A concert at the Yuri Gulyaev Hall of the Tyumen Philharmonic

Defender of the Fatherland Day in Russia is a special date. On this day, congratulations are accepted by all who courageously, bravely, without sparing themselves, defend the Motherland. Now, when a special military operation is being conducted, when many military personnel and volunteers are on the front lines, this holiday is especially relevant. On February 23, 2023, a festive concert of the Academic Ensemble of Songs and Dances of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation was held at the Yuri Gulyaev Concert Hall of the Tyumen Philharmonic under the direction of the Artistic Director and Chief Conductor, People's Artist of Russia, Major General Viktor Eliseev.

There were no empty seats in the hall. Among the concert's audience were war and labor veterans, military personnel of the National Guard of the Russian Federation, family members of the National Guardsmen who were carrying out combat missions in the SVO zone, heads of the Tyumen Region and the City Administration, employees of the Federal Service of the National Guard of the Russian Federation for the Tyumen Region, representatives of public organizations, and residents of the city.

At the beginning of the concert, the Ensemble's choir performed the song "Workers of War" (music by Evgeny Shiryaev, lyrics by Ilya Reznik).

The concert featured songs from the war years: "The Artillerymen's March," "The War Correspondents' Song," and a suite of soldiers' songs: "The Song about the Russian Soldier" (K. Akimov, K. Filippova), "Vasya-Vasilyok" (A. Novikov, S. Alymov), and "The Song about the Soviet Army" (A. Alexandrov, O. Kolychev).

The medley from Leonid Utyosov's repertoire was performed by Alexey Dmitriev, an Honored Artist of Russia, and soloists Pavel Pushkin and Mikhail Zarayev.

The aria of Calaf from Giacomo Puccini's opera Turandot was performed by the soloist of the Ensemble, Honored Artist of Russia Alexey Volzhanin.

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).

The 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 concert featured a vocal and dance composition called "Gypsy Fantasy" (arranged by I. Golubev and I. Kadomtsev), which featured melodies and folk Gypsy songs, as well as songs from popular movies, including "The Elusive Avengers" ("Yashka the Gypsy Song" (B. Mokrousov, R. Rozhdestvensky)), "The Main Caliber" (S.Sysoev, M. Shevchuk), "Cruel Romance" (A. Petrov, R. Kipling), "The Gypsies Go to Heaven" performed by Honored Artist of Russia Alexey Dmitriev, Mark Novikov, Evgeny Nasonov, and Mikhail Mamonov.

"Unhitch the horses, boys," was a Ukrainian folk song performed by the Ensemble's soloist, Kirill Nikitin, accompanied by a choir.

The popular song "I'm Taking You to the Tundra" (music by M. Fradkin, lyrics by M. Plyatskovsky) was performed in an original way by the Ensemble's soloists, Honored Cultural Workers of the Republic of Buryatia, Ruslan Samozhapov and Norpol Tsydenov.

Kvartet of balalaika players (leader – Ivan Stepanov) performed the composition "Ural Dance".

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

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

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

At the end of the festive concert, the choir and soloists of the Ensemble performed the song "Farewell, Slavonic" (V. Agapkin, A. Fedotov).

The audience greeted the artists of the famous Rosgvardia Ensemble with prolonged applause.

Words of gratitude to the artists of the Ensemble were voiced by Gennady Ivanov, co-chair of the central headquarters of the Immortal Regiment march in Tyumen.

Colonel of Police Yevgeny Fedotkin, Head of the Department of the Federal Service of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation for the Tyumen Region, congratulated the team of the Academic Ensemble of Song and Dance of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation on Defender of the Fatherland Day. "The concert of the famous Academic Ensemble of the National Guard Troops on Defender of the Fatherland Day is a great gift to the National Guard Troops, combat veterans, and residents of our city. Today, we witnessed the true high art of the artists of this outstanding military ensemble. Come visit us! The residents of Tyumen are always happy to see you," said Yevgeny Fedotkin in his address.

The Ensemble's concert was organized as part of the national project "Pushkin Card".