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Literary and musical review “Composers-anniversaries”translated

October 2, 2026 · 1 min read

On October 2, within the framework of the project “Consonances of Eternal Beauty”, a literary and musical review “Composers-anniversaries” was held in the Department for Supporting Active Longevity in the daytime conditions of the state institution “Territorial Center for Social Services for the Population of the Polotsk District”.

At the beginning of the event, the head of the department, Zhanna Igorevna Stazovich, addressed those gathered with a welcoming speech. In her speech, she emphasized the importance of the spiritual and educational project “Consonances of Eternal Beauty,” which reveals the spiritual meaning of art and contributes to the acquisition of inner harmony.

The librarian of the parish of the Church of St. Michael the Archangel in Novopolotsk, Olga Bakunovich, invited those present to remember the life and work of the composers-anniversaries of 2026: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Dmitry Stepanovich Bortnyansky, Alexander Egorovich Varlamov, Vladimir Georgievich Mulyavin and Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeev).

The head of the VKontakte circle of the Department for Supporting Active Longevity in Day Care, Galina Nikolaevna Nelina, presented a thematic exhibition of literature to those present.

Fragments of the best examples of world spiritual...

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Irene Wilson
Thanks for sharing this. I always enjoy hearing about Bortnyansky and how his church music still gets sung in choirs today. The mention of Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeev) caught my eye too — his compositions have a way of sticking with you after liturgy. Sounds like a peaceful afternoon in Polotsk.
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