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Making Music from the Sounds of War

By Joanna Kakissis,
Hanna Palamarenko, Greg Dixon
Published November 5, 2025 at 11:40 AM EST
Members of a youth orchestra outside Kyiv perform a composition they wrote about the sounds of the war in Ukraine at night.
Hanna Palamarenko
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Members of a youth orchestra outside Kyiv perform a composition they wrote about the sounds of the war in Ukraine at night.

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Joanna Kakissis
Joanna Kakissis leads NPR's bureau in Kyiv, coverage of Ukraine and Russia's war on the country.
Hanna Palamarenko
Greg Dixon
Greg Dixon is a senior producer with NPR’s International Desk and host of NPR‘s daily international news podcast, State of the World. Based in Washington, DC, he assists in the operation of NPR’s 16 international bureaus, supporting overseas correspondents in audio production, logistics and finances.