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The past was created by war.

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For everyone, for us! Living - on Earth.

POSITION

On holding the Thirteenth All-Russian

Competition - festival

“Songs of the War Years” dedicated to the 72nd anniversary of the Victory

In the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945

Among the memorable dates celebrated by the people of our multinational Motherland, Victory Day occupies a special place. The Great Patriotic War was a truly national struggle, where people of different nationalities and religions fought shoulder to shoulder with the enemy and worked selflessly on the home front. It was this unity that became the main factor in victory in the fight against fascism. The achievements of our peoples in the Great Patriotic War are one of the brightest and unforgettable pages of Russian history.

During the Great Patriotic War and after its end, many songs were written; their authors were famous composers who went to fight as young soldiers. It was their songs that became real symbols of the war, because they were written at the call of the heart.

Songs of the war years... So many of them, beautiful and unforgettable. And each has its own story, its own destiny. Together with the Fatherland, with all the Soviet people, the song entered the soldier’s ranks. From the first days of the war, the song accompanied soldiers along dusty roads until the Victory.

The Thirteenth All-Russian competition will take place - the festival “Songs of the War Years”, dedicated to the 72nd anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945.

Organizers of the Competition-festival:

Department of Culture and Historical and Cultural Heritage

Administration of the city of Vologda;

MAUK" Park of Culture and Recreation "Veterans of Labor";

The competition-festival is organized with the support of:

Public Chamber of the Vologda Region;

Department of Education of the Vologda Region;

Education Department of the Vologda City Administration;

All-Russian public organization "Officers of Russia"

Regional Scientific and Methodological Center of Culture of the Vologda Region;

Vologda local city branch of the All-Russian political

United Russia party;

Vologda city public organization

"Union of Defenders of the Fatherland";

MUK "City Palace of Culture" in Vologda;

BUK "Cultural and leisure center "Zabota";

Goals and objectives of the Competition-festival:

The goal is to promote the best examples of military-patriotic songs

To promote the formation in young people of a high patriotic consciousness, loyalty to their Fatherland, respect for the heroic history and military glory of the Fatherland;

Improving the performing skills of participants;

Creation of a high artistic repertoire of civil-patriotic, historical themes, increasing interest in the musical heritage of military themes;

Identification of new talents, support and stimulation of creative activity of young people;

Active participation of performers and creative groups in events dedicated to the celebration of the 72nd anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.

Conditions and Procedure for the Competition - Festival:

The competition-festival is dedicated to the celebration of Victory Day in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945.

Vocalists - soloists and creative vocal, choreographic, instrumental, artistic groups of additional education institutions (music and art schools, art schools, Children's Art Centers) cultural institutions (Palaces of Culture, Houses of Culture, libraries), children's and youth creative studios, students and teachers of professional educational organizations, students of secondary schools, pupils of preschool educational institutions, workers of industrial enterprises and institutions, creative teams of veteran organizations without age restrictions.

Venue of the Competition-Festival:

MUK "City Palace of Culture" of Vologda (Lenin St. 17)

BUK Cultural and Leisure Center "Zabota" (Maria Ulyanova St., 6)

The competition-festival is held in 3 stages:

nominations: vocals (choirs, ensembles), choreographic compositions

nomination: literary - musical compositions, instrumental creativity (folk instruments, ensembles, orchestras)

nomination vocals (solo, ensembles);

nomination: vocals (solo, ensembles)

Stage 2 – Gala concert and awarding of the winners of the competition – festival “Songs of the War Years”

Venue: concert hall of the Municipal Cultural Center "City Palace of Culture" Vologda

May 2017

Stage 3 – participation of the winners of the Competition-festival in ceremonial events dedicated to the 72nd anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945

Venue: Victory Park, Revolution Square, stage venues in Vologda

Competition-festival nominations:

1.Vocal (folk, academic, pop)

Ensemble (divided into duet, trio, quartet, etc.)

2. Musical and literary compositions

3. Choreographic compositions

Evaluation criteria for nominations:

Vocals - academic, pop, folk (solo, ensembles, choirs)

(2 works, total duration of 2 numbers no more than 8 minutes)

The embodiment of military-patriotic themes

Stage culture

Complexity of the repertoire

Performing Arts

2. Musical and literary compositions:

(one song lasting no more than 10 minutes)

- completeness and expressiveness of the disclosure of military-patriotic themes

Artistry, disclosure of artistic images, performance level

Diction, compositional structure

Stage performance (costume, props, performance culture)

Musicality, clarity of intonation and sound quality

Difficulty of execution and age appropriateness

Semantic and genre-compositional completeness

3. Instrumental creativity (folk musical instruments orchestras, ensembles, duets, solos)

(1-2 works, total duration of 2 numbers no more than 8 minutes)

Musicality, artistic interpretation of a piece of music

Purity of intonation and sound quality

Complexity of the repertoire

Correspondence of the repertoire to performing capabilities

The embodiment of military-patriotic themes

4. Choreographic compositions:

(1-2 songs, total duration no more than 10 minutes)

The expressiveness of the disclosure of military-patriotic themes,

Artistry, revealing the artistic image

Musicality, performance level

Compositional structure of the number

Stage performance (costume, props, performance culture, plastic arts)

9. Mixed formulations

Creative teams and individual performers take part in the competition; the age of participants is not limited.

Technical requirements:

It is obligatory to indicate the timing of the phonogram or the duration of the work;

The carriers of phonograms are flash cards, mini disks and CDs with high sound quality;

Each sound recording must be on a medium indicating the title of the work, the author of the music, the author of the text, the name of the ensemble or the name of the performer, as well as the duration of the sound of this work;

The phonogram must be set to the beginning of the recording;

For vocal groups exceeding 4 people, it is allowed to use their own radio microphones or headsets;

It is prohibited for vocalists to perform under the soundtrack “plus”;

It is prohibited to use phonograms in which the main part of the soloist is duplicated in the backing vocal parts. It is allowed to have backing vocals in the form of harmonic support, pre-recorded with the “Minus One” phonogram.

From April 19 to April 22, 2013 The choir participated in the All-Russian festival-competition of musical and artistic creativity “Open Pages” in Tula.

From May 7 to May 11, 2014, the Russian song choir “Springs of the Soul” became a diploma winner at the festival of vocal, choral, instrumental and theatrical creativity “Land of Magnolias” in Sochi.

October 2, 2016 - WINNER of the 1st degree of the All-Russian competition of talents and talents “Life in a Fairy Tale”.

Meetings of the team members are held regularly, where important dates in the life of the country, public and Orthodox holidays, and birthdays of the team members are celebrated.

The basis of the creative activity of the group is, of course, the promotion of Russian folk songs, which, like a balm, falls on the hearts of our viewers, wherever the group performs.

This group is unique in its uniqueness in that its repertoire includes folk songs of Russia, Ukraine, songs of contemporary composers and even romances. There are many songs in the band’s repertoire about their native land and the Motherland as a whole.

The Russian Song Choir was created in 1971 at the Belgorod Vitamin Plant under the direction of N.I. Chendevoy. The choir consisted mainly of workers and technical workers of the plant. Over the years it rejuvenated itself, and by 1992 a small number of the original members remained in the choir. But the choristers kept in touch with each other. In October 2002, the choir resumed its activities under the direction of Honored Artist of Russia M.I. Belousenko.

The choir began its concert activities in May 2003 and in a short period of time gave a large number of concerts to audiences in Belgorod and the region. The team is in great demand and is constantly being replenished with new members. The choir's repertoire is constantly expanding. In 2004 and 2007 the team became a laureate of the International Festival of Russian Folk Art in Ukraine “Talitsa” (Kharkov). The Russian Song Choir is a laureate and diploma winner of many International, All-Russian, regional and regional competitions and festivals, and a participant in all significant events of the city and region. Has the title “People's Collective”.

On March 26-27, 2011, the II International Festival-Competition of Choirs and Vocalists “Silver Wind” was held in Belgorod (Dubovoye village). All vocal nominations were presented at this festival: folk, pop academic vocals, solo, ensemble and choral singing. “Folk group” Russian song choir “Springs of the Soul” in the “folk choir” nomination was awarded a 1st degree Laureate diploma and, as the best choir group, was awarded the Grand Prix.

On April 8-10, 2011, the television International Vocal Art Festival took place in Yalta (Ukraine). The Russian song choir “Springs of the Soul” was awarded the Cup and a 1st degree Laureate diploma in the “folk vocal” category, once again confirming its high level and love for Russian folk song.

On April 28, 2012, in the concert hall of the Belgorod State Folk Art Center, a festive concert of the Russian song choir “Springs of the Soul” was held, dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the creative activity of the group. The concert program was attended by: Russian dance ensemble “Bylina” under the direction of Honored Worker of Culture of the Russian Federation V.I. Belykh, vocal and choreographic ensemble “Belogorye” under the direction of Honored Worker of Culture of the Russian Federation N.I. Chendevoy, ballroom dance ensemble “Grace” (director - Honored Worker of Culture of the Russian Federation V.A. Babkin), Cossack song ensemble “Sisters and Cossacks” under the direction of V.M. Dolgosheeva. The choir "Springs of the Soul" performed Russian, Ukrainian and Cossack folk songs, songs by modern composers, and songs by Belgorod composer Alexander Grigorievich Syomka. The enthusiastic applause of the audience sounded non-stop. At the end of the celebration, the team was presented with letters of gratitude from the Department of Culture of the Belgorod Region, the Belgorod State Center of Folk Art for many years of active participation in amateur artistic creativity and in connection with the 10th anniversary of the creation of the team.

