The Grand Children's Concert with the unusual title "I am Bright", dedicated to the International Children's Day, was held with great success in the Grand Hall of the Maya Kuliyeva Turkmen National Conservatory. This title signified that every child is an individual and deserves respectful treatment.
The conservatory had never seen so many children before. It is enough to mention that there were 170 performing children, and the number of children in the audience was uncountable.
The concert featured children's creative groups of all four Ashgabat music schools, the Joint Turkmen-Russian Secondary School named after A.S. Pushkin, four specialized secondary schools, the "Eternals" dance group, and the "Sunzha" Lezginka dance school. The children of the conservatory staff – Tylla Shirova, Myalikguly Dolyyev and Salyh Darchiya – also showcased their talents and charm.
The concert program opened with the song "Sunny Circle" by Arkady Ostrovsky, performed by the "Singing Nightingales" choir, with Medina Bayrammyradova and Aylar Durdyeva as soloists. This song has practically become an anthem for Children's Day, and the line "Let there always be a mother" is known on all continents of our Earth.
Songs with titles that spoke for themselves were performed, such as "Take Care of Your Children," "Tell the Children" and "What is Kindness?" The calls for goodness and peace on our planet sounded particularly touching coming from the mouths of little performers.
Many performances brought notes of joy, happiness and mischief to the atmosphere of the festive evening. One such act was the four songs from the animated film "On the Trail of the Bremen Town Musicians." The soloists, dressed in costumes of their characters, conveyed the essence of the cartoon characters with inimitable artistry.
The final song, "We Are Little Children," performed by all the concert participants, was perceived by the audience as a festive firework display.
The audience expressed their gratitude for the joyful, optimistic and talented concert with thunderous applause. It should be noted that every child, regardless of whether they were on stage or in the audience, received a small sweet gift.
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Regarding the question "How was it possible to organize such a large-scale concert?" we turned to Ekaterina Darchiya, the accompanist of the Vocal Arts Department.
"Our idea to hold a concert in this format was supported by all the heads of music schools and general education schools with a music focus. With their help, organizational and technical issues were resolved, which made the preparatory process for the concert easier for us. Huge thanks to Yelena Albertovna Arakelyan, a senior teacher of the General Piano Department, who conducted rehearsals for all 25 concert performances. Thank you to everyone who performed and applauded. We are satisfied with our result."
– Нашу идею провести концерт в данном формате поддержали все руководители музыкальных школ и общеобразовательных школ с музыкальным уклоном. С их помощью решались организационно-технические вопросы, что облегчало нам подготовительный процесс концерта. Огромное спасибо Елене Альбертовне Аракелян, старшему педагогу кафедры общего фортепиано, которая проводила репетиции выступлений всех 25 номеров концерта. Спасибо всем, кто выступал и кто аплодировал. Мы сами довольны своим результатом!