Valery RYAZANOV


The Great Doxology
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The Krasnoyarsk chamber chorus was created in 1988 as a church chorus. From the very beginning of the activity, it constantly accompanied with church god-services and spent numerous concerts, propagandizing Russian spiritual music. In 1993 the chorus received the status of municipal professional collective. In 1999 was transformed in the man's chorus small on structure. In structure of collective - highly professional musicians. The man's chorus works practically in all kinds of vocal-choral music: from solo and ensemble up to choral singing. The collective of chorus actively cooperates with a Krasnoyarsk symphonic orchestra, constant participant of the programs of radio and TV.

In repertoir of collective - ancient "songs of Russian soldiers", spiritual and secular music of Russian and foreign classics, product of the modern composers of Siberia. Among them: prayers, marches, cantates, national songs, and etc.; products for chorus with an orchestra, for chorus with a body and for chorus without support.

"The Creative shape of Krasnoyarsk chamber man's chorus is marked by spiritual authenticity. And it is not got neither competitive or honourable ranks, nor prestigious performances and international popularity, often comparsa in the newspapers and on TV... It - mark true, from sincere depths creating art..." (I. Efimova, teacher of Krasnoyarsk Academy of music and theatre)

The founder and artistic director of chorus is the graduate of a Novosibirsk conservatory Valery Ryazanov. The talented conductor, sensitive musician, and, at last, simply remarkable man, Valery Ryazanov has created unique on coordination of sounding and feeling performance collective constantly surprising the audience with each occurrence on a stage...

Please excuse any confusion you may experience when reading above, it's probably due to my inadequate ability to accurately translate Russian. I'll keep trying to do better... - Clay