On Day of Russia in the settlement Alekseevskoe XIV Festival of bell ringing “ Alekseevsky chimes – 2016” to be held
June 12, 2016, on Day of Russia in the settlement Alekseevskoe XIV Festival of bell ringing “Alekseevsky chimes – 2016” to take place.
Festival Theme: "Under the cover of the Virgin."
The festival is dedicated to the 1000th anniversary of the presence of Russian monasticism on Mount Athos, the 200th anniversary of Discovery of the replica of Akhtyrka Icon of the Virgin in Alexeyevsky, Laying the first foundation stone of the cathedral on the site of appearance of the icon of Our Lady of Kazan.
The festival will be attended by bell ringers of Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, the authors and performers of spiritual and folk music, folklore and dance groups of various genres.
Cossack, folk and spiritual songs and chants, chimes different traditions and schools will be performed.
The program of the Festival - Fair-sale of products "City of Masters" folk art, the work of master classes, children's playground.
Project "Cossack Sloboda" will be presented by the participation of military-historical clubs.
The program of the Festival:
June 12:
- Divine Liturgy 8.00am - 10.00am.
- Gala concert - at 11:00am.
- Festival marathon 13.00pm - 18.00pm.
- An open-air concert 20.00pm - 22.00pm.
- Fireworks at 22.00pm .
June 13 at 15:00pm
- At the House of Culture a concert with the participation of Basil Zhdankin, Irina Leonova, Anna Sizova to be held.
Festival bells ' Alekseevskaya chimes "is intended to preserve and develop the art of Orthodox bell ringing as the intangible cultural heritage of Russia.
The festival will be attended by:
- Master of bell ringing from the cities of Minsk, Poltava, Simferopol, Sevastopol, Omsk, Moscow, Rostov, Sergiyev Posad, Samara, Chelyabinsk, Volgograd, Yaroslavl, Perm, Krasnodar, Kazan, Nizhny Novgorod,
Musical performers: the ensemble of gusli players "Zhivaya voda (Living Water)" (Sergiev Posad), Anna Sizova (Moscow), Irina Leonova (Moscow), the ensemble of the Belarusian Philharmonic (Minsk), Stanislav Bartenev (Moscow), kobzar Basil Zhdankin (Pochayiv), the Cossack ensemble "Razdoly" (Volgograd region), Irina Cromm (Moscow), Oleg Sedykh (Belarus), the Cossack ensemble "Razdolitsa" (Cheboksary), soldier's chorus of Engineering troops (Moscow), the Cossack male choir "Volga villagers' consolidated male choir of Kazan -Bogoroditsky monastery (Kazan), and many others.
Details on the website: www.prihod-alex.ru