Creative meeting and "happy end"

December 26, Lepel /Own. inf./. Not only the city, but also the large rural settlements of the district live an interesting, full cultural life. Domzheritsy, the central estate of the Berezinsky State Reserve, is no exception. Tens of kilometres away from Lepel, vast forest and swamp expanses, a true reserve of pristine nature, are not an obstacle for diverse creative meetings, solo stage performances by local talents, and original musical numbers by amateur art groups on the stage of the local rural House of Culture. Moreover, in Domzheritsy, in addition to a secondary school, there is also a children's art school, where boys and girls from the surrounding villages of the reserve master the skills of stage and musical art.

This time, Svetlana Yakubovskaya, a native of the village of Savsky Bor, visited her fellow villagers. She is the winner of this year's regional review contest in the adult age category in the nomination "Best Poetic Work," titled "My Cradle, Belarus," which was dedicated to the 130th anniversary of the birth of Yanka Kupala and Yakub Kolas. The poetess read her poems, after each of which there were stormy ovations of approval from local lovers of poetic creativity, who completely filled the auditorium of the Domzheritsky Rural House of Culture. The performance by the folk choir "Berezinochka" of the song "Berezinsky Reserve," with lyrics by Svetlana Yakubovskaya and music by composer Eduard Litvin, was also met with enthusiasm. As a memento of the unforgettable creative meeting with her fellow villagers, Svetlana Yakubovskaya presented the local library with a book of poetry, "On the Wings of Love," which also features her poems. The collection was gratefully accepted by the librarian, Natalya Mironovich.

The stage relay of the folk choir “Berezinochka” was picked up by solo local performers Mikhail Bagutsky, Regina Vashkevich, Alexander Nesan, Alena Prokopovich, Marina Nesan, Alena Prokoshina, Anzhelika Kukina, Vlad Zhudronok, Oksana Spilnaya, and others. Their performances were met with interest by the audience, lifting their spirits, filling them with optimism and joy. The performance of the song “Kalina” by Anzhelika Kukina and Vlad Zhudronok was particularly memorable. Unforgettable impressions were also left by the creative collaboration of Alena Prokoshina and Regina Vashkevich. Alena sang the well-known pop song “Perekhreščavanne syami darog” (Crossroads of Seven Roads) with a guitar, while Regina sang along and accompanied her on a Yamaha musical instrument.

It was interesting to see the vocal and instrumental ensemble of the Domzharitsy Children's Art School on the stage of the House of Culture, which introduced the audience to its original musical composition “Ya krochu pa Maskve” (I Walk Through Moscow).

The majority of the pop pieces performed at the concert are part of Belarusian national culture, but many well-known Russian songs and musical melodies were not forgotten either. In addition, the song “Dziacimi vachymi basny my naskroź” (Through Children's Eyes We Are Seen Through) was performed in English by local pop singer Tatyana Bagutskaya. After this, the concert host Alena Krasnova aptly remarked: “When Tatyana Bagutskaya sings her song in this language, I, unfortunately, understand nothing, but I can feel that she wishes all of us happiness, warmth, smiles, and happy days with very sincere, heartfelt words in English!”

Nikolay Garbachev.