On the second concert of the 3rd Christmas festival, held by Philharmonia of Yakutia in cooperation with Yakutsk and Lensk Eparchius, the hall was full with listeners. The Bishop of Yakutsk and Lensk Roman congratulated all the attendees with Christmas and wished happiness and all the best on Christ’s birthday.
On the Great Christmas concert the listeners took a dive into the magic midst of celebration. Bright musical program, because of its variety, was received very well by concert visitors: clear and inspired singing by the Yakutsk Nikolsky temple’s chorus, poems declamations by students of the Drama Department of the Children Art School № 1, singing of Russian traditional songs by vocalists of “Rus” ensemble, performance of the symphony orchestra “Symphonica ARTica” of the Philharmonia of Yakutia conducted by Pavel Vaskovsky.
The Christmas holiday, held not only in Russia, but also abroad, differs from country to country. About these differences the concert conductors narrated. The atmosphere of the sacred holiday mystery was brought by choruses singing: United Chorus of Cantoral and Pastoral Department of the Yakutsk Ecclesiastical Seminary and the Yakutsk Nikolsky temple’s chorus.
The listeners were fascinated by sophisticated singing of operetic works by soloists of the Theatre of Opera and Ballet Lyudmila Kuzmina and Ekaterina Zakharova with the symphony orchestra “Symphonica ARTica”.
Comments
I have visited Christmas concerts, held by Philharmonia for many times, for instance last year, or two years ago. I am very glad being here, I am surprised that the hall is absolutely full. I think it means that we are altogether, we all expect the holiday, spending it together and sharing glory with each other. I am very satisfied with the concert, I didn’t want it to come to the end, all of us are pleased with time spent this evening. I like the symphony orchestra “Symphonica ARTica” creation, follow their progress and success. I know that they act not only in Yakutia, but for instance, in Saint-Petersburg, China. They do very well, I wish them further success.
Roman, postgraduate student from Moscow
I have visited a very good concert. I can singularize the symphony orchestra “Symphonica ARTica” performance. Also poems declamation by children was pretty well. I am very satisfied with the concert.
Philimonov Anatoly Anatolyevich, river transport worker
Text: Lilia Nikolaeva
Photo: Ion Ivanov