ANONYMOUS FOLK SONGS [all files] Vesna Children's Choir A.Ponomarev, Conductor BasqueBasque Zezebaj dira (There's a Bull-Fight, arr.T.Garbizu) [2:37 · 3.6M] Bulgarian Posadil polin' ya (I Planted Some Absinth, arr.G.Dimitrov) [3:00 · 4.1M] English The Oak and the Ash (arr.R.Parfrey) [3:11 · 4.4M] Finnish Inarinjärvi (The Lake of Inari, arr.G.Struve) [2:23 · 3.3M] French Jean qui pleure (arr.M.Raichl) [1:35 · 2.2M] Hungarian Turót ëszik a cigány (The Gypsy Ate Some Turót, arr.Z.Kodály) [2:37 · 3.6M] Japanese Kisobushi (Song from Kiso, arr.S.Saegusa) [3:06 · 4.3M] Negro Spiritual Deep River [3:01 · 4.2M] Russian The Descent of the Holy Spirit [4:16 · 5.9M] Glory of the Universe [2:40 · 3.7M] Heaven and Earth [2:19 · 3.2M] It is Truly Meet [1:49 · 2.5M] Thou that Takest on Light (Bulgarian raspev) [5:51 · 8.0M] Veniki (The Brooms, arr.Rubtsov) [2:15 · 3.1M] Zapleticya, pleten' (Weave, weave, arr.N.Rimsky-Korsakov) [1:04 · 1.5M] Slovak Tancuj, tancuj! (Dance, dance, arr.M.Raichl) [2:42 · 3.7M] Ukrainian Shchedrik (New Year's Song, arr.M.Leontovich) [1:26 · 2.0M] BORTNYANSKY, Dmitry Stepanovich (1751-1825); RUS [all files] Liturgy for 3 Voices Vesna Children's Choir A.Ponomarev, Conductor 1.Glory Be To The Father [2:27 · 2.2M] 2.Hymn of the Cherubim [4:19 · 4.0M] 3.Symbol of Faith (Credo) [2:58 · 2.7M] 4.We Sing Hymns To Thee [1:45 · 1.6M] 5.Meet It Is [1:45 · 1.6M] 6.The Lord's Prayer [2:35 · 2.4M] 7.Praise God In Heaven [1:22 · 1.3M] BRAHMS, Johannes (1833-97); DEU [all files] [14] Deutsche Volkslieder, Woo 34 8.In stiller Nacht [2:40 · 3.7M] Vesna Children's Choir A.Ponomarev, Conductor BRITTEN, Benjamin (1913-76); ENG [all files] A Ceremony of Carols, Op.28 (1942) N.Vymjatnina, Harp Vesna Children's Choir N.Averina, Conductor 1.Procession [2:30 · 3.4M] 2.Wolcum Yole! [1:19 · 1.8M] 3.There is no rose [2:39 · 3.6M] 4a.That yonge child [1:58 · 2.7M] 4b.Balulalow [1:40 · 2.3M] 5.As dew in Aprille [0:57 · 1.3M] 6.This little Babe [1:23 · 1.9M] 7.Interlude [3:30 · 4.8M] 8.In Freezing Winter Night [4:48 · 6.6M] 9.Spring Carol [1:18 · 1.8M] 10.Deo gracias! [1:12 · 1.6M] 11.Recession [2:31 · 3.5M] CHESNOKOV, Pavel Grigoryevich (1877-1944); RUS [all files] Hymn of the Cherubim [5:01 · 6.9M] Vesna Children's Choir A.Ponomarev, Conductor Joyful Light [3:24 · 4.7M] Vesna Children's Choir A.Ponomarev, Conductor Meet it is [2:10 · 3.0M] Vesna Children's Choir A.Ponomarev, Conductor An Offering of Peace [2:49 · 3.9M] Vesna Children's Choir A.Ponomarev, Conductor DARGOMÏZHSKY, Alexander Sergeyevich (1813-69); RUS [all files] Devitsy krasavitsy (Fair Maidens) [2:11 · 3.0M] Vesna Children's Choir A.Ponomarev, Conductor ERDMANN, Günther (1939- ); DEU [all files] Sharmanka (The Barrell Organ) [3:21 · 4.6M] Vesna Children's Choir A.Ponomarev, Conductor HASSLER, Hans Leo (1562-1612); DEU [all files] Tanzen und springen [1:20 · 1.8M] Vesna Children's Choir A.Ponomarev, Conductor KASTALSKY, Alexandre (1926- ); RUS [all files] Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom J.Tihonova, Piano Vesna Children's Choir A.Ponomarev, Conductor 1.Augmented Litany [1:29 · 2.0M] 2.Glory to the Father and the Thy only-begotten Son [2:12 · 3.0M] 3.In Thy Kingdom remember us, O Lord [2:58 · 4.1M] 4.The trisagion [1:48 · 2.5M] 5.Augmented Litany [1:20 · 1.8M] 6.Hymn of the Cherubim [3:01 · 4.1M] 7.Augmented Litany [1:23 · 1.9M] 8.A Mercy of Peace [3:03 · 4.2M] 9.To Thee we sing [1:58 · 2.7M] 10.It is Truly Meet [2:05 · 2.9M] 11.The Lord's Prayer [2:18 · 3.2M] 12.Open unto us the door of pity [3:58 · 5.5M] Open Unto Us the Door of Pity [3:58 · 5.4M] Vesna Children's Choir A.Ponomarev, Conductor Praise the Name of the Lord [1:10 · 1.6M] Vesna Children's Choir A.Ponomarev, Conductor We Sing Hymns to Thee [1:56 · 