Academic choir “Gamma”
Yaroslavl, Russia
Valentina Rodikova - conductor
Competition Section
| Title | Composer | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|
| Pesnya o pervoy lyubvi / A song about first love | Andrey Petrov | Lev Kuklin |
| Pesnya o krinicah / Song of Krynica | Andrey Eshpay | Viktor Karpenko |
| Venecianskaya noch / Venetian night | Mikhail Glinka | Ivan Kozlov |
| Nochevala tuchka zolotaya / Slept golden cloud | Peter Chaikovsky | Mikhail Lermontov |
| V temnom lese / In the dark forest | Folk russian song | Popular text |
| Tanec / Dance | Francesco Durante | |
| Gora i junak / A Mountain and a Hero | Stefan Gajdov | Traditional Macedonian |
| Bella ciao / Farewell, the beautiful girl | Folk Italian song | Popular text |
Sacred Section
| Title | Composer | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|
| Nyne sily / Now the powers | Canonical text | |
| Tebe poem / To Thee We Sing | Anton Arensky | Canonical text |
| Choral №9 (a mass “Passions on John”) | Johann Sebastian Bach | Canonical text |
Academic Choir of the Palace of Culture “Gamma” in Yaroslavl was founded in 1970 from amateur singers of all ages and professions. Many interesting and vivid stories chronicle the chorus’s history: artistic encounters and exciting concert tours. The choir team of Yaroslavl and beyond has many close friendship ties. The choir supports creative contracts with groups from Poitiers (France), Boston (USA), and Sapporo (Japan). The diverse repertoire of the choir includes: folk songs, songs of Russian and foreign composers, and many works performed a-cappella. Since the creation of the choir, it has been lead by Valentinа Rodikova, whose character is the constant creativity and love of choral art. The choir is an honorary title “People's team.”
