story about Iryna Usova, a Ukranian musician and UCF alumna who has returned to Central Florida after fleeing her war-torn home country. 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