On November 29, 2016, a concert-presentation of the teacher’s project will take place at the Aviator State House of Culture, as part of the Children’s Music Philharmonic of the Airport Children’s Music School Biserova Anastasia Viktorovna "FOLK CHOIR OF RUSSIA".

Choral groups of the choral and instrumental departments took part in the project (teachers - Biserova A.V., Maltseva L.Yu., Abanshina S.M., accompanists - Biserov S.I., Rtishchev P.A., Sharkova I.N. , Avdeeva Yu.A.)

I represented the Northern Russian Folk Choir.

The idea of ​​this event was as follows.

Students from the Airport Children's Music School made a report on one or another state folk choir. Then the choir, ensemble or soloists of the music school introduced the audience to the repertoire of this choir or performed a song from the region to which the folk choir belongs. The speaker was encouraged to present a typical (possibly stylized) folk costume of a given region of Russia.

In total, students of the music school prepared 12 presentations on state folk choirs:

1. Ensemble of Don Cossacks. them. Kvasova,
2. Volga Folk Choir named after P.M. Miloslavova
3. Voronezh Folk Choir named after K.I. Massalitinova
4. Kuban Cossack Choir
5. Omsk Folk Choir
6. Orenburg Folk Choir
7. Ryazan Folk Choir named after E.G. Popova
8. Northern Folk Choir
9. Siberian folk choir Ural folk choir
10. Choir named after M.E. Pyatnitsky
11. State vocal and choreographic ensemble "Rus" named after Mikhail Firsov

State Penza Folk Choir

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Here is the text of my report-presentation about the Northern Russian Folk Choir.

The date of creation of the State Academic Northern Russian Folk Choir is considered to be March 8, 1926.

The ensemble was originally formed from an amateur artistic circle, which was organized in 1919 by Antonina Yakovlevna Kolotilova, a rural teacher from Veliky Ustyug. At first it was an amateur ensemble, then an amateur choir.

In 1931, Antonina Yakovlevna moved to Arkhangelsk, which became the new home of the Northern Choir.

In 1936, the Northern Choir took part in the All-Union Radio Festival and became its laureate.

It is worth noting that throughout this entire time, since 1919, the members of the ensemble were ordinary people, often not knowing the notes, who worked a shift at their main job and gathered together in the evening to sing a folk song. AND I. Kolotilova, having an education and experience in teaching, only gave the raw folklore material an academic form, elevating the folk song, putting it into a stage image.

After all, performing in an ensemble is also difficult because in a group, in addition to your personal vocal abilities, you need to be able to listen and hear others, support other voices, give in, and advance with your voice where necessary. Otherwise, it will turn out like in I.A. Krylov’s fable “Swan, Crayfish and Pike.” Each vocalist pulls the blanket over himself, and there is no result in the form of a beautiful song composition. Group performance is always more difficult than solo performance, but it is also more interesting.

What A.Ya. Kolotilova managed to find such people and put together a team, which testifies to how intertwined the song was with the life of an ordinary person some 100 years ago.

February 2, 1940 - the group is given professional status, which allows the immediate creation of dance and orchestral groups.

The Northern Choir has become a prominent representative of one of the main stylistic geographical zones in Russian song folklore - Northern Russian. Geographically, it is distributed in the territories of modern Novgorod, Arkhangelsk, Leningrad and Vologda regions.

In the North, all genre varieties of ritual and everyday song lyrics still exist: wedding corils, great songs, dance songs, buffoon songs, carols, “grapes” and Maslenitsa songs. The most iconic and characteristic of the north is the genre of round dance songs.

The northern dialect gives originality to folk songs. It is generally accepted that “northern speaking” means surrounding.

A distinctive feature of northern choral performance is a soft, non-shouting sound. This is due to the fact that in the North, due to climatic conditions, women sang a lot indoors. Hence, many researchers call northern singing this way - hut.

Folk songs performed by the Northern Choir cannot be confused with anything else. Everyone can recognize their costumes. The choir embodies in its images the folklore traditions of a typical northern costume complex. With his sundresses, soul warmers, rich headdresses. Throughout its history, the Northern Choir very carefully collected and conveyed to the viewer the features of northern songs.

