Alok Sharma, the Member of Parliament for Reading West, attended a music concert at the weekend, organized by Harmoniverse Arts Ltd.

Harmoniverse Arts Ltd is a music school based in Reading that provides private music education to children and adults of all ages and abilities.

On 25 June, Harmoniverse held a charity musical event called ‘Heal the World’ in support of the Ukrainian children who are impacted by the war in Ukraine. The concert, held at The Abbey School, featured 250 children, 22 musical ensembles representing world music, and more than 350 guests from diverse South Asian communities. All proceeds are to be shared with Voices of Children, an organisation that is helping children affected by the war through psychological and psychosocial support. Currently, Voices of Children are providing assistance to affected children and families in Ukraine.

Alok said:

“It was an honour to attend the Heal the World concert on Saturday as the Chief Guest, especially for such a worthy cause. Many congratulations to Anannya and the rest of the Harmoniverse teams for organising such a great and well-attended event.”

Anannya Sarkar, Founder and CEO of Harmoniverse, said:

“We were very honoured to have Alok with us on 25 June for our maiden music performance by our students for the children in Ukraine. We really appreciate him taking out time for us from his busy schedule. It was a moment of truth for me personally, to be able to meet him in person, and be able to appreciate the strong personality with so much dignity and humility that he possesses.”

Photo: Alok with Anannya Sarkar, Founder and CEO of Harmoniverse, and Will le Fleming, Headteacher of The Abbey School