The Russian song "Metelitsa" (Little Snowstorm) is performed by the Yale Russian Chorus and Alumni at the 70th Anniversary Concert.
Arranged by Denis Mickiewicz, founding conductor of the Yale Russian Chorus.
Conductor: Gabriel Mesa.
Soloists in order: Ray Kinoshita, Richard Williams, Joseph Finetti, Lewis Johnson, Gabriel Mesa, Connor Wood.
Filming & editing: Emma Kazaryan.
September 9, 2023, Woolsey Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.
🎶 This song and the entire album "Mnogaya L'eta: 65 Years of the Yale Russian Chorus" are available for listening on any streaming platforms: https://band.link/Gtnqu
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The song "Metelitsa" (Little Snowstorm) is based on a poem by D. Glebov (1789-1843) "It's boring for me to live alone with my heart..." And in 1842 these poems were set to music by the talented composer A. Varlamov (1801-1848). The song was then adapted in various versions that diverged far from the original version of Glebov.
Due to its melodiousness, sensuality and sincerity it has gained wide popularity and the love of the people. The imaginative lyrics and simplicity of the plot attract, easily fall on the ear and are readily remembered. The artistic techniques used bring the work closer to folk music, and also allow you to fully experience the youthful enthusiasm, lightness and love, which is not afraid of any obstacles (which are personified by the sweeping snowstorm).
📌 Lyrics:
Along the street the snowstorm sweeps along,
And behind it walks a young lad.
Hey, stop! Stop, my beauty!
Let me get my fill of looking at you, o my joy.
At your pleasing beauty,
And your white face.
Hey, stop! Stop, my beauty!
Let me get my fill of looking at you, o my joy.
Your beauty has driven me out of my mind
And has dried up my youth!
Hey, stop! Stop, my beauty!
Let me get my fill of looking at you, o my joy.
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The Yale Russian Chorus is the oldest singing group in the New World dedicated to the music of Russia and nearby countries. The YRC was founded 1953 at the height of the Cold War. Founders: Denis Mickiewicz and George Litton.
Singers join while students at Yale, and many stay active throughout their lives. Every year or so we hold a major concert in which students and alumni sing together. Many alumni also join the students on tours to Russia.
Without a doubt, each of us had our own motivation to join the Russian choir. But we offer you a quote from one of the members of our choir, which unites us to some extent and explains a little the meaning of the choir in our lives: "Singing the music of the YRC in the style we sang it, was an antidote to the intellectualism that got many of us into Yale in the first place, but that could be so restrictive to the heart and spirit".
The singers are not Russians, or emigrants from Russia, but are students and former students who share a passion for the music and a belief in the power of music to build connections between people of different countries.
Thanks to YouTube, we are pleased to share these recordings with online audiences around the world who share our passion for this music.
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We have toured Russia and Eastern Europe many times, and we really hope that we will be able to hit the road again when the time comes 🌿
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