On May 18, the Ryazan State Academic Russian Folk Choir named after Evgeniy Popov presented two events at different venues in the city within the framework of the Days of Spiritual Culture of Russia in Belarus, organized by the ANO Russian Seasons with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation.
A series of master classes in choreography, orchestral and choral art were held at the Belarusian State Academy of Music and the Minsk State College of Arts. The Chief conductor, Honorary worker of culture and art of the Ryazan region Alexander Oreshkin conducted a master class “Distinctive features of the repertoire of the Ryazan choir orchestra, its particular characteristics and capabilities”; Artistic director, Honored worker of culture of the Russian Federation Svetlana Sukhova – a master class “Song tradition of the Ryazan region”, Chief choreographer, Honored worker of culture of the Russian Federation Nikolai Shichkin – a master class on folk stage dance “Regional features of the choreographic repertoire of the Ryazan choir”.
“I believe the choir that performs on our stage today will stick in the memory and hearts of our Belarusian spectators. We are looking forward to today’s concert and subsequent visits of Russian creative companies,” said Alexander Ivanovich Nikita.
“We are happy and proud to present the art of the legendary Russian land – Ryazan region, on the stage of the Belarusian Philharmonic. It’s gratifying that so many spectators came at the call of their hearts, at the call of their souls, to watch the performance of their brothers and sisters from the glorious ancient city of Ryazan,” Svetlana Sukhova shared her opinion.
“This is a bright project that is really relevant now – it aims at demonstrating the importance of friendly relations with our Belarusian brothers and getting them acquainted with Russian folk culture, which has always given the strength and inspiration of our entire Russian people,” emphasized Sergei Selyavin.
