Turetsky Choir Art Group

The Turetsky Men's Chorus
Male choir under the direction of Michael Turetsky
From left to right: Oleg Blyahorchuk, Evgeny Tulinov, Vyacheslav Fresh, Konstantin Kabo, Mikhail Kuznetsov, Mikhail Turetsky, Alex Alexandrov, Boris Goryachev, Evgeny Kulmis and Igor Zverev performing at the Green Theater (Moscow), 2011.
Background information
OriginMoscow, Russia
Genres
Years active1989 (1989)–present
LabelsNikitin
MembersMikhail Turetsky
Evgeny Tulinov
Mikhail Kuznetsov
Alex Alexandrov
Evgeny Kulmis
Oleg Blyahorchuk
Igor Zverev
Konstantin Kabo
Vyacheslav Fresh
Pavel Berkut
Avi Grigoryan
Edward Khacharyan
Alibek Almadiyev
Past membersArthur Keish
Valentin Suhodolets
Boris Goryachev
Websitehttp://www.arthor.ru/

The Turetsky Choir (Russian: Хор Турецкого) is a Russian men's a cappella ensemble and musical collective under the direction of Mikhail Turetsky. Their voices range from tenore contraltino to basso profundo.

History

The Turetsky Men's Choir was established in 1989. With financial support from the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, the choir made its debut in 1990 at the Moscow Choral Synagogue with Jewish liturgical and folk music in the philharmonic halls of Tallinn, Kaliningrad, Moscow and other cities.[1]

Performances

From 1991–1992, they performed in Washington, D.C., for Congress at the Chanukah celebration, the Park East Synagogue in New York, and at Carnegie and Merkin Halls. They were invited to sing in Spain at the Por Me Espiritu international festival, commemorating the 500th year since the Spanish expulsion of the Jews. They also toured England, Israel and Poland. In 1993, the American Cantor Association awarded Mikhail Turetsky the Golden Crown of the Cantors of the World Award.

In 1995, the choir split into two segments. One group stayed in Moscow; the other went to Miami to work at Temple Emmanu-El Synagogue. The choir performed together alongside Julio Iglesias. In 1997, the group took part in over 100 concerts in Iosif Kobzon's Russian farewell tour. The next year, the choir toured the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). In 2000–2001, they joint toured with Iosif Kobzon on the Moscow State Variety Theatre.

In 2002, Mikhail Turetsky received the title "Honored Artist of the Russian Federation" for his achievements in the arts.[2] Their first performance under the name Turetsky Choir Art Group took place in January 2004. Later, the choir presented the program "When Men Are Singing" in the State Kremlin Palace with the participation of Emma Shapplin and Gloria Gaynor. In January 2005, they performed in American concert halls in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Atlantic City, Boston and Chicago. Their 2005–2006 anniversary tour "Born to Sing" visited cities in Russia and the CIS.

In 2007, the choir received the Russian Music Award "Record 2007" for the best classical album of the year.[3] In 2007, "Hallelujah to Love" toured Russia and the CIS. The choir performed four times at the Kremlin and had another concert at State Concert Hall "Rossiya" in Luzhniki. In 2008–2009, they toured Russia, the CIS and the US with the program "And the Show Goes On... ." Their anniversary tour, titled "20 years: 10 voices," took place between 2010–2011.

Soloists

  • 1989: Mikhail Turetsky – tenor voice
  • 1990: Alex Alexandrov – dramatic baritone
  • 1991: Evgeny Kulmis – basso profundo, director of the choir in the past, poet
  • 1991: Evgeny Tulinov – dramatic tenor
  • 1992: Mikhail Kuznetsov – tenor altino, Distinguished Artist of the Russian Federation
  • 1996: Oleg Blyahorchuk, lyric tenor, instrumentalist (piano, guitar, accordion, melodica)
  • 2003: Igor Zverev – bass
  • 2003: Boris Goryachev – lyric baritone[4]
  • 2007: Konstantin Kabo – baritone tenor
  • 2009: Vyacheslav Fresh – counter-tenor

Discography

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Turetsky Choir.
  1. ^ Zaientz, Jack (March 30, 2011). "The Turetsky Men's Choir – the Russian Jewish answer to Riverdance". Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  2. ^ "УКАЗ Президента РФ от 16.07.2010 N 909 "О НАГРАЖДЕНИИ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫМИ НАГРАДАМИ РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ"". Archived from the original on 2010-07-27. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
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  4. ^ "Умер солист "Хора Турецкого" Борис Горячев". smotrim.ru.
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