On 1 - 5 June, Tuvan capital will host the interregional festival "Musical Summer in Tuva".  Ministry of culture of the republic is one of its main organizers. As the minister of culture, Vyacheslav Dongak informed us, composers and performers from Moscow, Tatarstan, Buryatia, Kalmykia, Khakassia as well as from Belorussia and Siberian cities will  participate. The Chairman of the Union of Composers of Russia, Vladislav Igorevich Kazenin, a man who brought significant contribution to the development of musical art in Tuva will be the honored guest. It was precisely Kazenin who stood at the sources of founding the Union of Composers of Tuva.

The program of the festival will consist of chamber, choir, piano and orchestra music as well as  song programs on the stages of the House of National Art, Philharmony,  A. B. Chyrgal-ool Kyzyl College of Arts. Together with the guests, art collectives of Tuvan State Philharmony, Kyzyl College of Arts, National Orchestra of RT, Wind instrument orchestra of Government of Tuva and invited guests will perform.

Tours and meetings of the guests and participants of the festival to the kozhuuns of Tuva are planned.

There will be workshops for beginners and self-taught composers.

The main goal of the festival, as the organizers inform us, is not simply the development of academic types of music, composition, and exchange of experience, but also strengthening the interregional connections in the sphere of cultural activities, as well as a step towards the creation of a single cultural space of Russia.

"Musical Summer in Tuva - 2011" is being held within the framework of annual festival "Panorama of music in Russia", and Year of Classical Music in Tuva. Festival "Musical Summer in Tuva" was an important event in the cultural life of the republic in the 70-80's. the tradition of this festival was interrupted during the perestroika years and renewed in 2003.

Program of the festival (abbreviated)

"Musical Summer in Tuva - 2011"

1 June     15:00  Conference hall of National Museum

Concert-presentation "Gospodin Royal" (B. Khovalyg, A. Balban-ool)

2 June     17:00  Concert hall of A. B. Chyrgal-ool Kyzyl College of Arts

"Saktyyshkyn"  - Concert of young composers in memory of Oksana Kurgek

3 June     11:00   Concert hall of A. B. Chyrgal-ool Kyzyl College of Arts

Opening of the festival" Concert "Mosaic of Choir"

With participation of the Veterans' choir of Tuvan State Ensemble of song and  Dance "Sayany", Chamber and Women's choir of College of Arts (choir masters T. Ch. Davaa, Ch. P. Sat, A. N. Saratovkina).

3 June      15:00  Concert hall of A.B. Chyrgal-ool  Kyzyl College of Arts

Chamber  concert "Musical aquarelles" with guests of the festival.

3 June     18:00 Tuvan State Philharmony

"Khegzhumge Yoreel"  - Concert of orchestra music with participation of orchestra of the State Ensemble of Song and Dance "Sayany" (mus. leader N. Yu. Dambaa);  Viktor Toka State Symphonic Orchestra,

Wind Instrument Orchestra of the Government of Republic Tyva

4 June     17:00   Tuvan State Philharmony  "Yrlaar chureem" - concert of songs with participation of Tuvan composers of various generations and artists of Tuvan Estrada.

5 June    18:00     House of National Art

Closing of the festival. Concluding concert "Confluence of Rivers - Confluence of voices""  -  "Khemner, unner beldirinde" with guests of the festival, Tuvan national Orchestra of the Ministry of Culture of RT, Wind Instrument Orchestra of Government of RT.