The Ensemble held a concert in Yevpatoria

The next stop on the tour of the Academic Ensemble of Song and Dance of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation was Yevpatoria, a resort town in the west of Crimea.

The concert of the famous group took place on June 19, 2021, in the Evpatoria Theater named after A.S. Pushkin. Built in 1910 in the Greek style, the city theater building is one of the most beautiful in the south of Russia. Its current name the Evpatoria City Theater received in 1937, on the day of the centenary of the death of the great Russian poet. The history of the theater is associated with the names of outstanding figures of Russian culture and art: Evgeny Vakhtangova, Konstantin Stanislavskya, Leonid Sobinova, Fyodor Chaliapina, Alexander Vertinsky.

The theater's auditorium, which can accommodate up to 800 spectators, was fully booked. Residents of the city and vacationers came to watch the concert by the famous military band.

“You are my Russia”… This wonderful song by the composer Serafim Tulikov on the lyrics of Sergei Ostrovoy opened the concert 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. Accompanied by the choir, the song was performed by the ensemble's leading soloist, Honored Artist of Russia Natalia Eliseeva. The grateful audience applauded for a long time the soloist's excellent vocal skills.     

The concert program featured the audience's favorite works from the Great Patriotic War: "The Artillerymen's March" (T. Khrennikov, V. Gusev), and "The Frontline Driver's Song" (B. Mokrousov, B. Laskin).

The audience especially liked the song "Beyond the Far-Off Village" (N. Budashkin, G. Akulov) performed by the Honored Artist of Russia Natalia Eliseeva.

The concert featured Russian folk songs: "Along the Peter Street" (soloist – Honored Artist of Russia Victor Gromov), "Cossack was galloping" (soloist – Dmitry Dolgiy), Ukrainian folk song "Unhitch, boys, the horses" (soloist -- Honored Artist of the Republic of Dagestan Kirill Nikitin).

The vocal octet of the ensemble (head-Honored Artist of the Republic of Ingushetia Sergey Bazylko)performed the popular song "Argo" (A. Basilaya, D. Bagashvili).

The ensemble's ballet group showcased the vocal and choreographic composition "Kalinka" (directed by People's Artist of Russia A. Radyuk and musically arranged by Honored Artist of Russia A. Mazanov) and the original dance "Golden Khokhloma" (directed by Honored Artist of Russia P. Kovalev).

The concert ended with the song "Farewell, Slavonic" (V. Agapkin, A. Fedotov) performed by the ensemble's choir and orchestra. The audience gave the performers a standing ovation.

The next concert of the Academic Ensemble of Song and Dance of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation, led by the Artistic Director and Chief Conductor, People's Artist of Russia, Major General Viktor Eliseev, will take place on June 20, 2021, for the residents of the Hero City of Kerch.