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St. Basil men's choir

Is a professional group of singers, all of them graduates of the most outstanding higher musical universities such as Moscow Conservatory, Russian Academy of Music etc. The choir maintains the magnificent traditions of the Russian Choral art and Orthodox singing culture with their outstanding performances. The choir performed  in Reykjavik Art Festival in 2004 with great reception from the audiences.

The first appearance of the choir after a long break from 1930 due to the prohibiton by the Soviet authorities, was held on October 14 1991 with Sergei Krivobokov conducting. Since then the choir has belonged to the St. Basil Cathedral wich is considered by many the most beautiful church in Russia. The critic of Moscow News wrote about the choir that it´s performance was so captivating that it was impossible to listen to it without sheding some tears. The choir will perform russian songs as well as renesainse and orthodox music.