Today State Grand Concert Hall after S.Saydashev will hosts a gala concert dedicated to the Day of Slavic Literature and Culture

Today  State Grand  Concert Hall  after S.Saydashev will hosts a gala concert dedicated to the Day of Slavic Literature and Culture

May 24 (Friday) at 13.00 in the State Grand Concert Hall named after S. Saydashev there will be a gala concert dedicated to the Day of Slavic Literature and Culture. Traditionally, the celebration will be held in the format of a large choral concert with the participation of professional and amateur groups. Such events will be held simultaneously in different cities of Russia, including the capital of Tatarstan.

Over 250 musicians, both professionals and young lovers of choral singing, will take part in the concert. Among the performers  are the Male Bishop Choir of the Kazan Monastery of the Bogoroditsky under the direction of Regent Denis Rogov, the State Chamber Choir of the Republic of Tatarstan conducted by Milyausha Tamindarova, artists of the State Song and Dance Ensemble of the Republic of Tatarstan (principal choirmaster - Niyaz Garayev), the Academic Choir of the Kazan State Institute of Culture under the direction of Sh.R. .Ziatdinova, Folk Choir of the Kazan State Institute of Culture under the direction of A.V. Samoilova, Mixed Choir of the Kazan College of Music under the direction of Di Venediktova, the Consolidated choir of children's music schools in Kazan under the direction of E.A. Borminskaya. The concert will be accompanied by the New Music Chamber Orchestra conducted by Anna Gulishambarova.

The program includes works by P. Tchaikovsky, M. Glinka, S. Prokofiev, music of Orthodox services, works by Soviet composers (A. Pakhmutova, V. Shainsky, I. Dunaevsky and others), Anthem to Cyril and Methodius by A. Kastalsky and etc. At the end of the program a consolidated choir of all the participants of the concert will perform.

For reference

For the first time at the state level, the Day of Slavic Literature and Culture was celebrated in 1863, in connection with the 1000th anniversary of the creation of the Slavic alphabet by saints Cyril and Methodius. In the same year, a decree was passed to celebrate the Day of Remembrance of Saints Cyril and Methodius on May 11 (May 24 in a new style).

On March 16, 2010, the President of the Russian Federation signed Decree No. 323 “On the celebration of the Day of Slavic Literature and Culture”, the issue of which was determined to be Moscow’s permanent place of celebration. In 2013, at the suggestion of the Patriarchal Council for Culture, the format of the main event was formed - a large choir festival with the participation of professional and amateur choirs. Choral holidays are held simultaneously in all capitals of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation.