Academic Choir of PetrSU

The repertoire of the choir includes more than 300 works of both Russian ( Taneyev , Rimsky-Korsakov , Glinka , Sviridov , Shostakovich ^[1] ) and foreign composers of the XVII — XX centuries, arrangements of Russian folk songs and songs of the peoples of the world, as well as works of modern Karelian composers ( E. Patlaenko , G. Vavilov , R. Pergament , N. Mishukov , V. Sergeenko ) ^[2] . The choir was also the first performer of Valery Kalistratov 's Session “Session”.

The academic choir of PetrSU was organized on August 29, 1962 by choirmaster and professor Georgy Yervandovich Teratsuyants ^[3] . Until 1962, choirs also appeared at the PetrSU , but they were short-lived and were of a seasonal nature ^[4] . From the very beginning, the band gives about 30 concerts a year ^[1] and tours annually in Russia and foreign countries. Throughout its existence, the team actively speaks at university events. The first major victory of the academic choir of PetrSU is its successful performance in the Chapel of them. Glinka in 1965 ^[4] . In 1967, the team was awarded the title of Laureate of the All-Union Festival of Amateur Art, dedicated to the 50th anniversary of Soviet power, and in the same year, by the decision of the Komsomol Committee of the University, the academic choir of PSU was nominated for the title of Karelian Komsomol Prize Laureate ^[1] .

In 1972, the team first participated in the inter-republican student competition “Juventus” and since then has repeatedly taken part in it ^[5] . The first foreign tours took place in Czechoslovakia in 1974 ^[5] . In 1975, the choir was admitted to the Student Academic Choirs Club of Leningrad ^[6] .

In December 1976, speaking in Leningrad at the All-Union Festival of the North-Western Zone of the RSFSR, the choir performed the work of the Italian composer A. Lotti “Crucifixus” . The performance was rated by the highest score, but an essay in Latin with religious overtones was not welcomed by ideological leadership. Subsequently, in no official statement , the group was again allowed to sing “Crucifixus” ^[7] .

In 1987, former participants who had already completed university studies were invited to the choir. G. E. Teratsuyants noted this event as a new stage in the history of the team ^[8] .

After the collapse of the USSR, the geography of performances of the choir of PetrSU expanded. The team began to travel to European countries such as Germany (1995), Austria (2000), Sweden (2005), Finland (2006), France (2007) ^[9] .

Art leaders

Since the creation of the choir and until his death in 2007, the artistic director and chief conductor was Georgy Yervandovich Teratsuyants . Since 2007, the head is a student of G. E. Teratsuyants, a graduate of the Petrozavodsk Conservatory Nikolai Evgenevich Matashin .

Concertmasters

From 1968 to 2013 - Honored Worker of Culture of the Russian Federation, Honored Worker of Culture of the Republic of Karelia, laureate of the State Prize of the Republic of Karelia, former director of the Petrozavodsk Music College. C. E. Rautio L. G. Berdino ^[10] . Since 2013 - Elena Yurevna Yolina.

Choirmasters (in different years)

Ammolineen (Teratsuyants) Olga Ivanovna, Klaz Yury Lvovich, Matashin Nikolai Evgenievich , Nikulina Yuliya, Orlova Irina Nikolaevna, Semenova Svetlana Fedorovna, Umnov Alexey Yurevich, Fedotova (Khuzina) Natalia Mikhailovna, Charandaeva Elena Mirzaevna

Wardens of the choir (at different times)

Abramova (Petrova) Alla Adolfovna, Artemyeva (Pogodina) Natalya Ivanovna, Guleva Valeria Valerievna, Eliseeva (Kislitsyna) Ekaterina Anatolyevna, Zorina (Klaz) Elena Sergeevna, Laydinen Tamara Ivanovna, Malkiel Anna Alexandrovna, Ryzhova (Markovskaya) Evgenia Fyzovyana Yekhenya Yekhenya Yekhenya-Yakovna Yekhenya-Yakovna Yekheneva Yekhenya-Yakovna Yekhenya Yekhenya Yekhenya Yekhenya Yekhenya Yekhenya Fyodorovna Yekaterina ) Svetlana Nikolaevna, Trofimchik Inkeri Ivanovna ^[11] . The headman’s duties included taking such organizational decisions as hotel booking, financing issues, hotel booking, etc. In 2000, the post of director of the choir was established to replace the headman. The first director was the then headman of the choir Svetlana Smirnova ^[12] . From 2004 to 2010, the director was Ekaterina Kislitsyna. In 2010, the concertmaster of the choir Yolina Elena (present) took office.

