25.07.2015
Festival of Orthodox culture and traditions "Sofia" was held opposite the Kremlin walls
Despite the cloudy weather that has been over the capital for the last week, on Saturday, July 25, the sun came out. On this day, on the picturesque Sofiyskaya embankment, opposite the Kremlin walls in the temple of Sophia the Wisdom of God, about two hundred people gathered for the musical review competition "Small Towns - the Pearls of Russia" of the First Festival of Orthodox Culture and Traditions "Sofia".This year the Festival was timed to coincide with the 1027th anniversary of the baptism of Russia, and one of its goals was to find talented performers from the outback. 36 teams and individual participants from 20 small towns in Russia came to the festival this year. Vyazma, Konakovo, Meleuz. The theme of the competition was Orthodox and folk traditions in Russian music. The audience heartily applauded the Cossack ensembles, which are the bearers of the Orthodox faith and are famous for their folk musical traditions.
When the song “When we were at war” sounded from the stage, especially impressionable citizens wiped away a tear. The head of the Cossack choir "Khutor Razumovsky" of the First Cossack University Andrey Kargopolov explained the popularity of the Cossack groups.
- There was a period in Russia when a folklore pit arose. Then a cliché appeared that folk culture is kokoshniks, a bear and a balalaika. But for the last 5-10 years, it has been raining. Like mushrooms, youth folklore groups began to appear. Thousands of children are engaged in folk culture, including Cossack culture. I am convinced that it is necessary to educate from the cradle, and I am very glad, looking around and seeing the little ones who run around in hats, and grandmothers who pass on some experience to them. It can be seen that this is not forcible, but in a natural way, - said the artist.
The security of the event was provided by 10 Cossacks of the Central Cossack Army, who kept order. The festival passed quietly and without any incidents.
Rector of Moscow State University of Technology K.G. Razumovsky (First Cossack University) Valentina Ivanova noted with satisfaction that the Cossacks are being revived not only from the standpoint of civil service, but also the preservation of Orthodox culture.
- Russian culture is multifaceted, multifaceted and diverse. Its guardians are the people in all its formations and organizational structures. One of such organizational formations and manifestations of the people is the Cossacks. The Cossacks preserve the tradition of carrying out public service for the protection of the border, the protection of public order. At the same time, the Cossacks throughout their existence preserved the Russian Orthodox culture, - said the rector of the First Cossack University.
The range of musical directions at the festival was wide: vocal performers, dance groups, shepherd's horns and even a saxophone. Filipp Antonov, a festival participant, said that, despite the apparent discrepancy between rhythmic jazz music and the traditions of Orthodox culture, many jazz performers were religious people. Philip took 17th place and received a diploma of the festival participant.
The real discovery of the festival was the horn choir from the city of Nerekhta, Kostroma region. A team of five people played on unique homemade shepherd's horns. Art, almost lost in the 20th century, is carefully guarded by the Nerekhta people. Last year they recorded their first album.
The Grand Prix of the musical contest "Small Towns - the Pearls of Russia" was won by the laureate of international competitions Nikita Karo.
- Today I sang two songs. One is called "Ataman Dashing", the second is the Russian folk song "I'll go out into the street." I chose these two songs because they are characteristic and expressive. Performing them, you can show acting skills and reveal your vocal abilities, - said the winner.
The festival participants received certificates and diplomas, and the laureates received valuable prizes.
The idea of holding the Festival of Orthodox Culture and Traditions "Sofia" belongs to the People's Artist of Russia, the great bass, the performer of sacred music Vladimir Motorin and the rector of the Temple of Sophia the Wisdom of God in Srednye Sadovniki, Archpriest Vladimir Volgin, whose spiritual children are many famous people of art.
Moscow hosted the third festival of Orthodox culture and traditions "Sofia »
The organizers of the festival were the President of the Charitable Foundation for the Revival of Culture and Traditions of Small Towns of Russia, People's Artist of Russia, leading soloist of the Bolshoi Theater of Russia V.A. Matorin and rector of the Church of Sophia the Wisdom of God in Srednye Sadovniki in Moscow, Archpriest Vladimir Volgin.
The Chairman of the Federation Council V.I. Matviyenko addressed the participants of the festival with a welcoming speech: “I am sure that the talent and skill of the performers will find a warm response in the hearts of the audience. I wish you all happiness, health, and further creative success.”
The Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation V.R. Medinsky, the Minister of Health of the Russian Federation V.I. target program "Spiritual and moral culture of the younger generation of Russia" SV Medvedev.
The festival was held for two days, about 90 creative teams performed, which represented our entire vast country: Krasnodar and Stavropol Territories, the republics of Udmurtia, Karelia, Dagestan, Chuvashia, regions - Moscow, Kaluga, Bryansk, Tula, Tver, Lipetsk, Nizhny Novgorod, Novgorod, Orenburg, Astrakhan, Belgorod, Smolensk, Ryazan, Tula, Rostov, Tyumen, Samara, Murmansk, Vladimir, Yaroslavl, etc.
It was a festival of bright original talents, magnificent singing voices, unusual, incendiary dances and dances, and excellent performance on Russian musical instruments. A real celebration of our multinational Russian culture. A celebration of music, dance, vocals. During these two days in the center of Moscow, at the walls of the gray-haired Kremlin, Russia itself sang and danced. The audience greeted each performance with thunderous applause. The organizers of the competition also thought out an online broadcast of the performances of creative teams, and an online vote was held for the audience.
The competition was assessed by a competent jury headed by the chairman - the People's Artist of the Russian Federation, the famous Russian opera singer N. N. Terentyeva. The members of the jury were L.V. Artemyeva, Professor of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Gnesinykh, S.S. Matorina - Associate Professor of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Gnesinykh, V.I. Vakhrushev, deputy. Chairman of the Board of the Charitable Foundation for the Revival of Culture and Traditions of Small Towns of Russia, G.V. Vlasyonok, merit. artist of Russia, ch. director and presenter of the Russian State Musical Television Center. The members of the jury were also the leaders of the creative teams that performed at the competition.
The Grand Prix of the competition was awarded to the Ensemble of Russian Ethnic Music "Layers" and the family folklore quartet "Istoki" from the city of Kostomuksha (Republic of Karelia). Diploma winners of the prestigious competition "Sofia-2017" were also artists from the city of Verei, Naro-Fominsk district, Mikheeva Anna and Chernyshenko Marusya. According to the results of the audience voting, the exemplary variety dance ensemble "Avades" from the Rostov region became the winner.
On the third day of the festival, a magnificent concert of the soloist of the Bolshoi Theater V. Matorin and pianist Y. Rozum took place.
L.N. Kiseleva,
MP Aprelevka,
member of the jury of the competition "SOFIA-2017".
Creative teams MBUK "House of Culture" Yakhroma "Chorus of Russian Song. Boris Lyamin and the Russian Song Ensemble "Rural Melodies" took part in the All-Russian Festival of Orthodox Culture and Traditions of Small Towns and Rural Settlements "Sofia".
The idea of holding the festival belongs to the People's Artist of Russia, the great bass, the best performer of sacred music Vladimir Matorin and the rector of the Temple of Sophia the Wisdom of God in Srednye Sadovniki, Archpriest Vladimir Volgin, whose spiritual children are many famous people of art.
The theme of the review-competition: "Orthodox and folk traditions in Russian music." Main tasks and goals: increasing interest in national musical traditions; promotion of spiritual, folk music, Russian classics and the best works of contemporary Russian composers; education of performing culture, promotion of talents and assistance in their creative growth.
Since 2012, every year at the end of July, on the territory of the Temple of Sophia the Wisdom of God, located on the Sofiyskaya embankment of the Moscow River opposite the Kremlin, concerts of spiritual, classical and folk music are organized dedicated to the celebration of the Day of the Baptism of Russia and the Orthodox holiday of the Day of Equal-to-the-Apostles Grand Duke Vladimir.
July 29 at the All-Russian Festival of Orthodox Culture and Traditions of Small Towns and Rural Settlements of Russia "Sofia", which was held in Moscow on Sofiyskaya Embankment, in the Church of Sophia the Wisdom of God in Srednye Sadovniki, our teams performed very well! Russian song choir Boris Lyamina became the winner of the competition; Ensemble “Rural tunes – winners of the competition.
