Chime Festival. Festival of bells and the day of remembrance of St. Jonah of Klymenets. Tutaev, Yaroslavl region

Invites all bell ringers to the bell ringing festival, which will take place as part of the celebration of the patronal feast -. On Saturday, July 21, after the morning festive service, it is planned to hold the second bell ringing festival.

The first part of the festival will feature the following typical bells:

  • Blagovest - a ringing before the start of the service, characterized by measured strikes on one of the large bells;
  • Trezvon is a solemn ringing using all bells, including small ones.
  • The funeral bell is a ringing with alternating blows on the bells from small to large, followed by a full blow.
  • The water-blessing chime is a ringing for the consecration of the Great Epiphany Water, seven strikes on each bell in turn from large to small.
  • Lenten - otherwise, ringing "in two" - ringing on the weekdays of Lent and Holy Week: 40 leisurely strikes of two (usually the largest) bells.
  • Wedding (acceleration) - a solemn bell to mark the completion of the wedding. Characterized by the gradual inclusion of increasingly heavier bells and, sometimes, acceleration of the rhythm.

The second part of the festival will contain traditional ringing from all the assembled bell ringers from different parishes in Russia. At the festival, each bell ringer can delight guests with his bell ringing art and exchange experiences with other bell ringers!

Behind last years Work is underway to revive the art of bell ringing, lost during the Soviet period. New factories for casting bells are opening, and casting methods are being reconstructed. Active efforts are underway to recreate and preserve historical traditional bells, and educational activities are carried out. Ringing schools are opened and events related to bell ringing are organized.

In the Old Believers, the art of bell ringing developed in a more isolated and complex way. During the tsarist years, the activities of the Old Believers were prohibited, and the ringing of bells was accordingly prohibited. During the Soviet period, churches were closed everywhere and bells were destroyed and melted down. Currently, in connection with the construction of churches and the registration of new communities, there is a need to revive the art of bell ringing, which is an integral part of Orthodox worship. The ringing of bells creates a certain sound atmosphere around the temple, informs about the actions taking place in the temple, and carries a kind of sermon. One of the ways to popularize the art of bell ringing and improve the general level of mastery of the technique is to hold cultural events related to bell ringing. Since last year, it has been taking place in Siberia in Novokuznetsk. Festivals of bell ringing and on the basis of the temple in the village. B. Nepryakhino. At the Nepryakhinskaya bell tower there is a standard selection of 9 bells weighing from 4 before 620 kg.

All interested bell ringers of Old Believer churches from all over Russia and beyond are invited to participate in the festival. Preferably in advance, no later July 20, inform the organizers of your intention to take part in the festival. Telephone number for questions regarding organizing the bell ringing festival: 8 910 895 68 60 — Sergey. The cause of reviving the art of bell ringing is our common cause - the cause of developing the Old Believers!

Conducts the festival of sacred music “Bell Score of Kizhi Island”. The festival is dedicated to the celebration of the day of St. Jonah of Klymenets, a locally revered saint.

Kizhi bell ringers are known for their skills far beyond the boundaries of the protected island. Their performances at the belfry of the Chapel of the Archangel Michael for tourist groups and in the bell tower of the Kizhi churchyard during church services became an integral part of the unique atmosphere of the island of Kizhi. And in ancient times, during holidays, in the villages of Zaonezh, the ringing of bells was heard from everywhere - the belfries simultaneously sounded with a cheerful polyphony, pleasing the ear, echoing each other and creating a special musical score of Zaonezh.

In 2014, the Kizhi Museum-Reserve implemented the project “Revival of the Lost Traditions of the Russian North. Bell score of the Kizhi volost". It became a continuation of a number of events aimed at restoring the spiritual tradition of Transonezh villages. In 1988, the bells of the Chapel of Archangel Michael sounded on the island of Kizhi. 10 years later, in 1998, the Kizhi Museum-Reserve and the Association of Bell Art of Russia organized the first festival dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the revival of bell ringing on the island. Kizhi. The second festival, dedicated to the 290th anniversary of the Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord, took place on the island of Kizhi in 2004. In 2016, leading bell ringers from the North-West of Russia came to the III Bell Ringing Festival, they visited the belfries in the chapels of the Kizhi Necklace, gave several concerts for tourists and local residents at the belfry of the Kizhi churchyard, the chapels of the Savior Not Made by Hands, Michael the Archangel, and the Three Saints on the island of Kizhi.

The 2017 festival program includes bell ringing from leading bell ringers from Petrozavodsk, St. Petersburg, Veliky Novgorod, Vologda, Moscow, Rostov the Great, and, of course, Kizhi bell ringers. The bell towers of Kizhi Island will come to life for three days of the festival. The bells will ring at the chapel of the Savior Not Made by Hands from the village of Vigovo. At the Chapel of the Archangel Michael, real bell concerts will take place, which will demonstrate the peculiarities of bell ringing in different regions of Russia, the individual approach of each master of his craft. And local residents will be delighted by the evening concert of bell ringing on Narina Mountain.

In addition, in the vicinity of Kizhi Island there are historical villages with churches and chapels. The sound of bells will also be heard in these villages. Also during the festival, you will be able to get acquainted with the unique exhibition of antique postcards “You can see better from your bell tower” from the private collection of Sergei Starostenkov, vice-president of the Association of Bell Art of Russia.

