The ensemble performed at the 25th All-Russian Folk Art Festival dedicated to composer Alexander Averkin.

On July 1-2, 2022, the XXV All-Russian Festival of Folk Art dedicated to the composer A.P. Averkin was held in the city of Sasovo, Ryazan Region.

Since 1997, the All-Russian Festival of Folk Art dedicated to Alexander Petrovich Averkin, an Honored Artist of Russia and a composer, has been held in Sasovo, with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, the Government of the Ryazan Region, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Ryazan Region, the Ryazan Regional Scientific and Methodological Center for Folk Art, and the administration of the city of Sasovo. The festival was founded by Lyudmila Georgievna Zykina, a People's Artist of the USSR. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the All-Russian Festival of Folk Art dedicated to the composer A.P. Averkin.

The festival is always a true celebration of art, both for the composer's fellow countrymen and for his guests. Every year, the festival becomes more significant, not only for the residents of the Ryazan region, but also for the entire country. Given the high status of the event, it traditionally invites popular artists, poets, composers, cultural and artistic figures, and creative intellectuals from Moscow and other regions of Russia.

This year's guests included the Ryazan State Academic Russian Folk Choir named after E.G. Popov, the Ensemble of the Russian Cossacks, People's Artist of Russia Oleg Ivanov, the vocal trio Lada, Honored Artist of Russia Valery Semin, and other artists from various regions of Russia.

The most spectacular event of the festival was the gala concert held on July 2, 2022, at the summer stage of the 40th anniversary of the Komsomol Central Park. At the gala concert, which attracted more than 10,000 spectators, the Academic Ensemble of Songs and Dances of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation performed a large concert program under the direction of the artistic director and chief conductor, People's Artist of Russia, Major General Viktor Eliseev.

The concert opened with the song "You, My Russia" (music by S. Tulikov, lyrics by S. Ostrovoy) performed by the soloist of the Ensemble, Honored Artist of Russia Natalia Eliseeva. The audience warmly welcomed the performance of the soloist of the Ensemble with prolonged applause.

The concert featured songs from the Great Patriotic War: "The March of the Artillerymen" (T. Khrennikov, V. Gusev), "The Song of War Correspondents" (M. Blanter, K. Simonov, soloist – Honored Artist of the Republic of Dagestan Alexey Kholyavko).

Audiences of all generations enjoy folk songs performed by the Ensemble's artists. The song "Skakal Kazak" was performed by the Ensemble's soloist Dmitry Dolgiy, and the Ukrainian folk song "Rozpryagayte, Khlyoptsi, Koney" was performed by the Ensemble's soloist Dmitry Pavlov.

The quartet of balalaika players led by Ivan Stepanov presented to the audience the fiery composition "Kamarinskaya".

The audience is always delighted by the performances of the Ensemble's soloist, Honored Artist of Russia Natalia Eliseeva. In the festive concert, the singer performed the lyrical song "Learn to Love People" (music by Alexander Averkin, lyrics by Viktor Bokov) with great emotion.

A medley of songs from Leonid Utyosov's repertoire, arranged by the Honored Artist of Russia Aleksey Mazanov, was performed by the ensemble's soloists: the Honored Artist of Russia Natalya Eliseeva, the Honored Artist of Russia Aleksey Dmitriev, and the Honored Artist of the Republic of Ingushetia Alexander Vdovenko, Pavel Pushkin, and Mikhail Zarayev

The ensemble's dance group presented the choreographic composition "Home with Victory" (directed by Honored Artist of Russia A. Safronov, musical arrangement by A. Zarkov), with the soloist being Honored Artist of the Republic of Ingushetia Alexey Rayushkin. The audience was also treated to the sailor dance "Yabloko" (directed by Honored Artist of Russia Yu.Gerasimova, musical arrangement by M. Press) and the vocal and choreographic composition "Kalinka" (directed by People's Artist of Russia A. Radyuk, musical arrangement by Honored Artist of Russia Aleksey Mazanov)

Suite on the theme of soldiers 'songs arranged by A. Kukharenko:" Song about a Russian Soldier "(K. Akimov, K. Filippova), "Vasya Kryuchkin" (V. Solovyov-Sedoy, V. Gusev), "Vasya-Cornflower" (A. Novikov, S. Alymov), "Song about the Soviet Army" (A. Alexandrov Kolychev Island) was performed by Honored Artist of the Kabardino-Balkar Republic Alexander Kochov, Honored Artist of the Republic of Ingushetia Igor Safonov, Mikhail Zaraev, Vitaly Gerasimenko, Konstantin Kuzmin, Evgeny Yakhin, Nazar Krokhtyak, Denis Khludnev.

Works of Russian and foreign classics are seamlessly integrated into the Ensemble's concert program.

The audience warmly welcomed the performance of the soloist of the Ensemble, Honored Artist of Russia Alexey Volzhanin, who performed the aria of Calaf from the opera Turandot by G. Puccini.

Oleg Gazmanov's patriotic song "Forward, Russia!" was performed by the Ensemble's soloist, Honored Artist of Russia Alexey Dmitriev.

The festive concert traditionally ended with the song "Farewell of the Slavs" (V. Agapkin, A. Fedotov) performed by the choir and orchestra of the Academic Song and Dance Ensemble of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation under the direction of artistic director and Chief Conductor, People's Artist of Russia, Major General Viktor Eliseev.

Roman Marochkin, Deputy Head of the Administration of the Sasovsky District, addressed the guests of the festival with a welcoming speech: «The All-Russian Festival of Folk Art, dedicated to the composer A.P. Averkin, brings together people who love the art and creativity of Alexander Petrovich Averkin. We are always happy to welcome the esteemed guests of the festival here, on the composer's native land.»