Oktoikh is an ensemble of church and secular music in Chelyabinsk , Russia . It was created in 1988 from singers of Russian Orthodox Churches of the Chelyabinsk Diocese . Its director is Vyacheslav Usoltsev , a Meritorious Artist of the Russian Federation . [ 1 ] In addition to Russian Orthodox and secular music, the ensemble performs historical and modern sacred music of other religious confessions, including Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim. [ 1 ] They sing both regular sacred music and songs of their own composition. [ 2 ] Everyone in the ensemble is bearded, which has become a public image of the ensemble. [ 2 ] 1991-1992: Mother of the World (“Матерь Мира”), Melodiya , a chorus cycle dedicated to the paintings of Nicholas Roerich (together with composer Yuri Vazhenin ) [ 3 ] 1993: God with Us! (“С нами Бог!”), Melodiya, Russian church music 1 2 "Oktoikh" in the Encyclopedia of Chelyabinsk (in Russian) 1 2 An interview with Usoltsev Archived 2011-10-09 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian) ↑ "Энциклопедия "Челябинск" " .

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