ACTIVITIES OF THE SONG AND DANCE ENSEMBLE DOINA IN 1942-1944 Cover Image

ДЕЯТЕЛЬНОСТЬ АНСАМБЛЯ ПЕСНИ И ПЛЯСКИ ДОЙНА В 1942-1944 ГОДЫ
ACTIVITIES OF THE SONG AND DANCE ENSEMBLE DOINA IN 1942-1944

Author(s): Natalia Blîndu
Subject(s): Music, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), History of Art
Published by: Academia de Muzică, Teatru și Arte Plastice
Keywords: Song and Dance Ensemble; archival documents; tours; concerts; repertoire; rehearsals;

Summary/Abstract: The State Academic Chapel ”Doina” is the oldest and most significant performing choir in the Republic of Moldova. Animportant stage of development occurred during the Second World War: in 1942, the chapel was reorganized into the DoinaSong and Dance Ensemble, which brought together musicians, singers and dancers from the Moldovan State Philharmonic. The author considers issues related to the life of the choir collective during the evacuation period and the implementationof concert activities in military field conditions. The geography of the ensemble’s tours is studied, the selection of the repertoireand the interaction of the administration with composers, poets, and heads of other organizations are analyzed. Particularattention is paid to the organization of everyday life and the life of the artists of the Doina Ensemble in wartime conditions. The author uses all available archival materials from the funds of the National Archives of the Republic of Moldova, memoirsof the artists of the ensemble, reminiscences of eyewitnesses, biographies of the artistic directors of the ensemble.

  • Issue Year: 2022
  • Issue No: 2 (43)
  • Page Range: 46-54
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Russian