The Great Patriotic War found the choir in Veliky Ustyug. Trips to military units and hospitals of the Volkhov, Leningrad and Karelian fronts began. During this time, the artists gave 1,100 concerts in military field conditions.

The entire post-war period, until 1961, was a period of resounding success for the Northern Choir. AND I. Kolotilova and the Northern Choir team received many state awards and titles during this time.

From 1961 to 2008, Nina Konstantinovna Meshko (People's Artist of the USSR, laureate of the Glinka State Prize of the RSFSR, professor of the department of choral and solo folk singing of the Gnessin Russian Academy of Music) became the artistic director of the Northern Choir.

In December 2008, Svetlana Konopyanovna Ignatieva became the artistic director of the Northern Choir. , who holds this position to this day.

The entire creative career of the Northern Choir and its leaders, especially A.Ya. Kolotilova is a vivid example of how an ordinary person, thanks to his work, is able to leave behind an imperishable mark for future generations. This year the Northern Choir turned 90 years old. The person is no longer alive, the first members of the ensemble are no longer alive, but the collective works, brings the folk song to the people. Perhaps this is true immortality! When the result of your work, even after you are gone, continues to benefit people.

Northern costume.

My mother and I have been sewing a costume representing the Russian north since August. The basis for the costume that my mother and I invented, compiled and sewed were samples of costume complexes from the collections of the State Historical Museum, the Russian Ethnographic Museum, the State Russian Museum, and Sergei Glebushkin.

Folklore of the land of Ryazan

The Ryazan expanse is wide and vast. The endless Meshchera forests gently whisper about something with a light breeze. Among the flowering meadows the leisurely blue-eyed Oka flows its clear waters. How many talents this land has gifted and surprised, and what songs live in the soul of the people here, in the heart of Russia!
All the original features of the song tradition of the Ryazan region are carefully preserved by the Ryazan Choir, whose repertoire is based on ancient songs. The soul of the people sounds in them - sometimes sad and thoughtful, sometimes tender and loving, striving for happiness. The choir and soloists manage to convey the color of each tune with great reliability and accuracy. And today, as before, the creative credo of the group remains unchanged - the revival, preservation and development of the rich folk traditions of the native land and Russian folk singing culture.
The choir was created in 1946 on the basis of the folklore ensemble of the village of Bolshaya Zhuravinka, Ryazhsky district, Ryazan region. Its founder and first artistic director, Irina Ivanovna Kosilkina, managed to create a professional Russian folk song choir from an amateur group. Since 1950, the director of the choir has been a native of the Starozhilovsky district, a graduate of the Moscow State Conservatory named after P.I. Tchaikovsky, Evgeny Grigorievich Popov, whose name was later given to the group. E.G. Popov subtly and carefully treated the origins of song creativity of his native land. He recorded and processed hundreds of melodies that were included in the golden repertoire of the Ryazan Folk Choir. The sound of the choir is unique and original. It is characterized by warmth, sincerity and soulful lyrics, so characteristic of the Russian soul. And his songs are just as unique - part of the musical treasury of Russia, songs that were composed in the “land of birch calico.” The choral and dance traditions of our native country are carefully preserved. Ryazan folklore underlies dances and vocal and choreographic paintings.

Kosilkina Irina Ivanovna, a native of the village of Bolshaya Zhuravinka, a self-taught musician, a woman with great creative will and organizational abilities, led the Zhuravinsky choir, and then the Ryazan folk choir

