Evgeniy Morozov (choirmaster)

Evgeniy Morozov
Евгений Морозов
Birth nameEvgeniy Ivanovich Morozov
Born(1944-05-02)2 May 1944
Moscow, USSR
Died1 December 2016(2016-12-01) (aged 72)
Moscow, Russia
Occupation(s)Choral conductor, composer

Evgeniy Ivanovich Morozov (Russian: Евге́ний Ива́нович Моро́зов; 2 May 1944 – 1 December 2016) was a Soviet and Russian choirmaster and the founder and director of the Kamchatka Choir Capella.

Biography

In 1961, Morozov graduated from the State Choir School with a degree in choir conducting.[1] In 1965, he graduated from the choir department of the Moscow Conservatory.[1][2][3] In 1973, he completed postgraduate studies at the Moscow Conservatory.[3][4] At the same time, in 1963–1965 he worked as a choirmaster of the Palace of Culture at the Moscow Metallurgical Plant. In 1965, he worked as a singing teacher at secondary school No. 795 in Moscow.[3]

From 1965, for more than 30 years, he worked in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in Kamchatka Krai as a teacher and head of the conducting and choir department of the Kamchatka Regional Music School.[1][2] In 1967, he founded and until the end of his life headed the Kamchatka Choir Capella as artistic director and conductor. In 1986, he initiated the creation of the Kamchatka Musical Spring festival (since 1995, an international festival).[2][4] For more than 30 years, he headed the work of the Kamchatka branch of the Musical Society of Russia.[4]

From 1979, he studied the musical folklore of the indigenous peoples of Kamchatka. He was the first person in Russia to write arrangements of Koryak, Aleut and Chukchi folk melodies for an academic choir.[1][2] In 2012, he became a member of the Union of Composers of Russia [ru].[5]

Morozov was the author of the music for the anthem of Kamchatka Krai (2009, lyrics by the poet Boris Dubrovin).[1][2][3]

Morozov died on 1 December 2016 after a long illness.[5]

Morozov had a daughter, Natalia.[1][2]

Awards and recognition

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Морозов Е.И." [Morozov E.I.]. litsa-kulturi.ru (in Russian). 13 September 2016. Archived from the original on 13 September 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Ушел из жизни Почетный житель Камчатки Евгений Морозов. КАМЧАТКА-ИНФОРМ" [Honorary Resident of Kamchatka Evgeniy Morozov has passed away. KAMCHAT-INFORM.]. kamchatinfo.com (in Russian). Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d "Ушёл из жизни основатель Камчатской хоровой капеллы Евгений Морозов" [The founder of the Kamchatka Choir Capella Evgeniy Morozov has died]. kamchatka.aif.ru (in Russian). 2 December 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "Ушел из жизни Евгений Иванович Морозов" [Evgeniy Ivanovich Morozov has passed away]. www.kamgov.ru (in Russian). 1 October 2017. Archived from the original on 1 October 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Сегодня после продолжительной болезни ушел из жизни руководитель Камчатской хоровой капеллы Евгений Морозов" [Today, after a long illness, head of the Kamchatka Choir Capella Evgeniy Morozov passed away]. kamtoday.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 12 November 2021.