On the Day of the Holy Trinity "Music of Faith" to be sounded In Sviyazhsk
May 31, a concert at the largest temple of Sviyazhsk - Cathedral of the Icon of the Mother of God "Joy of All Who Sorrow" - opens IV International Festival "Music of faith." On the Day of the Holy Trinity in the first concert of the festival will sound Orthodox sacred music and choral works by S. Rachmaninov, P. Tchaikovsky, P. Chesnokov, M.Berezovsky and others. The event is held with the blessing of Metropolitan of Kazan and Tatarstan Anastasy. The concert beginning at 13.00, entrance to the public free of charge.
The participants of the concert in Sviyazhsk to become a fraternal chorus of Sviyazhsk Mother of God Holy Dormition Monastery (head Pavel Elisov), Grand Choir of Russian State Humanitarian University, Moscow (director Boris Tarakanov) and the State Chamber Choir of the Republic of Tatarstan (artistic director Milyausha Tamindarova). At the end of the concert artists of all three bands will perform several songs together (combined together), and you can imagine what a bright and powerful voices will sound a capella in a recently renovated Sviyazhsky Virgin of All Who Sorrow Cathedral with its excellent acoustics.
In addition, at 12.00 in the Museum of History Sviyazhsk will be a concert of chamber music: artists of the Republic of Tatarstan State Quartet will perform works by Russian and European classics. Admission is also free.
International Festival "Music of Faith", created to bring together people of different religions, peace and tolerance in the society, familiarizing listeners to a wide range of musical art treasures, has been held annually since 2012 at the initiative and with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Tatarstan. Festival concerts are traditionally held in the largest tourist and pilgrimage centers of Tatarstan - Kazan, on the island of Sviyazhsk and the ancient Bolgar.
The festival program of 2015 includes 3concerts, May 31 at Sviyazhsk, Orthodox holy music sounds, on June 14 in Bolgar - the music of Islam; Gala concert to be held on August 2, at the FINA Cultural Park, near the stadium "Kazan Arena". The program will include a gala as the authentic music of worship (church hymns, azans) classical and contemporary works on spiritual themes, compositions in a style of world music, spirituals, folk music etc., Because in contrast to the languages in which the different sound symbols of faith and prayer, music "speaks" with people of different nationalities and confessions on a single, clear and penetrating into the souls of dialect - the language of art.