The 30s are already close, the Ryazan outback. And here, in the village of Bolshaya Zhuravinka, Ryazhsky district, local peasants gather for rehearsals. Yes, not on the heap. Not outside the outskirts in a round dance. Not at gatherings, but in the choir. Time predetermined this - the Russian song did not stop then. In fairness, it is perhaps worth saying that at that time in the Ryazhsky region there were many other rural choral groups: Fofanovsky, for example, Egoldaevsky... But the greatest success fell on the lot of the Zhuravinovsky - they were valued for their special style of singing - with a sonorous, “flight” “sound, with colorful echoes and a unique repertoire - from “their village.”
In those years, a small number of native singers, natives of the village, “played” in the choir (in many Ryazan and Russian villages they still say not “sing”, but “play”). And the first public performance of the Zhuravinovians took place in 1932 and aroused the keenest interest.
And since the 30s, this original group was headed by Irina Ivanovna Kosilkina, a famous singer in the village and a writer of ditties. She determined his future fate. All the pre-war years, the choir was noticeable (and was celebrated several times) at various regional shows; it was often invited to Moscow for creative Olympiads (there were such before), where the Zhuravino residents, representing the Ryazan land, showed their deep Russian folk performing arts.
And then the Zhuravinovians were called artlessly - “the choir of the collective farm named after Karl Marx.”
In those years, the basis of the choir’s repertoire were the favorite songs of the village of Bolshaya Zhuravinka: “Oh, the red sun has set,” “The girls sown flax,” “Rowan-rowan.” They also willingly sang original songs of those years, as they would say now, the period of collective farm construction: such was the way of life...
During the Great Patriotic War, the singers of the Zhuravino choir Gorbunova and Korolkova with accordion player Letaev, as part of a concert brigade, traveled a lot along front roads, performed for several months in front of the Red Army soldiers in often difficult conditions, at the risk of their lives...
...And here is the year 46, which can be called fateful (I’m not afraid of this word) in the life of the choir! On October 27, 1946, by decision of the regional Council, the Zhuravino Russian Song Choir was “transferred” to the number of professional ones, becoming the State Ryazan Russian Folk Choir. And its first professional artistic director was Irina Ivanovna Kosilkina. She now faced a difficult and responsible task: to lead the team along a previously unfamiliar path - professional performance.
From the first days, she took the most careful attitude towards local singing traditions as the main thing. However, this, of course, frankly speaking, was not enough in her new role. It was difficult for her to master musical literacy, but she, understanding the need for this in her work, was persistent and tireless. He goes to the Tula region, to the city of Venev, and studies music education courses there...
Irina Ivanovna travels a lot at this time to villages, collecting songs, authentic folk costumes of the Ryazan region - everything for the formation of her native choir. At the same time, she recorded Russian folk songs that we now know and perform, such as “Oh, the forester is on edge,” “Oh, go for a walk, girls, it’s time,” “Sitting dozing,” “Under the roof is a sparrow,” and many, many others: round dances, weddings, comics, dances! And now it turns out that it’s been 90 years since her birth. And on my desk in my office I still have Irina Ivanovna’s field notes as “reference books” - notebooks with musical notations of Ryazan songs that she made during her trips.
I cannot help but mention how uniquely Irina Ivanovna Kosilkina worked with the choir, according to the principles of folk improvisation. During classes, I asked the singers to “search for their voices.” This is typical for traditional folk singing.
The traditions of collecting folklore songs started by Irina Ivanovna Kosilkina were continued and not forgotten (and this is especially important). In the first years of his creative work in the choir, Evgeny Grigorievich Popov invariably turned to folklore material collected by Irina Ivanovna. At that time, while remaining a folklore consultant in the team, she strongly supported his interest in the origins of folk performance. And those notebooks of hers, which are now in the cultural baggage of our choir, were constantly leafed through by them.

Recorded by Nikolai Reunov, Ryazan Vedomosti, 05/22/2001.
(From an interview with A.A. Kozyrev)

“Couplets from the main song of Arina Kosilkina” is a documentary film about the life and creative path of Irina Ivanovna Kosilkina. The film was presented for the first time as part of the Seventh Gareth Readings and is dedicated to the upcoming 100th anniversary of Irina Kosilkina.

Evgeny Grigorievich Popov - choral conductor, composer, People's Artist of the RSFSR, student of K.B. Birds, artistic director of the Ryazan Folk Choir

One can envy his fate. In the village of Gulynki, in the Ryazan region, where he was born into the family of rural paramedic Grigory Aristarkhovich Popov, the song was honored. They sang in the house, sang in winter at gatherings in a neighboring hut, sang near the outskirts on spring and summer nights. Judging by family memories, the culprit was a neighbor - a carpenter, the first dancer and musician in the village. As a sign of deep respect for the local paramedic, he made a three-string balalaika for his four-year-old son. The parents were surprised by little Zhenya’s childishly serious attitude towards the new toy. But, noticing how, having matured, the boy was increasingly drawn to musical instruments, and could listen to village women singing for hours, the parents realized: their son was forever lost to medicine, technology, science and many other areas of human activity. It was a happy loss: the song benefited from it.
The joyful discovery of Russian song wealth accompanied E. Popov both in his native village, and at the Ryazan Music School, and at the Moscow State Conservatory. But not everything was easy and joyful. On the very day when E. Popov took solfeggio and harmony at the entrance exams to the conservatory, a girl ran into the audience and exhaled: “War...”
And Popov put on a soldier's overcoat. He served in the Far East and took part in the war with Japan. And, having been demobilized from the unit, the very next day he reported to the conservatory. They reasonably remarked to him: “It’s February, classes started in September, so come next year.” A happy accident helped. The deputy dean of the conducting and choral faculty came into the training department: “Popov? I remember you very well from the pre-war entrance exams. Find your old exam paper in the archive. But the course has been running for five months now. Can you catch up?"
Popov did it. I studied 14 hours a day. His internship took place at the Bolshoi Theater, which became for him a real school of Russian singing culture.
Having received a diploma with honors, a talented conductor and young composer E. Popov refuses a flattering offer to engage in teaching activities at the Saratov Conservatory and happily agrees to lead the Ryazan Russian Folk Choir, unknown to anyone in those years. The choir at that time was going through a difficult period: there were no premises for rehearsals, no housing, and the basics of musical literacy were lacking. The team was based in the village of Zhuravinka, Ryazhsky district, and came to Ryazan as if on tour. The chorus melted. By the time E. Popov arrived, there were 14 people left. Thanks to the organizational skills of E. Popov, a week later the choir received a hostel in Ryazan, the stage of one of the factory clubs for classes. In a short time the team was completed. They began to study musical notation and the history of music.
Folklore expeditions organized by Popov follow one after another.

Evgeny Grigorievich collected about 300 songs from the Ryazan region. More than 100 songs have been processed by the composer and performed by the Ryazan Choir, causing the admiration of listeners. And today they sound “Are you a rowan tree”, “Oh, the red sun has set”, “Rowan ash tree”...
In 2001, the State Academic Ryazan Russian Folk Choir was awarded the name of its legendary artistic director, Evgeny Popov. Evgeny Popov forever entered the history of Russian musical culture.

“Happy is the person who one day turns from the highway onto a country road, sees an overgrown pond near his native outskirts, a house blackened by bad weather, where every knot in the white-washed floorboards is familiar, and suddenly feels, understands in his heart that it is impossible to serve Russia without serving his native places »– said E.G. Popov.

The pearl of the Ryazan choir’s repertoire, the calling card of not only the choir, but the entire Ryazan region, was Evgeny Popov’s song “Above the Window is a Moon” based on the verses of Sergei Yesenin.

In the choir's repertoire, a special place is occupied by songs based on the poems of Sergei Yesenin, the music for which was written by E. Popov. This is what he said: “For us, Sergei Yesenin is not only a great Russian poet, but also a dear, close fellow countryman. He uniquely praised our Ryazan nature. His poems contain a lot of our Ryazan words, phrases, expressions, and most importantly, the soul of the people lives in Yesenin’s poetry, every line of his poems is permeated with love for their native land.”
And the fire of dawn, and the splash of a wave, and the silvery moon, and the rustle of reeds, and the immense blue of the sky, and the blue surface of the lakes - all the beauty of the native land over the years was poured into poems full of love for the Russian land.
From heartfelt poems about the “country of birch calico”, the breadth of its steppe expanses, blue lakes, the noise of green oak forests to anxious thoughts about the fate of Russia in the “harsh menacing years”, every Yesenin image, every Yesenin line is warmed by a feeling of boundless love for the Motherland.
Yesenin knew Russian poetry, especially appreciated poems that became folk songs, and dreamed that his poetry would be “absorbed into the flesh of the people.” Many composers have turned and are turning to Yesenin’s poetry.
A significant part of the Ryazan choir’s repertoire consists of songs based on the poems of Sergei Yesenin - this is not only a tribute to the great countryman, but also an inexhaustible source of inspiration for composers, performers and listeners.
The first song by E. Popov based on the verses of S. Yesenin “Birch” appeared in 1956. The composer recalls: “This is one of the poet’s early works, created by him at the age of 15. It depicts Russian nature, I would even say Ryazan nature: a winter landscape in very light, soft colors... And I tried to write music that was also light, lyrical, so that the birch was ours, Ryazan not only in poetry, but also in music."
Songs based on the poems of Sergei Yesenin are both a tribute from the Ryazan choir to the great countryman and an inexhaustible source of inspiration.
“One of the most poetic miracles of S. Yesenin,” says the composer, “is the mature poetry of a man who has seen a lot, been far from his homeland, but has retained in his soul a living and reverent love for his native land. When creating a song based on these verses, I tried to carefully preserve all their charm and rich poetic subtext.”
Glorified by the great Russian poet, the beauty of the “country of birch chintz”, its beautiful people found a second musical and stage life in the art of the Ryazan Russian Folk Choir. These are traditional folk songs of the Ryazan region in excellent musical arrangements by the legendary choir leaders - E.G. Popov and A.A. Kozyreva. Magnificent song lyrics to the poems of Sergei Yesenin by composers of the Ryazan land - Evgeny Popov, Alexander Ermakov, Georgy Galakhov, the brightest musical heritage of our fellow countryman, composer Alexander Averkin.
The choir performs all the songs written by our Russian poet from the Ryazan region, Sergei Yesenin. The choir from Ryazan sings the songs of their great countrymen! And next to Ryazan is the village of Konstantinovo, where Sergei Yesenin was born and raised.

