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Vivement dimanche - France 2
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The Ukranian Children’s Choir of Odessa. This choir is very famous in Ukrania and in ex-URSS. In 1991, the choir participates as guest of honour
at the Chorals Festival in Malta. From that time the choir is appealed in Czechoslovakia, Poland, Germany, Austria, England, Hungary, Belgium, France, Italy, Switzerland, Lebanon, Republic of Korea, Taiwan, Hong-Kong…
On the 30th of August 1997, the choir sings in presence of the Saint Father in his summer residence in Castel Gondolfo. Other important events : the reception in the Paris Town Hall, the reception
at the Republic Presidency in Lebanon.
Today, the choir (boys and girls) is made up of 80 children from 10 to 18 years old, led by Taïssa Saritcheva. Every child studies in secondary and musical schools of the city of Odessa, so they know how to read music.
A number of them can play several instruments. Everyday of the week, exercise sessions are scheduled at the choral’s head office. For each tour, a selection of 35 children, instrumentalists and accompanists, is made; rather 30 children are selected for more distant tours, as in Asia…
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The Ukranian Children’s Choir of Odessa is nominated in 1995 “Artist of Ukrania’s People” and sings often accompanied by the Odessa Musical Academy Orchestra.
The choir’s repertory is very various, Ukranian folklore, classical and contemporary works religious orthodox songs, Christmas songs. As a present for their foreign public, they perform several songs in the language of the visited country.
The choir has already recorded 4 CD : Ukranian Folkloric Songs; Various Classical and Modern Songs; Ukranian Christmas Songs. The choir has appeared in numerous TV shows with Jacques Martin, Pascal Sevran, Michel Drucker and even was once the subject of the national TV news on channel TF1.
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Le choeur devant l'opéra d'Odessa
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Radios like France Musique, RTL, RTB, La Voix du Liban etc… but also international newspapers like Fance-Soir, Le Figaro Madame, Le Progrès, Le Dauphiné, La Libre Belgique, the European, Matin Liban and many else, got interested in this exceptional choir.
Marvellous, this chis choir can sing all around the world. One of the best choirs that we’d ever heard since a long time, expressed a journalist for the BBC.
This choir, full of traditions, belongs today to the best choirs in the world.
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I discovered The Ukranian Children’s Choir of Odessa by listening to their records when I was councillor for the culture in the Ambassy of France beside the Saint See. Why not suggest the Saint Father to greet them during his trip in Castel Gondolfo? What was finally done. The concert would last for 20 minutes, and will be going on, according to the Saint father’s wish, for more than 40 minutes!!
Coming from this beautiful country, Ukrania, this choral is fated to an international career as much by the quality of the rendering as by the choice of the repertory. These children spread happiness!
May they be thanked for giving the French people happiness during teir tour. God bless them and look after them!
Jean-Michel Di Falco
Mgr Jean-Michel di Falco, Evêque de Gap
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Audience Papale avec Jean-Paul II à Castel-Gondolfo
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Odessa :
It’s told that its inhabitants – more than 1 million – are the Marseilles of Ukrania. Besides, the two cities are twinned.
First harbour on the Black Sea, heroïc city, it is also one of the best seaside resorts of Ukrania thanks to a lucky alliance os steppe and maritime climates, a gentle sea, magnificent beaches, curative mud baths and an abundant vegetation. Founded in 1794, with the help of Italian and French architects, Odessa has preserved a lot of ancient monuments as architectural
sets of classical epoch and an academic theater of Opera and Ballet, an architectural wonder of the XIXth century, with very beautiful interiors and a perfect accoustic. We can also admire one of its curiosities, the Potemkine stairs, linking the city to the harbour. Among the modern constructions, a new maritime station is undeniably praiseworthy. Odessa is proud of its glorious past. We can remember the achievement of the insurgent sailors of the armoured ship “Potemkine”.
Today, Odessa is a centre of diverse industries.
Its factories of naval repairing, the oil refinery and the jute (hessian) manufacture are even well-known beyond its frontiers. Odessa is also an important cultural centre. It owns 6 theaters, a philharmonic orchestra, a circus. The scene of the Academic Theater of Opera and Ballet has been trampled down by great artists like F. Chialiapine and L. Sobinov. Some rich collections are gathered in the paintings galery and in the city’s museums.
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