Red Army Choir
Formed: 1928
The Alexandrov Ensemble (Russian: Ансамбль Александрова, tr. Ansambl' Aleksandrova; commonly known as the Red Army Choir in the West) is an official army choir of the Russian armed forces. Founded during the Soviet era, the ensemble consists of a male choir, an orchestra, and a dance ensemble.
The Ensemble has entertained audiences both in Russia and throughout the world, performing a range of music including folk tunes, hymns, operatic arias and popular music. The group's repertoire has included The Volga Boatmen's Song, Katyusha, Kalinka, and Ave Maria.
It is named for its first director, Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov .
Read more at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandrov_Ensemble
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Obituary,
The Alexandrov Ensemble
64 members of the iconic Russian choir have been killed in a plane crash off the coast of Russia.