Soloists

Vocalists:

• Bash Klavdiya, Bratslavskaya Elena, Vasilyeva Aleftina, Vityuk Dmitry, Gavrilova Larisa, Gladchenko Victoria, Erunina Tamara, Ivanova Polina, Kalikin Victor, Kamenskaya Valentina, Kozinskaya Evgenia, Krylov, Kulaeva Natalya, Karnonen Tatiana, Mayer Vladimir, Mamedov, Podonikov, Presnya, Rogozina Nadezhda, Samsonov Nikolay, Serova Victoria, Smirnova Galina, Fedorov Alexander, Frolova Larisa, Halinen Andrey, Cheshuina Antonina, Shirkin Vasily ^[13] .

Instrumentalists:

• Leonid Budanov, Vyacheslav Dulev, Alexander Prikhodchenko, Alexei Konovalov ^[13] .

The well-known bass and People's Artist of Karelia V. Kalinin also collaborated with the choir ^[14] .

Famous graduates

During the existence of the choir, over 1000 people sang in it. Many of the students subsequently gained fame in Karelia and beyond. Here are some of them ^[15] :

• Klaz, Yury Lvovich - Honored Worker of Culture of the Russian Federation, member of the International Choral Music Association;
• Markovskaya, Evgenia Fedorovna - Head of the Department of Botany and Plant Physiology of PetrSU, Doctor of Biological Sciences, Honored Scientist of the Republic of Karelia;
• Nurgaliyev, Rashid Gumarovich - Minister of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation.

The geography of the choir's trips covers a significant territory of the European part of Russia , as well as some countries of near and far abroad. The choir repeatedly participated in the All-Russian choral festivals and became their laureate. Some of the achievements of the choir are:

• World Choir Games
  • ( Linz , Austria , 2000) - the Big Silver Medal (IV place in the Mixed Choirs nomination) ^[16]
  • ( Riga , Latvia , 2014) - gold medal (nomination "Musica Sacra a cappella") ^[17] , silver medal (nomination "Mixed choirs") ^[18]
  • ( Sochi , Russia , 2016) - two gold medals (III place in the nomination "University and College Choirs" ^[19] , III place in the nomination "Musica Sacra a cappella") ^[20]
• All-Russian competition of academic choirs "Singing Russia" ( Moscow ):
  • 1999 - the laureate of the I degree in the nomination “Amateur choirs”
  • 2002 - the laureate of the I degree in the nomination “Amateur choirs”, the laureate of the III degree in the nomination “Female choirs” (female choir group), honorary diploma of the best accompanist (L. G. Berdino)
• Competition of university choirs "Gaudeamus" ( Izhevsk , Russia ) - I place in 2000, 2002, 2004 and 2006 ^[21]
• Competition "Young Classics" ( Vologda , Russia , 2009) - the laureate of the I degree, a special diploma for the best performance of a folk song ^[22]
• The contest “Eurasia Cantat” ( Ekaterinburg , Russia , 2011) - a gold diploma, as well as a special prize for the “best choirmaster” Nikolay Matashin ^[23]
• Festival "Blagovest" ( St. Petersburg , Russia 2016) - Grand Prix of the Competition ^[24]
• All-Russian Choral Festival ( Moscow , Russia , 2017) - the status of the best choir of Russia, as well as the diploma of the best conductor Nikolai Matashin ^[25]

• March of enthusiasts. The academic choir of PetrSU is dedicated to. - Petrozavodsk : PetrSU , 2009. - 280 p. - ISBN 978-5-8021-1019-5 .
• G. Ye. Teratsuyants' Notes from the Inside, or the Annals of the Main Events in the Life of the Choir of Petrozavodsk State University for 1998–2002, recorded by its head. - Petrozavodsk : Publishing house of PetrSU, 2002. - 164 p. - ISBN 5-8021-0232-2 .
• Pages of history of Petrozavodsk State University, 1940-2000 / Comp. Ed. M.I. Shumilov , I.P. Pokrovskaya. - Petrozavodsk: Publishing house of PetrSU, 2005. - 540 p.

• The official site of the choir
• Academic Choir of Petrozavodsk State University - an article on the portal specialradio.ru / 07/06/2017
• Linz (Austria) Results (Unsolved) (2000). The appeal date is May 23, 2018. Archived November 17, 2011.
• Riga (Latvia) Results (Neopr.) (2014). The appeal date is May 23, 2018.
• Sochi (Russia) Results (Unsolved) (2016). The appeal date is May 23, 2018.
• Academic Choir of Petrozavodsk State University, "GAUDEAMUS" (Neopr.) (June 7, 2017). The appeal date is May 23, 2018.
• The choir of PetrSU became the laureate of the festival “Young Classics” (Neopr.) (2009). The appeal date is May 23, 2018.
• Festival "Blagovest" (Neopr.) . The appeal date is May 25, 2018.
• The Academic Choir of PetrSU became the best in Russia (Neopr.) (November 24, 2017). The appeal date is May 23, 2018.
• The Ekaterinburg international choir assemblies EURASIA CANTAT were held in the capital of the Urals (Neopass.) . The appeal date is May 23, 2018.
• Karelia is official. Out of life L. G. Berdino (Neopr.) (2013). The appeal date is May 23, 2018.