Tenors

Ivan Gorin

In the choir since 2018

Ivan Gorin studied at the Altai State music college (choir conducting), then at the Glinka Novosibirsk State Conservatory (choir conducting), from which he graduated in 2015. He mostly worked as a singer at the Novosibirsk State Philharmonic Choir Capella.

Ivan Gorin was also the director of the “initio” choir ensemble in Novosibirsk for 2 years; together with it, he performed at several Russian premieres of contemporary music pieces.

HOW DID YOU COME TO BE A MUSICIAN?

I studied to be a historian-sinologist at the university for three years. At the same time, I studied choral conducting at a musical college. My parents are musicians: my father is a trombonist, my mother is a theorist. Music has been in my life since I was a child. So, my professional choice was to some extent predetermined, however, I made the final decision as an adult person.

WHAT MAKES MUSICAETERNA DIFFERENT FROM OTHER ENSEMBLES?

There is no routine in musicAeterna and there are certain requirements to the way we work. Without love for musical material, it is impossible to stay in rehearsals for eight hours, to parse a musical phrase with such attention to detail. I have never seen this approach anywhere else, neither in Russia nor abroad. I am sure that only with this approach it is possible to achieve a high-quality result. I saw the musicAeterna choir for the first time during a rehearsal. I came to the audition, and the choir was preparing a composition by Alexey Sioumak. Even then, during the rehearsal, I saw how carefully Vitaly Polonsky worked and how alert and deeply involved in the process each member of the choir was. The sound quality and the selection of voices were immediately noticeable.

WHAT DO YOU DO IN YOUR FREE TIME?

I take a sports bike with me on almost all tours. Between rehearsals, I looked at Versailles, Amsterdam, Rome on wheels. It's faster and more interesting to get to know the city this way. In addition to cycling, I am fond of volleyball and have gathered a team with colleagues. We play both on tour and in St Petersburg. In the photo, we are after the match with the Yurlov Capella Choir.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE MUSIC?

I listen to a lot of modern jazz. Now these are mostly recordings by the Nizhny Novgorod trio LRK. In my 'favourite' selection there are Sergei Rachmaninoff's All-Night Vigil performed by the Swedish Radio Choir conducted by Tõnu Kaljuste. This is a pedantic and very musical interpretation with great attention to the author's recommendations which Rachmaninoff gave himself.

musicAeterna choir events

April 26, 20:00

St. Petersburg | Nevsky, 62

Ο ῎Αγγελος ἐβόα: musicAeterna byzantina and musicAeterna Concert

Choral concert

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April 27, 20:00

St. Petersburg | Nevsky, 62

Ο ῎Αγγελος ἐβόα: musicAeterna byzantina and musicAeterna Concert

Choral concert

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May 7, 20:00

St. Petersburg | Nevsky, 62

Concert of the musicAeterna Choir. The sacred music of Poulenc and Britten

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An event of Diaghilev Festival

June 13, 20:00

Perm | House of Music (Shpagin plant)

Hændel. A Dedication Ceremony to George Frideric Handel. Opening concert of the festival

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

Augelletti, ruscelletti, aria of Mary Cleophas from the oratorio La Resurrezione, HWV 47 (1708)

Zadok the Priest, Coronation Anthem No. 1, HWV 258 (1727)

E pur così in un giorno – Piangerò la sorte mia, recitative and aria of Cleopatra from the opera Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17 (1724)

Welcome as the Dawn of Day, duet from the oratorio Solomon, HWV 67 (1749)

Disserratevi, o porte d’Averno, aria of the Angel from the oratorio The Resurrection (La Resurrezione), HWV 47 (1708)

Ah! Crudel nel pianto mio, aria of Armida from the opera Rinaldo, HWV 78 (1711)

Overture to the opera Agrippina, HWV 6 (1709–1710)

Sarabande from the Partita in G major for solo harpsichord, HWV 450 (1700–1705)

De torrente in via bibet, duet with chorus from the psalm Dixit Dominus, HWV 232 (1707)

Oh, Let the Merry Bells Ring Round, aria with chorus from the oratorio L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, HWV 55 (1740)

Piangete sì, piangete, aria of Mary Cleophas from the oratorio La Resurrezione, HWV 47 (1708)

As With Rosy Steps the Morn, recitative and aria of Irene from the oratorio Theodora, HWV 68 (1750)

Alla Hornpipe, No. 2 from Water Music Suite No. 2 in D major, HWV 349 (1716–1717)

Pena tiranna, aria of Dardano from the opera Amadigi di Gaula, HWV 11 (1715)

Amarti sì vorrei, aria of Agilea from the opera Teseo, HWV 9 (1713)

Fermati! / No, crudel!, duet of Armida and Rinaldo from the opera Rinaldo, HWV 78 (1711)

He Saw the Lovely Youth, chorus from the oratorio Theodora, HWV 68 (1750)

Ah! Stigie larve — Vaghe pupille, recitative and aria of Orlando from the opera Orlando, HWV 31 (1733)

Oh Love Divine, Thou Source of Fame, chorus from the oratorio Theodora, HWV 68 (1750)

Performers:
musicAeterna orchestra and choir
musicAeterna Dance company
artists from the Anton Rubinstein Academy

Conductor – Teodor Currentzis

An event of Diaghilev Festival

June 14, 20:00