Chamber choir "Kyiv"

The Kyiv Municipal Chamber Choir was founded in December of 199О. Choir members include professional singers, graduates of conservatories and musical institutes throughout Ukraine.

Musical Director, Mykola Hobdych, graduated from Kyiv Chaikovsky Conservatory.

The Choir's national and international repertoire includes medieval, renaissance, baroque, classical, romantic and modern music.

The Choir�s major awards include:

• Golden Diploma at the First Robert Schummann Competition in Zwikkau (Germany, 1992)
• First Award at the Twelfth International Church Music Festival in Hajnowka (Poland, 1993)
• Grand Prix at the Sixth International Choral Festival in Sligo (Ireland, 1993)
• Second Award at Langolen International Musical Eisteddfod (Wales, 1994)
• Grand Prix at the 15 International Church Music Festival in Hajnowka (Poland, 1996)

The Choir has performed at:

• I International Avant-garde Festival in Munich (Germany, 1993)
• Festival of Classical Music in Rouen (France, 1994)
• Cricklade Music Festival in Canterbury (England, 1995)
• "Copenhagen Is a Cultural Capital of Europe'96'' Festival (Denmark, 1996)
• 32nd"Wratislavia Cantans'97" Festival of Music and Arts (Wroсlaw, 1997)
• Days of Ukrainian culture in France (1999)
• Osterfestival, Innsbruck (Austria, 2000)
• Ecumenical divine service, Rome (Italy, 2000)
• Days of Ukrainian culture in Poland (Sopot, 2000)
• Choir festival �Gold Domed Kyiv� (Ukraine, 1997-2000)
• Expo 2000, Hanover (Germany, 2000)
• International Congress �St. Luke Evangelist�, Padova (Italy, 2000)
• Days of Ukrainian culture in Germany (Berlin, Bonn, 2000)

�Kyiv� Chamber Choir has performed in the USA, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, England, France, the Netherlands, Austria, Italy, Germany, Denmark, Poland, Belarus, Russia and Ukraine.

The choir performed in Carnegie Hall (New York), the Washington National Cathedral, the Concert Hall of George Mason University; BBC St. John�s Smith Square Concert Hall (London); Espace Pierre Cardin, Eglise Saint Roch (Paris); Notre Dame de Paris and Cathedrals in Rouen, Reims, Amien, Strasbourg, Charte, Nancy, Le Havre, Lille, Dieppe, Metz, Paris; in the Philharmonic Halls of Utrecht, Rotterdam, Amsterdam (Concertgebouw), Berlin, Minsk, Kyiv; Berlin Dom; Long Gallery (Kilkenny); Tivoli Concert Hal, Marmorkirke and Domkirke (Kobenhavn); opera theatres in Minsk and Kyiv; and the �Russia� Concert Hall (Moscow).

Reviews of �Kyiv� Chamber Choir performances have appeared in �The New York Times�, �The Washington Post�, �The Glasgow News�, �Normlandie�, �Nouvelles d'Alsacie�, �Der Tages Spiegel Berlin�, �Munchner Merkur�, �Kristeligt Dagblad� (Denmark), �Holos Ukrainy��

Concerts have been recorded and broadcasted at BBC Radio-3 in Great Britain, �World BBC�, Bavarian, Bremen, Kohln, Berlin, Norman, Polish, Danish radio from Tivoli Concert Hall to Sweden, Finland, Denmark; Ukrainian National Radio.

The choir has recorded 13 CDs of national and international music.