The Chamber Choir of Voronezh State Pedagogical University
Voronezh, Russia
Boris Yarkin - conductor
Competition Section
| Title | Composer |
|---|---|
| Do Tri Momi / Three Girls | Dragan Shuplevski |
| Lux Aurumque | Eric Whitacre |
| K Bogoriditse Prilezhno / To the Theotokos Let Us Now Eagerly Make Haste | Aleksander Grechaninov |
| My Souls Been Anchored in the Lord | arr. Moses Hogan |
The Chamber Choir of Voronezh State Pedagogical University was founded in 1999. Since it's foundation the choir has participated in many events in Russia and abroad. The choir has taken part in many competitions and has won numerous prizes: First Prize in the International Chamber Ensemble Competition named after S. Degtyarev and G. Lomakin, Belgorod, Russia (2001), Third Prize in the fourth International Competition “Modern Art and Education”, Moscow, Russia (2009), First Prize in “The Hajnówka’s Orthodox Church Music Days”, Hajnowka, Poland (2010) where Mr. Boris Yarkin was awarded with the honorary diploma for the best conducting.
The greater part of the repertoire of the choir consists of compositions a cappella of distinguished Russian and foreign masters of sacred and secular music as well as arrangements of various folk songs. The choir also performs Boris Yarkin’s compositions and arrangements. Alongside with a great number of choral sketches the repertoire embraces the compositions of greater forms. The choir has performed with Nurnberg Symphony Orchestra, Germany, Lipetsk and Voronezh Symphony Orchestras, Russia.
Boris Yarkin, PhD, graduated from the Department of Choral Conducting, Voronezh State Academy of Arts. He had an internship in Moscow State Conservatory named after P. Tchaikovsky. Currently he is a chairperson of the Chair of Choral Conducting and Vocal Singing, Department of Arts, Voronezh State Pedagogical University.
Voronezh, founded in 1586 by Peter the Great, is a beautiful city situated to the south-west of Moscow. The city is a well-balanced blend of old and new, elaborate 18th century buildings rub shoulders with newly developed modern complexes. Within a stone's throw of the busy centre are large areas of peaceful parklands and beautiful countryside.
