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Gregory was born in [[Pskov]] in 1949. He was 13 years old when he first began taking piano lessons.<ref name="tribune" /> He attended the Pskov College of Music and received a [[Bachelor of Fine Arts]] in 1970, then subsequently received a [[Master of Fine Arts]] in Music from the [[Saratov Conservatory]]. At the conservatory, his specializations included choir conducting, voice coaching, and music education.<ref>{{cite news |title=Russian Men's Chorus comes to the coast |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/independent-coast-observer-russian-men/143137039 |access-date=14 March 2024 |work=Independent Coast Observer |date=26 July 2002}}</ref> In Pskov, he directed several choirs and ran the music department at the {{ill|Pskov Drama Theater|ru|Псковский академический театр драмы имени А. С. Пушкина}}.<ref name="tribune">{{cite news |title=Choral masterpieces from Russia with love |last1=Bartlett |first1=Jean |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/pacifica-tribune-choral-masterpieces-fr/143322269 |access-date=14 March 2024 |work=Pacifica Tribune |date=28 January 2009}}</ref> He also worked as a professor at the Pskov College of Music for ten years.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161103214530/http://smirnovmusicschool.com/Page_3.html |title=Smirnov Music School |access-date=15 March 2024}}</ref> He founded Russia's Chamber Choir before |
Gregory was born in [[Pskov]] in 1949. He was 13 years old when he first began taking piano lessons.<ref name="tribune" /> He attended the Pskov College of Music and received a [[Bachelor of Fine Arts]] in 1970, then subsequently received a [[Master of Fine Arts]] in Music from the [[Saratov Conservatory]]. At the conservatory, his specializations included choir conducting, voice coaching, and music education.<ref>{{cite news |title=Russian Men's Chorus comes to the coast |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/independent-coast-observer-russian-men/143137039 |access-date=14 March 2024 |work=Independent Coast Observer |date=26 July 2002}}</ref> In Pskov, he directed several choirs and ran the music department at the {{ill|Pskov Drama Theater|ru|Псковский академический театр драмы имени А. С. Пушкина}}.<ref name="tribune">{{cite news |title=Choral masterpieces from Russia with love |last1=Bartlett |first1=Jean |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/pacifica-tribune-choral-masterpieces-fr/143322269 |access-date=14 March 2024 |work=Pacifica Tribune |date=28 January 2009}}</ref> He also worked as a professor at the Pskov College of Music for ten years.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161103214530/http://smirnovmusicschool.com/Page_3.html |title=Smirnov Music School |access-date=15 March 2024}}</ref> He founded Russia's Chamber Choir before emigrating from Russia, which gave an award-winning performance at the Festival of Russian Choirs in 1992.<ref>{{cite news |title=Russian chorus gives mesmerizing performance |last1=Lorenz-Fife |first1=Iris |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/independent-coast-observer-russian-chor/143137045/ |access-date=14 March 2024 |work=Independent Coast Observer |date=31 July 1998}}</ref> |
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| Born | March 16, 1949 |
| Occupation(s) | Choral director, composer, music instructor |
Gregory Anatolyevich Smirnov (Russian: Григорий Анатольевич Смирнов; 16 March 1949) is a Russian-born choral director, composer, and music instructor based in the San Francisco Bay Area. He served as the director of Slavyanka from 1996 to 2011.
Biography
Gregory was born in Pskov in 1949. He was 13 years old when he first began taking piano lessons.[1] He attended the Pskov College of Music and received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1970, then subsequently received a Master of Fine Arts in Music from the Saratov Conservatory. At the conservatory, his specializations included choir conducting, voice coaching, and music education.[2] In Pskov, he directed several choirs and ran the music department at the Pskov Drama Theater.[1] He also worked as a professor at the Pskov College of Music for ten years.[3] He founded Russia's Chamber Choir before emigrating from Russia, which gave an award-winning performance at the Festival of Russian Choirs in 1992.[4]
References
- ^ a b Bartlett, Jean (28 January 2009). "Choral masterpieces from Russia with love". Pacifica Tribune. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ "Russian Men's Chorus comes to the coast". Independent Coast Observer. 26 July 2002. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ "Smirnov Music School". Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ Lorenz-Fife, Iris (31 July 1998). "Russian chorus gives mesmerizing performance". Independent Coast Observer. Retrieved 14 March 2024.