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Out today!

‘Piece for Illia’
By Ryuichi Sakamoto and Illia Bondarenko
headphonecommute.bandcamp.com/album/for-ukra…

For Ukraine (Vol 2) out on friday 4/29, is a compilation curated by composer Hollie Kenniff and distributed by @H_C .

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Featuring ambient and modern classical composers from around the world coming together to raise funds For Ukraine, Vol 2. features a stirring new song composed by Ryuichi Sakamoto and Ukrainian violinist Illia Bondarenko called "Piece for Illia" which is out today.

Illia has been playing and uniting musicians from a bomb shelter in Ukraine, including a powerful violin flashmob where Ukrainian violinists were joined in harmony by top violinists across the world featuring 94 violinists from 29 countries:

Sheet music for the new composition is publicly available under the creative commons license for anyone in the world to play. Check out the piano score, violin score, and full score download links here:
sitesakamoto.com/pieceforillia

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The compilation features contributions from over 20 artists such as @_Helios Sophie Hutching, Rachel Grimes, Julianna Barwick, Benoît Pioulard, and more. 100% of all the proceeds (excluding Bandcamp's revenue share and payment processor fees) will be donated to the @RESCUEorg