“There is a month above the window. There is wind under the window. The poplar that has flown around is silvery and bright...” comes the song from the receiver. And from the toes, hands, from the roots of the hair, from every cell of the body, a drop of blood rises to the heart, pricks it, fills it with tears and bitter delight, you want to run somewhere, hug someone alive, repent before the whole world or hide in a corner and cry out all the bitterness that is in the heart, and that which still remains in it.” Having poured out the feelings that washed over him with the song, the author concluded his confession with the words: “Hats off, Russia! They sing Yesenin!”(Victor Astafiev)

State Academic Ryazan Russian Folk Choir named after E. Popov is a pearl of Russian culture

Today the group represents a synthesis of three directions of folk performing arts: vocal-choral, dance and instrumental, where each performer is a professional artist and has special training and education.
The creative credo of the choir is the preservation, development and revival on stage of the rich heritage of folk traditions and modern original music in the genre of folk performance.
Much creative activity in the status of a state folk choir is aimed at preserving the local original style of singing, recording and processing Ryazan folklore and searching for new works that meet the criteria of true art.
Among the new numbers are “Ryazan Festive” and the song of the Sarajevo region “Bochenka”. Dynamics and enthusiasm were added to the vocal and choreographic paintings on the themes of Ryazan crafts, prepared for the Slavic Round Dance festival. The performances featured coopers, blacksmiths, carpenters, Mikhailovsky lacemakers... What struck me most, perhaps, was the “Potters” act. Clay, a potter's wheel, the process of birth of a work of art under the hands of a master - it's amazing that all this can be shown through dance. The composition once won the hearts of the audience and has now returned to the stage. The constant search for new means of expression led to the creation of compositions based on elements of folk crafts: “Mikhailovsky lace”, “Skopinsky potters”.

A singer from another region, Vladimir Soloukhin, wrote: “You can mistake the song of another bird for the trills of a nightingale, until suddenly you hear the true singer of the Russian forest. It's impossible to make a mistake here. The trills are so perfect and unique.”

