Continuation of the anniversary tour with a concert in Nizhnekamsk

The Rosgvardia Song and Dance Ensemble continues its tour of the cities of the Republic of Tatarstan. This concert tour is dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the Ensemble's founding. After performing in Naberezhnye Chelny on June 15, 2023, the Ensemble held a grand concert in Nizhnekamsk on June 16.

Despite its young age (Nizhnekamsk was granted city status only in 1966), it is now a major industrial, sports, and cultural center, and the third-largest city in Tatarstan in terms of population. Nizhnekamsk is renowned not only for its thriving industrial sector (primarily in the petrochemical industry) but also for its abundance of natural and architectural attractions. The city boasts a harmonious blend of Russian and Tatar cultures, with a diverse population of various ethnicities and religious backgrounds.

The House of Folk Art of Nizhnekamsk, located on Lemayev Square, is the center of cultural life for the city's residents. Today, on June 16, 2023, it welcomed esteemed guests - the Academic Ensemble of Song and Dance 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 solemn mood of the festive event was set by the patriotic song "You, My Russia" (music by S. Tulikov, lyrics by S. Ostrovoy), which was performed with great emotion by the soloist of the Ensemble, People's Artist of Russia Natalia Eliseeva at the beginning of the concert.

As usual, the concert program was dominated by military and patriotic music: "March of the Gunners "(T. Khrennikov, V. Gusev), "Song of War correspondents" (M. Blanter, K. Simonov; soloist – Honored Artist of the Republic of Dagestan Alexey Kholyavko), "Soldier's Suite" arranged by A. Kukharenko (soloists: Honored Artist of the Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria Alexander Kochov, Honored Artist of the Republic of Ingushetia Igor Safonov Honored Artists of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania Mikhail Zaraev and Evgeny Yakhin, Konstantin Kuzmin, Alexey Bosykh, Viktor Lezhnin), the legendary "Smuglyanka" (A. Novikov, Ya. Shvedov; soloist – Honored Artist of the Republic of Ingushetia Grigory Yakovlev), "Russia free" (A. Novikov, S. Alymov, soloist-Honored Artist Russian Federation Alexey Volzhanin), the song about the soldiers of the Rosgvardiya "Valor and Honor "(author-A.V. Zaitsev; soloist-Honored Artist of Russia Alexey Dmitriev), the heroic song "For the Donbass" (S. Voitenko, A. Ganichev; soloist-Honored Artist of the Republic of Dagestan Alexey Kholyavko).

The Rosgvardia Song and Dance Ensemble's repertoire is diverse. Along with war-time songs and songs by Soviet composers, the Ensemble's repertoire includes folk songs, old romances, and contemporary vocal and choreographic compositions.

Today's concert featured the lyrical song "Give me a handkerchief" (G. Ponomarenko, M. Agashina; soloist-People's Artist of Russia Natalia Eliseeva), comic songs: "I'll take you to the tundra" (M. Fradkin, M. Plyatskovsky; soloists: Honored Workers of Culture of the Republic of Buryatia Ruslan Samozhapov and Norpol Tsydenov) and " Marusya"from the film "Ivan Vasilyevich Changes his profession" (A. Zatsepin, L. Derbenev; soloist-People's Artist of Russia Grigory Pinyasov), as well as the song "I'll go out in the field at night with a horse" (I. Matvienko, A. Shaganov), performed by the vocal octet of the Ensemble (head-Honored Artist of the Republic of Ingushetia Sergey Bazylko).

With genuine enthusiasm, the residents of Nizhnekamsk applauded the performers of the choreographic compositions "Home with Victory" and "Golden Khokhloma" (directed by the Honored Artist of Russia Pyotr Kovalev), the sailor's dance "Yabloko," the vocal and dance composition "Gypsy Fantasy" (arranged by I. Golubev and I. Kadomtsev, soloists: Natalia Eliseeva, Alexey Dmitriev, Evgeny Nasonov), and the musical composition "Ural Dance" (quartet of balalaika players; directed by Ivan Stepanov).

A pleasant surprise for the audience was the performance of songs in the Tatar language – the Tatar folk song "Idel" ("Ak idel katy aga") (soloist – Honored Artist of Russia Alexey Dmitriev) and the song "I love you, Tatarstan" ("Min yaratam sine Tatarstan") (A. Andreev, R. Rekypov; soloist -– Ruslan Abdrafikov), which is considered the unofficial anthem of the Tatar people.

The concert traditionally ended with the "Farewell to the Slavonic" march (V. Agapkin, V. Lazarev) performed by the Ensemble's choir and orchestra.

Grigory Kitanov, Advisor to the Head of the Nizhnekamsk Municipal District of the Republic of Tatarstan, expressed his gratitude to the Ensemble's artists.

The concert was hosted by Honored Worker of Culture of the Russian Federation, Honored Artist of Russia, Colonel Igor Shustikov.