This remarkable video shows a Russian Woman’s Choir performing in the Siberian city of Novosibirsk.
It’s fantastic to see the traditional identities of these inspiring ladies just beaming through during their performance.
And it’s worth noting that the emotions I felt watching it completely reminded me of just how awed I was when I first arrived and started to experience this deep and powerful ocean of femininity for the first time.
If anything.. what you are about to see is a good microcosm for some of the brilliant facets of female grace, beauty and magnificence I’ve personally been touched with over here..
And it’s a greatness with which I can only attempt to convey.
So enjoy..
And please excuse me while I go crash my ship into the rocks now…
April 21, 2008 at 11:04 am
Beautiful!
April 21, 2008 at 12:34 pm
Every morning, when I wake, I check out this blog. And today, I am treated to a choir of angels singing… and I haven’t even had my first cup of coffee yet. So what do I do? I turn up the volume, sit back and let their voices carry me away.
WOW!
Thanks tons.
What a glorious way to start the day.
April 22, 2008 at 3:42 am
I hope that the arts, such as this performance, are still popular the FSU. What an elegant evening it would be to be able to take your wonderful Russian wife out for a performance such as this.
April 22, 2008 at 5:33 am
soothing
April 22, 2008 at 7:47 am
Well said SunnyinSanDiego, that paints a pleasant picture.
Russia has culture expressed through beautiful women singing beautiful songs. We have debris expressed through Amy Winehouse and Britney Spears.
I am starting to understand “cultural bankruptcy”.
April 23, 2008 at 7:56 am
Randall,
What I am about to say has been said before by many “cultural philosophers”. (My phrase, I think.)
America has brought on its “cultural bankruptcy” by allowing the publicity and merchandising machines behind the likes of The Brat and Amy, and earlier, Madonna, to penetrate our souls without any critical thinking. Even the critics of popular culture have been co-opted.
An abundance of money seems to coincide with a shrinking of grey matter. No wonder I want to live in the Ukraine for a while.
‘Bye
April 24, 2008 at 2:08 am
Classic elegance. The director and choir are both examples of Russia’s longstanding cultural richness.
P.S. Gl, I’ve sent a couple of e-mails to your address, but have received no response. Did you get them?
April 24, 2008 at 5:18 am
Thanks everyone..
Sunny, you can take a date to a performance like this no problem and I don’t think classical stuff like this is going to leave the FSU anytime soon. In fact it maybe one of the last bastions holding on to it.
Hi Sam,
Sorry for the delay.. just wrote you back..
April 24, 2008 at 5:49 pm
I sent a couple of emails too, maybe its your inbox thats not working well.
T.
April 25, 2008 at 3:55 am
Gregorian chant is very popular in many regions of the world. Even America and Canada. Very sweet with the right voices.
May 15, 2008 at 12:04 pm
i’m russian, 22 years old.When i was small i attended chorus musical school and sang at twe church. It was fantastic!thank you for creating this website, because when i was abroad i avoided to say that i’m russian. most of the foreigners think that russian girls are easy, it’s not true. Russian women are very well educated, spiritually rich and faithful.
May 17, 2008 at 4:26 am
Well Natalia, this website has opened eyes to all of the ones who write here. A man like me cant but wish to find a woman like the ones portrayed in this blog. Taking the plunge!!!