The festival was attended by 66 teams from different parts of Russia. The festival participants were evaluated by a competent jury: Terentyeva Nina Nikolaevna - People's Artist of the Russian Federation, Soviet and Russian opera singer (mezzo-soprano), Associate Professor of Solo Academic Singing at the Gnessin Russian Academy of Music, Vakhrusheva Valentina Ivanovna - Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Charitable Foundation for the Revival of the Culture of Small Towns of Russia, Fedosova Elmira Petrovna — Doctor of Historical Sciences, Leading Researcher at the Institute of Russian History of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Here is what the festival participants themselves say: Marina Shevtsova “We tried very hard! The atmosphere at the festival was friendly. And how many Russian songs we heard! It costs a lot. I was pleased with the participation of children. Russia cannot be broken by any sanctions, because we honor our native culture. Many thanks to all those who voted for us online!”
And here is what Maria Kuzmina thinks about this: “Thanks to everyone who supported us and voted. We tried our best to meet your expectations. We are happy and very happy! We discovered a lot of useful things for ourselves, heard beautiful songs. It's great that we have so many caring people in Russia who love the Russian song and their Russia. And most importantly, among the participants were children's groups. This means that the Russian song lives and will live!”
During the festival, online voting took place, the festival participant with the most votes became the winner. We want to thank everyone who took part in the online voting. Thanks to you, dear friends, the choir of Russian song them. B. Lyamina received the Audience Choice Award.
The idea of holding the Festival of Orthodox Culture and Traditions "Sofia" belongs to the People's Artist of Russia, the great bass, the best performer of sacred music Vladimir Matorin and the rector of the Temple of Sophia the Wisdom of God in Srednye Sadovniki, Archpriest Vladimir Volgin, whose spiritual children are many famous people of art.
Since 2012, concerts of sacred music dedicated to the Baptism of Russia have been organized on the territory of the Temple of Sophia the Wisdom of God. The popularity of these concerts exceeded all expectations. About 1000 parishioners and guests gather every year to listen to masterpieces of Russian spiritual, classical and folk music. Both venerable performers and young, beginning musicians perform at the concerts. Among the guests and listeners there are always delegations from small towns of Russia.
In 2015, for the first time, the traditional festive concert program was supplemented by a musical review competition of creative teams and performers "Small Towns - the Pearls of Russia". The theme of the competition: "Orthodox and folk traditions in Russian music." Main tasks and goals: increasing interest in national musical traditions; promotion of spiritual, folk music, Russian classics and the best works of contemporary Russian composers; education of performing culture, promotion of talents and assistance in their creative growth.
33 teams and individual participants from 20 small towns in Russia will present their work to the judgment of an authoritative jury. The co-chairs of the jury will be a famous theater and film actor Egor Pazenko, People's Artist of Russia Nina Terentiev and Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Charitable Foundation for the Revival of Culture and Traditions of Small Towns of Russia Valentine Vakhrushev. The artistic directors of the participating teams will also take part in the jury.
The grand opening of the Festival will take place on July 25, 2015 at 12:00 on the territory of the Temple of Sophia the Wisdom of God in Sredniye Sadovniki at the address: Moscow, Sofiyskaya nab., 32.
At 19.00 the results of the Festival will be summed up, Laureates and Diploma winners will be determined. The best performer will take home the highest award of the Festival - the Grand Prix.
Sacred and folk music will be performed State Academic Choir Chapel of Russia named after A.A. Yurlova. Artistic Director and Principal Conductor - Honored Art Worker of Russia, Professor Gennady Dmitryak. People's Artists of Russia Yuri Rozum and Vladimir Redkin together with the scholarship holders of the Yuriy Rozum International Charitable Foundation, they will perform works. P.I. Tchaikovsky.
The organizers of the Festival were:
- Charitable Foundation for the Revival of Culture and Traditions of Small Towns of Russia;
- Temple of Sophia the Wisdom of God in Sredny Sadovniki;
- Nonprofit Partnership Center for the Revival of Traditions.
General Partner of the Festival: MSUTU(Moscow State University of Technology and Management named after K.G. Razumovsky, First Cossack University)
With organizational support:
- Association "Folk art crafts of Russia";
- Yuri Rozum International Charitable Foundation
General sponsors:
- M VIDEO;
- CJSC VICTORIA
Sponsors:
- PC "Paris Commune";
- OAO MTZ TRANSMASH;
- VINTEGRA Group of Companies
Company Fazioli provided a piano for the performance of artists.
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