2.7M] Vesna Children's Choir A.Ponomarev, Conductor LASSUS, Orlande de (1532-94); FLM [all files] Bonjour [1:13 · 1.7M] Vesna Children's Choir A.Ponomarev, Conductor O la! O che bon eco! [1:27 · 2.0M] Vesna Children's Choir A.Ponomarev, Conductor LYADOV, Anatoly (1855-1914); RUS [all files] Ty, reka li maya (Are You Not My Stream) [2:28 · 3.4M] Vesna Children's Choir A.Ponomarev, Conductor Vo luzyakh (In the Meadows) [1:10 · 1.6M] Vesna Children's Choir A.Ponomarev, Conductor MELLNÄS, Arne (1933-2002); SWE [all files] Aglepta [4:25 · 6.1M] Vesna Children's Choir A.Ponomarev, Conductor MORLEY, Thomas (1557-1602); ENG [all files] Now is the Month of Maying [2:18 · 3.2M] Vesna Children's Choir A.Ponomarev, Conductor MUSSORGSKY, Modest Petrovich (1839-81); RUS [all files] The Angel of the Lord [1:32 · 2.1M] Vesna Children's Choir A.Ponomarev, Conductor OBRECHT, Jacob (c.1450-1505) [all files] La tortorella [1:36 · 2.2M] Vesna Children's Choir A.Ponomarev, Conductor PASSEREAU, Pierre (c.1490-c.1547); FRA [all files] Il est bel et bon [1:36 · 2.2M] Vesna Children's Choir A.Ponomarev, Conductor PODGAITS, Efrem (1949- ); RUS [all files] Ave Maria [5:19 · 4.9M] Vesna Children's Choir A.Ponomarev, Conductor A Maiden Sang in the Choir of a Church [3:36 · 3.3M] Vesna Children's Choir A.Ponomarev, Conductor Missa Veris (Spring Mass) Vesna Children's Choir A.Ponomarev, Conductor Sanctus [7:49 · 7.2M] Agnus Dei [6:18 · 5.8M] Benedictus [2:16 · 2.1M] Kyrie [4:34 · 4.2M] Miserere [9:18 · 8.5M] Gloria [2:56 · 2.7M] Credo [6:37 · 6.1M] Osana [2:21 · 2.2M] Dona nobis pacem [4:04 · 3.7M] Alleluia [4:22 · 4.0M] The Moon-Pipes (A Fairy Tale Cantata) [11:23 · 10.4M] K.Venevtsev, Flute A.Chaplygina, Violin Y.Tikhonova, Piano V.Grishin, Percussion Vesna Children's Choir A.Ponomarev, Conductor Ode on a Grecian Urn (text by John Keats) [15:40 · 14.3M] A.Bakhchiev, Piano E.Sorokina, Piano Vesna Children's Choir A.Ponomarev, Conductor The Rat (text Trad. African) [3:28 · 3.2M] Vesna Children's Choir A.Ponomarev, Conductor The Seasons (text by Sergei Kozlov) V.Matveyev, Piano Vesna Children's Choir A.Ponomarev, Conductor January [1:29 · 1.4M] February [4:50 · 4.4M] March-April [3:38 · 3.3M] May [2:13 · 2.0M] June [2:26 · 2.2M] July [2:43 · 2.5M] August [3:37 · 3.3M] September [1:54 · 1.7M] October [1:27 · 1.3M] November [3:00 · 2.8M] December [3:48 · 3.5M] Three Choral Works to Verse By Pushkin E.Sorokina, Piano Vesna Children's Choir A.Ponomarev, Conductor The Rose [2:18 · 2.1M] To A Young Child [3:00 · 2.7M] The Storm Cloud [3:08 · 2.9M] RHEINBERGER, Josef (1839-1901); DEU [all files] Mass in A, Op.126 J.Pirozhihina, Organ Vesna Children's Choir A.Ponomarev, Conductor 1.Kyrie [3:31 · 4.8M] 2.Gloria [2:26 · 3.4M] 3.Credo [6:34 · 9.0M] 4.Sanctus; 5.Benedictus [4:11 · 5.8M] 6.Agnus Dei [5:23 · 7.4M] RUBIN, Vladimir (1924- ); RUS [all files] Po Bukvari (Alphabet Books) [2:46 · 3.8M] Vesna Children's Choir A.Ponomarev, Conductor RUIZ-AZNAR, Valentin (1914-90); ESP [all files] En el Nacimiento del Salvador [2:09 · 3.0M] Vesna Children's Choir A.Ponomarev, Conductor SCHUMANN, Robert Alexander (1810-56); DEU [all files] Lieder-Album für die Jugend (Song-Album for the Young), Op.79 1.Der Aberstern (arr.A.Ponomarev) [2:39 · 3.6M] Vesna Children's Choir A.Ponomarev, Conductor TCHAIKOVSKY, Pyotr Ilich (1840-93); RUS [all files] Blessed is He [2:47 · 3.8M] Vesna Children's Choir A.Ponomarev, Conductor May My Prayer Rise unto Thee [9:34 · 13.1M] Vesna Children's Choir A.Ponomarev, Conductor VEDEL, Artem (1767-1806); RUS [all files] Hymn of the Cherubim [4:01 · 5.5M] Vesna Children's Choir A.Ponomarev, Conductor WERNER, Heinrich (1800-33); DEU [all files] Heidenrösen [2:51 · 3.9M] Vesna Children's Choir A.Ponomarev, Conductor

