Presentation at the Kaliningrad Border Institute of the FSB of Russia

The big anniversary tour dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the founding 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 Viktor Eliseev continues. The concert of the renowned Rosgvardia team took place on March 14, 2023, at one of the oldest military educational institutions of the Russian Border Service, the Kaliningrad Border Institute of the Federal Security Service of Russia.

The concert hall was attended by the head of the Kaliningrad Border Institute of the FSB of Russia, Major General Alexander Morusov, the deputy head of the institute, Colonel Nikolai Tyurin, teachers, institute cadets, Rosgvardia military personnel, and their family members.

The concert opened with the song “Workers of War” (music by Evgeny Shiryaev, lyrics by Ilya Reznik) performed by the Ensemble Choir.

The concert featured songs from the Great Patriotic War: "March of the Artillerymen" (T. Khrennikov, V. Gusev), "Song of War Correspondents" (M. Blanter, K. Simonov, Suite on the Themes of Soldier's Songs: "Song about the Soviet Army" (A. Alexandrov, O. Kolychev), "Song about the Russian Soldier" (K. Akimov, K. Filippova), "Vasya-Vasilyok" (A. Novikov, S. Alymov).

A medley from the repertoire of Leonid Utyosov was performed by the Honored Artist of Russia Alexey Dmitriev, soloists Pavel Pushkin and Mikhail Zarayev.

Honored Artist of Russia Alexey Volzhanin performed the aria of Calaf from Giacomo Puccini's opera Turandot.

The song "I'll Take You to the Tundra" by composer Mark Fradkin and poet Mikhail Plyatskovsky was performed by the Ensemble's soloists, Honored Cultural Workers of the Republic of Buryatia, Ruslan Samozhapov and Norpol Tsydenov.

The ensemble's vocal octet (led by Sergey Bazylko, an Honored Artist of the Republic of Ingushetia) performed the popular song "Argo" (by A. Basilaya and D. Bagashvili).

Russian romance «Not for me» (N. Devitte, A. Molchanov) was performed by the choir and soloist of the Ensemble, Honored Artist of the Republic of Ingushetia Igor Safonov.

The quartet of balalaika players (led by Ivan Stepanov) performed the "Gaidai Suite" based on songs from the films of the outstanding film director Leonid Gaidai: "Barbos the Dog and the Unusual Cross," "Operation Y and Other Adventures of Shurik," "The Caucasian Captive," and "Ivan Vasilyevich Changes Profession."

The legendary song "Smuglyanka" (by A. Novikov and Y. Shvedov) was performed by Grigory Yakovlev, a soloist of the Ensemble and an Honored Artist of the Republic of Ingushetia.

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

The song about the National Guardsmen "Valor and Honor" (by A.V. Zaitsev) was performed by the Honored Artist of Russia Alexey Dmitriev, the choir, and the orchestra of the Academic Ensemble of Songs and Dances of the National Guard of the Russian Federation.

The concert ended with the song "Farewell, Slavonic" (V. Agapkin, A. Fedotov) performed by the choir and soloists of the Ensemble.

The orchestra was conducted by the Honored Artist of Russia Alexey Mazanov. The musical performances were prepared by the Honored Artist of Russia Lyudmila Bogomolova.

The audience did not let the artists of the famous Rosgvardia Ensemble go for a long time, giving them a long round of applause.