Anniversary of the Krasnoyarsk festival "Spring choir chapels "

Abstract

The article is devoted to one of the largescale music forums in Siberia – the Spring Choir Chapels festival, which has traditionally been held in Krasnoyarsk since 1997. It examines the historical aspect of the emergence  of  the  project,  in  which  the  department  of  choral conducting  of  the  Dmitry  Hvorostovsky  Siberian  State Academy of Arts has taken on the main organizing role and continues to this day. The authors of the article provide an analysis of all the components of a full-scale event, which contains  important  artistic  attitudes  and  principles.  In their opinion, the revival and preservation of choral traditions in Siberia and Russia, the performance of large vocal, symphonic  and  choral  compositions  by large  combined ensembles,  the  introduction  of  the  children’s  audience to  choral  singing,  the  desire  to  improve  the  professional level of choral groups in Krasnoyarsk and the region, the establishment  of  creative  contacts  with  the leaders  of the choral movements in Russia and abroad are the most important fundamental aspects of the Krasnoyarsk festival movement. It is important to note that along with the concert performances of choral groups within the framework of the festival, a competition of choral conductors is held every  three  years,  scientific  and  practical  conferences, master  classes  and lectures  by leading  masters  of  choral art are held. The authors of the study note the importance of  the  choral  movement  in  the  development  of  Russian culture and, of course, the Spring Choir Chapels festival has formed  a steady  interest  in  choral  music  in  Krasnoyarsk and has given a new direction to the development of the musical culture of the Krasnoyarsk Territory.