"Khreschatyk" Academic Chamber Choir

"Khreschatyk" Academic Chamber Choir is a Ukrainian professional mixed vocal choir. It was founded in March, 1994 by Larissa Bukhonska (Лариса Бухонська), who was its artistic director and manager until 2007. It was named after the central street of Kyiv. Since 2007, the choir is headed by: general director Andrey Voinov and artistic director and chief conductor of the choir — Honored Artist of Ukraine Pavlo Struts. The choir's repertoire includes Ukrainian sacred music, choir compositions by Ukrainian and foreign composers, and Ukrainian folklore compositions. Khreschaty has given performances in Ireland, England, France, Hungary, Germany, Denmark, Latvia, Poland, and Russia. This group has won a number of awards including: * Grand-Prix of the VII Norwich International Choir Festival (Sligo, Ireland, 1994) * 3rd prize winner of the XVII B. Bartok Competition in Debretsen (Hungary, 1996) * 1st prize winner of the 1st International Mendelsohn-Bartholdy Choir Competition in Daupfetal (Germany, 1996) * 2nd prize winner of the XXI International festival of Orthodox Church (Poland, 2002) The Choir acquired the status of ‘municipal’ in 1999, and has been financed by the Kiev Mayor’s Office since then. In December 2009, the ensemble became ‘Academic’. From January 2011 the official name “Khreschatyk” Academic Chamber Choir.