The end of a concert tour in the cities of Russia's Golden Ring

The concert tour of the Academic Ensemble of Songs and Dances of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation through the cities of Russia's Golden Ring concludes with a performance in Yaroslavl, one of the oldest Russian cities.

On December 11, 2022, the Millennium Concert and Exhibition Center hosted a concert by the Academic Ensemble of Songs and Dances of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation, led by its artistic director and chief conductor, People's Artist of Russia, Major General Viktor Eliseev.

The auditorium, which can accommodate 1,448 visitors, was full. Veterans of war and labor, military personnel of the National Guard of the Russian Federation, representatives of public organizations, and residents of the city came to watch the concert of the famous military ensemble of the National Guard.

At the beginning of the concert, the choir of the Ensemble performed the patriotic song "Holy War" (A. Alexandrov, V. Lebedev-Kumach). The concert featured songs from the war years: "March of the Gunners", "Song of War Correspondents", "Song of a front-line driver" and a suite on the themes of soldiers ' songs.: "Song about the Russian Soldier" (K. Akimov, K. Filippova), "Vasya-Vasilyok" (A. Novikov, S. Alymov), "Song about the Soviet Army" (A. Alexandrov, O. Kolychev).

A medley from Leonid Utyosov's repertoire was performed by Alexey Dmitriev, Honored Artist of Russia, Pavel Pushkin, and Mikhail Zaraev. "Along the Peter Street" was a Russian folk song performed by Viktor Gromov, Honored Artist of Russia. Alexey Volzhanin, Honored Artist of Russia, performed the aria "Calaf" from Giacomo Puccini's opera "Turandot."

The Vocal Octet of the Ensemble (headed by Sergey Bazylko, Honored Artist of the Republic of Ingushetia) performed “I’ll go out into the field with a horse at night” (I. Matvienko – A. Shaganov), the popular song “Argo” (A. Basilaya, D. Bagashvili).

The audience really liked the original performance of the humorous song "I'm Taking You to the Tundra" (music by M. Fradkin, lyrics by M. Plyatskovsky, soloists: Honored Cultural Workers of the Republic of Buryatia Ruslan Samozhapov and Norpol Tsydenov).

Accompanied by the choir, Grigory Yakovlev, a soloist of the Rosgvardiya ensemble, Honored Artist of the Republic of Ingushetia, sang the legendary "Smuglyanka" (A. Novikov – Ya. Shvedov).

The Russian folk song "Kamarinskaya" was brilliantly performed by a quartet of balalaika players (led by Ivan Stepanov).

The Ensemble's ballet group performed the dance "Home with Victory," the sailor dance "Yablochko," and the choreographic composition "Golden Khokhloma" (directed by Petr Kovalev, an Honored Artist of Russia).

The legendary song "Smuglyanka" (A. Novikov, Ya.Shvedov) was performed by the soloist of the Ensemble, Honored Artist of the Republic of Ingushetia Grigory Yakovlev. The song about the Rosgvardiya fighters "Valor and Honor" (written by A.V. Zaitsev) was performed by Honored Artist of Russia Alexey Dmitriev.

The musical performances were prepared by the chief conductor of the ensemble, Honored Artist of Russia Lyudmila Bogomolova.

The festive concert ended with the song "Farewell, Slavonic" performed by Honored Artist of Russia Alexey Dmitriev, chorus and orchestra of the Academic Ensemble of Song and Dance of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation under the direction of the artistic director and chief conductor, People's Artist of Russia, Major General Victor Eliseev.

The audience greeted the famous Rosgvardia Ensemble with prolonged applause.