European Jewish Choir Festival 2013—Vienna 2013, 9-12 May – see English below ….Rund vierzig Augenpaare konzentrieren sich auf die Dirigentin in der Mitte des Raumes. Teils mit kleinen Gesten, dann wieder mit Einsatz des ganzen Körpers leitet Polina Shepered die rund um sie stehenden Sängerinnen und Sänger durch ein „Lied ohne Worte“, ein sogenanntes Nigun. [...]
NEW RUSSIAN CHOIR IN LONDON Summer term – 16 May – 4 July по-русски читайте ниже THE LONDON RUSSIAN CHOIR – ALL BACKGROUNDS AND SINGING LEVELS ARE INVITED Come and enjoy Russian harmony singing. Experience traditional lyrical songs, ritual calendar singing for pagan holidays, wedding songs, Art songs and Russian classical music – all with [...]
Polina Shepherd is a singer and composer who moved to Brighton from Kazan in the Russian republic of Tatarstan nine years ago to join her musician husband. In the latest Russians in London interview, Alice Lagnado asked Polina about her musical childhood in Russia and what influenced her style. Listen to the full version of [...]