Hermitage

Allow me to introduce myself and the Association.

The Hermitage Association includes soloists from theatres and concert companies of St. Petersburg – Kirov Opera and Ballet, Maly Opera Theatre, St. Petersburg Concert and others. In spite of having 6, 8 or 12 people, the sound is that of a complete choir. I am myself a professional pianist, Sviridov Contest first prize winner.

During the last 10 years I have been engaged in tour organization, and we have toured England annually for all that time. Despite my best efforts, however, there are still some people who haven't heard of us!

Natalia Aksuticheva.

The Association sees it as its goal to keep in the Russian traditions of church music and bring motets of the Eastern Church closer to western people. Therefore, the program basically consists of liturgical motets and psalms. The program also includes various folk songs.

Igor Shiryagin (40 years old) - First Tenor
Born in St.Petersburg.
Opera Soloist of Mariinsky Theatre (Kirov Opera and ballet) and soloist of St Petersburg
Philharmonic, soloist of Church choir, training and education at St Petersburg conservatoire.

Alexander Patyukov (born in 1963) - Lyric Baritone
1977-1986 Education at Music College completed in Leningrad,
1986-1993} Studies at Music Conservatory
1986-1994} of Saint-Petersburg
1987- 1996 Soloist at Opera theatre named after Rimsky-Korsakov in Saint-Petersburg.
1994 Participation in opera festival in Savonlinna (Finland) in opera by Tchaikovsky “Evgeny Onegin”
Church choir soloist in Church of Jesus Resurrection
Tours to countries: Czechia, Germany, England,
Switzerland, Belgium, Italy etc.

Vasily Timonin (born in 1947) - Alto Tenor
1976 Education at the Music Conservatory in
Leningrad.
18 years – soloist of Leningrad State Kapelle
named after Glinka.
Cooperation with various famous conductors:
Rozhdestvensky, Yansson, Dmitriev, Temirkanov, Serov etc.
Soloist of church choirs at Preobrazhensky
Cathedral, Alexander Nevsky Cathedral.
Tours to various countries : Russia, Germany,
France, Finland, Denmark, Norway, Belgium,
Italy etc.)

Vladimir Mostovoy (born in 1962) - Conductor and Second Tenor
1970 – 1981 Choir college named after Glinka,
1981 - 1986 Saint-Petersburg Music College, department of choral conducting
5 years – choir singer
5 years – soloist of SPb Chamber Choir headed by Nikolay Korneev,
Engaged in various church choirs,
Arranges orchestra and choir compositions.

Bladimir Pasyukov - Bass Profundo
Leningrad district ensemble “Songs and Dances”,
art director and conductor Kunaev.
Leningrad State Academic Choir named after Glinka, art directors and conductors:
Minin, Kozlov, Mikhailov, Chernushenko.
Petersburg Chamber Choir Art director and conductor Kornev.
St.-Petersburg male choir Art director Afanasiev.

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Hermitage Ensemble Brochure
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Wandering Camera
Galleries of beautiful pictures of St. Petersburg and its surroundings with text in English, German and Russian.

Translations of Orthodox Liturgical and non-Liturgical texts.
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	Russian folk song: Those Evening Bells (Vecherny Zvon) - words by Thomas Moore Youth comes to an end, and then life comes to an end. Only bells can be heard as before.
	Russian folk song: Twelve Robbers (Dvenadzat Razboinikov) There was a robber Kudeyar who was a leader of a gang and through his misdeeds brought much evil to the people. But later he repented and left for a monastery. He became a monk. We hear this songs as a legend from an old monk and learn at the end that the singer himself used to be Kudeyar.

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	Giulio Caccini "Ave Maria"
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	Ukrainian song - Bandura