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The Pokroff Chamber Choir
The POKRofF (translation: Protection of The Virgin Mary) Chamber Choir was set up in 1993 by its director and trumpeter Andrey Goryachev as a church Choir. Its creative efforts and dynamic development in 1999 permitted The Choir under The sponsorship of t... moreThe POKRofF (translation: Protection of The Virgin Mary) Chamber Choir was set up in 1993 by its director and trumpeter Andrey Goryachev as a church Choir. Its creative efforts and dynamic development in 1999 permitted The Choir under The sponsorship of The Voice of Russia Radio Company to record its first CD – “Divinity in Sound”.
Two more CDs were recorded in 2003 and 2005, devoted to Christmas and Easter. Since 2000 The Choir began touring not only in Russia but also abroad, visiting Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, France, Italy, Ukraine, Moldavia, Croatia, Montenegro, BiH and Estonia.
The Choir also took part in television shows in Russia and abroad, such as in The “Bregenzer Advent” in 2002. Apart from regular concerts and recordings, The Choir also minds it spiritual roots, regularly taking part in church services, both routine and special ceremonial, such as Episcopal services at which it frequently performs. The Choir is also a frequent guest at schools, orphanages and homes for The eld... less
