When different voices create one harmony A festive concert of the combined choir of the Bishkek and Kyrgyz Diocese, dedicated to the celebration of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God and the Day of National Unity of Russia, was held in the Holy Resurrection Cathedral in Bishkek. The evening began with a prayer service conducted by Bishop Swati. Representatives of government authorities, prominent cultural figures, the Women's Union for Traditional Values ​​and Russian military personnel prayed together with the community members at the ceremony. After the prayer, the guests gathered in the conference hall of the cathedral, where a musical program awaited them. On the stage is a united choir formed with the blessing of the presiding bishop. It included singers from the Bishops' Choir and Vladimir Cathedral. The team leader is Yevgenia Pisenko. Listeners could see how diverse the repertoire of church singers can be. The program began with the Lord's Prayer and commemoration to Russian saints, and then moved on to secular works. "Hymn to the Motherland" by Mikhail Malevich, "Above the Blue Sky", "Motherland" by Sergei Trofimov, "In the Upper Room" to the words of Nikolai Rubtsov, "Nocturne" to the words of Robert Rozhdestvensky, "Moscow Arabs", "Other famous songs performed far away were" and more. A special place in the program was occupied by Sergei Rachmaninov's work "Rejoice for the Virgin Mary". It was dedicated to the memory of Pavel Loginov, singer of Vladimir Cathedral, who died recently. In doing so, the members of the choir honored a man for whom church singing was an important part of life. The performers managed to show themselves in different musical genres: from spiritual hymns to folk tunes and lyrical works of Soviet composers. The audience responded with prolonged applause, and greeted some numbers with particular delight. During the concert, Yevgenia Pisenko spoke about one of the members of the choir - Zholdushbek Kouchmanov. For twenty years he has been singing in the choir.

When different voices create one harmony A festive concert of the combined choir of the Bishkek and Kyrgyz Diocese, dedicated to the celebration of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God and the Day of National Unity of Russia, was held in the Holy Resurrection Cathedral in Bishkek. The evening began with a prayer service conducted by Bishop Swati. Representatives of government authorities, prominent cultural figures, the Women's Union for Traditional Values ​​and Russian military personnel prayed together with the community members at the ceremony. After the prayer, the guests gathered in the conference hall of the cathedral, where a musical program awaited them. On the stage is a united choir formed with the blessing of the presiding bishop. It included singers from the Bishops' Choir and Vladimir Cathedral. The team leader is Yevgenia Pisenko. Listeners could see how diverse the repertoire of church singers can be. The program began with the Lord's Prayer and commemoration to Russian saints, and then moved on to secular works. "Hymn to the Motherland" by Mikhail Malevich, "Above the Blue Sky", "Motherland" by Sergei Trofimov, "In the Upper Room" to the words of Nikolai Rubtsov, "Nocturne" to the words of Robert Rozhdestvensky, "Moscow Arabs", "Other famous songs performed far away were" and more. A special place in the program was occupied by Sergei Rachmaninov's work "Rejoice for the Virgin Mary". It was dedicated to the memory of Pavel Loginov, singer of Vladimir Cathedral, who died recently. In doing so, the members of the choir honored a man for whom church singing was an important part of life. The performers managed to show themselves in different musical genres: from spiritual hymns to folk tunes and lyrical works of Soviet composers. The audience responded with prolonged applause, and greeted some numbers with particular delight. During the concert, Yevgenia Pisenko spoke about one of the members of the choir - Zholdushbek Kouchmanov. For twenty years he has been singing in the choir.