Vesna Children's Choir

The Vesna Children's Choir was formed by Alexander Ponomarev in 1965, while the conductor was still a student at the Moscow Conservatory. Originally, all the children stemmed from the same Moscow neighborhood, though it gradually expanded to form a children's singing and music school. Today the school has about three hundred pupils with ages ranging from five to fifteen, all of whom study choral singing, piano, music theory, and music history. These classes are held in the afternoon to enable the children to receive a more general education at a "traditional" school in the morning.

The children are divided into five choirs by age. The oldest, those between 10 and 15 years old, sing in the concert choir, and its 80 members work with well-known orchestras and conductors, give concerts in Moscow, go on tour in Russia and abroad, and make recordings for radio, television, and CD--mainly for the French label, Opus 111.

Outside Russia, Vesna has performed in Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Germany, Italy, France, Spain, Belgium, Sweden, Switzerland, and Japan. It has earned numerous awards in international competitions, notable among which are Second Prize in Nantes, France in 1991; two First Prizes in 1992--one in Debrecen, Hungary, the other in Arezzo, Italy; Second Prize in Tolosa, Spain in 1993, and First Prize in Nantes in 1995.

Vesna Children's Choir

In March 2000, the school celebrated its 35th birthday. Over this period, Vesna has mastered about a hundred works from the greatest possible variety of periods, countries, and musical styles. Special attention is paid to contemporary repertoire, and many works have been especially written for and dedicated to Vesna. Among them are several choral works and children's operas by Ukranian composer Efrem Podgaits, who has his own page on the Classical Archives.

Vesna Children's Choir email: vesna@nline.ru