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ON SEPTEMBER 8, 1941 THE SIEGE OF LENINGRAD BEGAN…

ON SEPTEMBER 8, 1941 THE SIEGE OF LENINGRAD BEGAN…

73 years ago on September 8, 1941 the Siege of Leningrad began and it lasted 900 days and nights. The population of the city at that moment was 2,544,000 people. When the Siege was completely lifted on January 27, 1944, there were only 560,000 citizens left. This was the most disastrous siege in the history of mankind.

VANCOUVER CHINESE CHOIR ASSOCIATION FROM CANADA TO PERFORM IN ST.PETERSBURG, RUSSIA on SEPTEMBER 16

VANCOUVER CHINESE CHOIR

Vancouver Chinese Choir Association (VCCA) stages public concerts, performs at community and multicultural events, care homes, hospitals, and other institutions. It also performs in communities outside of Vancouver, and enjoys working with other choirs.

For international concert tours the choir went to the USA, Malaysia, Australia, China, Austria, Czech Republic, Germany and Hungary. In September VCCA is travelling to Russia, Estonia, Finland and Sweden.

In St.Petersburg VCCA will perform together with Vozrozhdenie Academic Choir. The concert will take place in St.Peter’s Lutheran Church on September 16 at 7:00 pm (Nevsky Pr., 22-24).

The concert programme will include traditional sacred and classical Russian music.

VANCOUVER CHINESE CHOIR ASSOCIATION FROM CANADA TO PERFORM IN MOSCOW, RUSSIA on SEPTEMBER 14

Vancouver Choir

During their concert tour to Russia, Estonia, Finland and Sweden in September 2014, the Vancouver Chinese Choir Association will perform in Moscow and St.Petersburg.

The Vancouver Chinese Choir Association (VCCA) was formed in 1984 by a group of music enthusiasts with the objectives of promoting Chinese choral music to the local community, participating in community cultural activities, and enriching its members’ musical experience.

In Moscow VCCA will perform together with Ukrainian Choral Capella of Moscow. The concert will take plavce in the Geological Museum Concert Hall on September 14 at 7:00 pm (Mokhovaya St., 11).

The concert programme will include traditional and contemporary Chinese and Ukrainian music.

YIP’S CHILDREN’S CHOIR CONCERT IN ST.PETERSBURG

YIP’S CHILDREN’S CHOIR CONCERT IN ST.PETERSBURG

On July 31 YIP’s Children’s Choir from Hong Kong performed to a standing ovation in Pushkinsky House of Culture. They were equally excellent at performing both classical, folk and pop music. The bright and diverse costumes were truly fabulous. More… YIP’S CHILDREN’S CHOIR CONCERT IN ST.PETERSBURG

YIP’S CHILDREN’S CHOIR CONCERT IN MOSCOW

YIP’S CHILDREN’S CHOIR CONCERT IN MOSCOW

On July 29 YIP’s Children’s Choir from Hong Kong performed in Children’s School of Arts named after Balakirev. The concert was a great success! The choir’s repertoire impressed the audience by its diversity as it included folk music, jazz, pop and Broadway musical selections.

TOUR TO SOLOVKI

TOUR TO SOLOVKI

The Solovetsky Archipelago lies in the northern part of the White Sea and includes six large and many smaller islands. Archeological finds show that people have been visiting the archipelago since the third century BC.

The first hermits, Saint Savvaty, Saint German and later Saint Zosima, settled here in the second half of the 15th century. The Transfiguration Monastery of Our Saviour became known throughout Russia in the middle of the 16th century, when it was run by Father Superior Philipp, and by the 17th century it was one of the three most influential and wealthy Russian monasteries. It entered the 20th century as a major centre of pilgrimage with its own fleet, educational facilities and diversified economy.

TOUR TO SOLOVKI

In 1920 the new Soviet authorities closed the monastery down, and from 1922 to 1939 a Labour Camp functioned on the islands. Thousands of camp inmates passed through Solovki, many of whom perished in the unbearably harsh living conditions, died of disease or were killed.

In the 1960’s the restoration works began and the museum was opened. In 1990 the monastery was revived.

PUK AND NCA CHOIRS – SUCCESSFUL CONCERT IN ST.PETERSBURG, RUSSIA

PUK in St.Peter’s

The concert that took place on July 11 in St.Peter’s Lutheran Church in St.Petersburg was a great success! The choir performed classical compositions and traditional African songs. The audience was truly touched when the choir sang Tchaikovsky in Russian.

The vigorous African tunes moved every single person in the audience as they were really breathtaking!

YIP CHILDREN’S CHOIR FROM HONG KONG TO PERFORM IN MOSCOW, RUSSIA on JULY 29

YIP CHILDREN’S CHOIR FROM HONG KONG TO PERFORM IN MOSCOW, RUSSIA on JULY 29

During their concert tour to Russia and the Baltics in July 2014, YIP Children’s Choir known as is a cultural ambassador for Hong Kong, will perform in Moscow and St.Petersburg.

Since its foundation in 1983 by Dr. Yip Wai Hong, the choir has travelled all over the world, performing in 45 countries. The choir is divided into elementary, junior, intermediate, senior and overseas concert tour groups on the basis of age and musical abilities. Formal training is offered to members who aspire to reach the Choir’s professional performance standards.

YIP Sincere

Sincere Yip, daughter of Dr. Yip, is currently the Associate Music Director of the Yip’s Children’s Choral and Performing Arts Centre, the conductor of the Yip’s Children’s Choir Senior and Overseas Tour Choir, and the Artistic & Music Director of the Yip’s Children’s Musical Theater.

YIP Children’s Choir will perform in Children’s School of Arts named after Balakirev on July 29 at 4:00 pm (Ferganskaya St., 23). FREE ENTRANCE!

The concert programme will include classical and folk music, jazz, pop and Broadway musical selections.

YIP CHILDREN’S CHOIR FROM HONG KONG TO PERFORM IN ST.PETERSBURG, RUSSIA on JULY 31

YIP CHILDREN’S CHOIR FROM HONG KONG TO PERFORM

The Yip’s Children’s Choir is internationally renowned for its excellence and superb musical training for young voices. The Choir has performed in numerous international music festivals and conferences to critical acclaim, and is proudly regarded as a cultural ambassador for Hong Kong.

The Choir was founded in 1983 by Dr. Yip Wai-hong, a highly revered expert in the field of children’s music education. The Choir has over 800 members ages 5 to 17. A group of singers from the Senior Choir is selected yearly to perform overseas.

The Choir has toured over hundred cities in over 45 countries in six continents. This July the Choir will perform in Russia and the Baltic countries.

YIP Children’s Choir will perform in the town of Pushkin on July 31 at 7:00 pm in Pushkinsky House of Culture (Naberezhnaya St., 14). FREE ENTRANCE!

The concert programme will include classical and folk music, jazz, pop and Broadway musical selections.

NORTH WEST YOUTH CHOIR IN ST.PETERSBURG, RUSSIA

House of Architects veterans

This coming July North West Youth Choir from South Africa will visit St.Petersburg, Russia on the way to the World Choir Games in Riga. As part of their concert tour they will perform for the veterans in the House of Veterans-Architects in the town of Pushkin on July 12 at 4.00 pm.