Welsh conductor is under fire for playing Putin propaganda
OrchestrasNation Cymru reports that conductor Craig Roberts and children’s author Mike Church took part in an ‘anti-fascist song festival’ in Samara under the letter Z, symbol of Putin’s ‘special military operation’ in Ukraine.
It is alleged that Roberts and Church joined in reciting a video manifesto attacking ‘Western fascist’ powers.
Roberts is music director of Lewis Merthyr Band, City of Bristol Brass Band and Symphonic Brass Wales; he is also vice chair of the Cross Party Group for Music at the Welsh Parliament, the Senedd.
Senedd Labour member Mick Antoniw said: ‘It is appalling that these people have gone on this freebie and allowed themselves to be used for propaganda purposes by Russia.’
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