First occurrence new Russian army choir

First occurrence new Russian army choir

World February 17, 2017 08:18

moscow - Aleksandrov the choir of the Russian army on Thursday in Moscow for the first occurred in its new composition, after dozens of members of the ensemble on Christmas Day died in a plane crash near Sochi.

It was after the accident, a priority of the Ministry of Defence to restore the company soon, said Deputy Minister Nikolai Pankov. 'It is our duty to those who died to preserve this unique ensemble. '

Photo: AFP

The accident involving a Tupolev-154 airliner of the army took on 92 people lives. Among them were 64 members of the Alexandrov choir that would perform for Russian soldiers in Syria.

The ensemble was founded in 1928. The repertoire includes about 2000 works, including Orthodox hymns, Russian folk songs and marches, but also masterpieces of pop music.

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