
Het Alphens Kozakkenkoor in actie in theater De Spreng
The more than 200 visitors to the concert of the Alphens Cossack Choir on February 19, 2017 have enjoyed a beautiful concert. The atmospheric “De Spreng” theater in Oude Wetering, a beautifully renovated former church, is ideally suited for a voluminous choir like the Cossacks from Alphen. Even when the volume decreases, such as in the beautiful Orthodox song “Iezje Cheruwiemie” and the romantic serenade “Nakinoev Plasjtsj”, every chord forms harmoniously in the generous acoustics of the theater.
The Russian singer Irina Podzniakova, who proved herself a worthy replacement for the sick Viktoria Pankratova, fully came into her own with her warm soprano voice, accompanied by the conductor himself, Arkadi Gankin. Igor Foersov, also a player of the bajan, the Russian button accordion, has found his way in the accompaniment of the choir. With powerful sounds he manages to keep the Cossacks on the right path.
Lady speaker Nataliya Staravoit made the announcements for the first time and she did so very charmingly. The pronunciation of the Russian titles holds no secrets for her.
Via Drachten and Moscow to “De Spreng” in Oude Wetering .....
How crazy it can go. A Russian family living in Drachten called family members in Moscow to exchange New Year’s wishes. They said that there was just a broadcast on the Moscow TV with a performance by the Alphens Cossack Choir. This was due to the air disaster, which killed 60 members of the Alexandrov Ensemble (better known as The Red Army Choir). In memory the choir sang some songs in that program. The people in Drachten, lovers of Cossack songs, quickly looked up the website of the Alphens Cossack Choir, ordered tickets for the concert in “De Spreng” and were present on Sunday 19 February. The concert was good, our expectations were met the commentary said. Nice is it not?
Concert Zoeterwoude
The choir will be giving a series of concerts this year to mark its tenth anniversary. The next concert is on Sunday 26 March at 2 pm in the Goede Herderkerk, which is located along the Hoge Rijndijk in Zoeterwoude-Rijndijk. Highly recommended for those who missed the concert in De Spreng!