• Krasnoznamenny named after A.V. Aleksandrova song and dance ensemble of the Soviet Army under the direction of B.A. Aleksandrov perform revolutionary songs “Orelik”, “Listen”, “Black Raven”, songs “Along the Narrow Bridge” by K. Akimov, “Holy Leninist Banner” "A.V. Aleksandrova, "Song of the pilots" by B.A. Aleksandrova, "At a camping halt" by L.O. Bakalova, "Goodbye, city and hut", "Song about Shchors", "Under our banner", " Soldier's service", "The sun disappeared behind the mountain", "High-speed tanks" by M.I. Blanter, "The Black Sea Sun is burning" by A.P. Dolukhanyan, "Naval Guard" by Yu.S. Milyutin, "Wait for the soldier", "The waves will scatter" "B.A. Mokrousova, "Russia", "Smuglyanka" by A.G. Novikov, "Near the Garden" by G.N. Nosov, "Song of Troubled Youth" by A.N. Pakhmutova, "The Wave is Noisy, the String is Ringing "Yu.M. Slonova, "On the Road", "On a Sunny Meadow" by V.P. Solovyov-Sedoy, "At the Native Frontier" by V.K. Sorokin, "Guards Polka" by B.M. Terentyev, "Lenin is always with you”, “We are for peace”, “My beloved homeland”, “I was leaving for the army” by S.S. Tulikov, “There is a good town in the north” by T.N. Khrennikov.
• The VR Song Ensemble under the direction of A.S. Andrusenko performs the songs “Like at Dawn” by N.P. Budashkin, “Budyonny’s Horse” by A.A. Davidenko, “My Komsomol Youth” by A.P. Dolukhanyan, “Song of Past Campaigns” by Z .L. Kompaneitsa, “We Went Hiking” by K.Ya. Listov, “Song about Voroshilov” by F. Sabo, “Song about Lazo” by F. Sadovoy, “Rapid Spaces” by A.G. Flyarkovsky, “Waltz of Friendship” by A. I. Khachaturyan, “Song of the Don Cossacks” by N.K. Chemberdzhi.
• The State Russian Folk Choir named after M.E. Pyatnitsky under the direction of P.M. Kazmin performs the songs “Song of Our Youth” by P.S. Akulenko, “Our Strength is in the Just Cause,” “Glory to the Soviet Power,” “A Border Guard Came from Service” V.G. Zakharova, “Don’t lag behind your friends” by Z.L. Kompaneets, “Let’s be friends”, “Raise the Banner of Labor”, “The party is faithful to the people” by A.G. Novikov, “Soviet Russia” by S.S. Tulikov.
• The State Russian Folk Choir of the Northern Song under the direction of A.Ya. Kolotilova performs the songs “Belomorets” by V.A. Laptev, “Clear Month” by A.G. Novikov.
• The VR Russian Song Choir, directed by N.V. Kutuzov, performs the songs “Why We Love Our Motherland” by P.S. Akulenko, “Moscow Festival” by G.N. Grankin, “Timoshka’s Curls Are Curly” by Yu.M. Slonov.
• The State Siberian Russian Folk Choir under the direction of V.S. Levashov performs V.S. Levashov’s songs “I was sitting under the window”, “The sea spilled without edge”, “Wide steppes”.
• The Voronezh Russian folk choir under the direction of K.I. Massalitinov performs K.I. Massalitinov’s songs “They say that I’m good”, “The nightingale has flown away”.
• The State Volga Folk Choir under the direction of P.M. Miloslavov performs G.F. Ponomarenko’s songs “Saratov Choruses” and “We are near Kuibyshev”.
• The ensemble "Beryozka" under the direction of N.S. Nadezhdina performs I.O. Dunaevsky's song "Oh, the viburnum is blooming."
• The Chuvash State Song and Dance Ensemble under the direction of F.M. Lukin performs the songs “Favorite Party” by F.M. Lukin, “Glory to the Native Party” by G.Ya. Khirby.
• The VR Big Choir under the direction of K.B. Ptitsa performs the songs “Dawn of the Ages” by A.A. Babaev, “Resort Song”, “Fly Doves” by I.O. Dunaevsky, “We Sing” by S.A. Zaslavsky, “Our Soviet power" by D.B. Kabalevsky, "Country of October" by F.I. Maslov, "Glory to our native state" by K.V. Molchanov, "March of the Communists" by A.G. Novikov, "We are communists", "This is the youth coming "S.S. Tulikova, "Glory to the great Soviet Union" by A.N. Kholminov, "The sun shines on us" by R.K. Shchedrin.
• The State Academic Russian Choir of the USSR under the direction of A.V. Sveshnikov performs revolutionary songs “You have fallen as a victim”, “We are blacksmiths”, A.G. Schnittke’s song “Wherever you go or go”.
• The Ural Russian folk choir under the direction of L. L. Christiansen performs G. I. Vekshin’s song “Groom”.
• The VR Song Ensemble, directed by V.V. Tselikovsky, performs the songs “We are going, friends” by V.I. Muradeli, “Soviet Country Komsomol” by S.S. Prokofiev.
• The children's choir of the Moscow City House of Pioneers and the orchestra conducted by V.S. Loktev performs the songs “Fly the Wind” by V.S. Loktev, “Pioneer” by A.I. Ostrovsky.
• The Ryazan Russian Folk Song Choir under the direction of E.G. Popov performs E.G. Popov’s songs “Birch”, “In the Meadow, on the Shore”, “Russian Blizzard”.
• The State Belarusian Folk Choir under the direction of G.I. Tsitovich performs A.G. Flyarkovsky’s songs “Autumn Lines”, “After the Rain”.
• The State Academic Choir of the BSSR under the direction of G.R. Shirma performs G.K. Pukst’s song “My Favorite Land.”
• The State Ukrainian Folk Choir under the direction of G. G. Verevka performs G. G. Verevka’s song “Shakhterochka”.
• The Soviet Song Ensemble of the Latvian Radio under the direction of T. Kalnins performs the songs “Zhiguli” by B.A. Mokrousov, “Long Live the Moscow Festival” by A.I. Ostrovsky, “Love and Friendship” by S.S. Tulikov.
• The State Choir of the Lithuanian SSR, under the direction of K. Kavyackas, performs K. Kavyackas’ songs “The Earth Wept in the Evening Twilight”, “The Fisherman’s Song”.
• The vocal and instrumental ensemble "Werner" (GDR) performs the songs "Only Eleven Years" by H. Bath, "Kiss Me" by B. Davy, "Song of Love" by I. Riadon, "Tell" by S. Fein, "About the First Meeting" .Eichenberg.
• Vocal quartet “Cheyanda” (Poland) performs the songs “Your loving eyes” by A. Belostotsky, “I am in love with my Warsaw” by E. Wieler, “Song about the Vistula” by V. Gan, “Under the sky of Paris” by Z. Zhiro, “Your heart is with me” by N. Zemensky, “The Lighthouse” by T. Kucher, “The Game of Blind Man’s Bluff” by A. Mushinsky, “Captain”, “Don’t teach me to dance” by V. Shpilman.