As part of the festival, the Kizhi Museum-Reserve, together with the Association of Bell Art of Russia, is organizing a scientific and practical symposium “Northern Bells in the Context of the All-Russian Bell Tradition.” The following topics are expected to be discussed:

— Bells and ringing in museums and museum-reserves";

— Bell ringing in a modern soundscape;

— Wooden belfries as one of the types of bell structures;

— Festivals and concerts of bell music;

— Bells are monuments of history, culture and foundry art.

Based on the results of the festival, it is planned to develop practical recommendations for the revival of chapel bells in the historical Kizhi volost.

Sightseeing tour with theatrical scenes from peasant life

09.30-10.00 Bells ringing at the bell tower of the Kizhi Pogost

10.00-12.00 Liturgy in the Church of the Intercession of the Virgin Mary

10.30-17.30 Bells at the Chapel of the Savior Not Made by Hands

14.00-19.30 Concert of sacred music and bell ringing at the Chapel of the Archangel Michael

14.00 - 15.00 Performance by Kizhi bell ringers

15.00 - 16.00 Gala concert of bell ringing by Russian bell ringers

16.00 – 16.30 Performance by bell ringers of Karelia

16.30 – 17.00 Performance by Moscow bell ringers

17.00 – 17.30 Performance by bell ringers of St. Petersburg

17.30 – 18.00 Performance by Vologda bell ringers

18.00 – 18.30 Performance by the bell ringers of Veliky Novgorod

18.30 – 19.30 Gala concert of bell ringing by Russian bell ringers

10.30 - 14.00 Program at the house of peasant Yakovlev (playground, demonstration of crafts, master classes, photo shoot in folk costume, fair and sale of products from local producers, tasting of “Kizhi tea”).

From June 17 to 19, 2017, the Kizhi Museum-Reserve is holding a festival of sacred music, “Bell Score of Kizhi Island.” The festival is dedicated to the celebration of the day of St. Jonah of Klymenets, a locally revered saint.

Kizhi bell ringers are known for their skills far beyond the boundaries of the protected island. Their performances at the belfry of the Chapel of the Archangel Michael for tourist groups and at the bell tower of the Kizhi churchyard during church services became an integral part of the unique atmosphere of the island of Kizhi. And in ancient times, during holidays, in the villages of Zaonezh, the ringing of bells was heard from everywhere - the belfries simultaneously sounded with a cheerful polyphony, pleasing the ear, echoing each other and creating a special musical score of Zaonezh. In 2014, the Kizhi Museum-Reserve implemented the project “Revival of the Lost Traditions of the Russian North. Bell score of the Kizhi volost". It became a continuation of a number of events aimed at restoring the spiritual tradition of Transonezh villages. In 1988, the bells of the Chapel of Archangel Michael sounded on the island of Kizhi. 10 years later, in 1998, the Kizhi Museum-Reserve and the Association of Bell Art of Russia organized the first festival dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the revival of bell ringing on the island. Kizhi. The second festival, dedicated to the 290th anniversary of the Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord, took place on the island of Kizhi in 2004. In 2016, leading bell ringers from the North-West of Russia came to the III Festival of Bell Ringing, they visited the belfries at the chapels of the Kizhi Necklace, gave several concerts for tourists and local residents at the belfry of the Kizhi Pogost, the chapels of the Savior Not Made by Hands, Michael the Archangel, and the Three Saints on the island of Kizhi.

The 2017 festival program includes bell ringing from leading bell ringers from Petrozavodsk, St. Petersburg, Veliky Novgorod, Vologda, Moscow, Rostov the Great, and, of course, Kizhi bell ringers. The bell towers of Kizhi Island will come to life for 3 days of the festival. The bells will ring at the chapel of the Savior Not Made by Hands from the village of Vigovo. At the Chapel of the Archangel Michael, real bell concerts will take place, which will demonstrate the peculiarities of bell ringing in different regions of Russia, the individual approach of each master of his craft. And local residents will be delighted by the evening concert of bell ringing on Narina Mountain.

In addition, in the vicinity of Kizhi Island there are historical villages with churches and chapels. The sound of bells will also be heard in these villages. Also during the festival, you will be able to get acquainted with the unique exhibition of antique postcards “You can see better from your bell tower” from the private collection of Sergei Starostenkov, vice-president of the Association of Bell Art of Russia. As part of the festival, the Kizhi Museum-Reserve, together with the Association of Bell Art of Russia, is organizing a scientific and practical symposium “Northern Bells in the Context of the All-Russian Bell Tradition.” The following topics are expected to be discussed:

  • Bells and ringing in museums and museum-reserves";
  • Bell ringing in a modern soundscape;
  • Wooden belfries as one of the types of bell structures;
  • Festivals and concerts of bell music;
  • Bells are monuments of history, culture and foundry art.

The symposium will be attended by not only bell ringers and campanologists, but also directors of the largest bell foundries: ITALMAS (Tutaev, Yaroslavl region), LITEX (Moscow). Based on the results of the Festival, it is planned to develop practical recommendations for the revival of chapel bells in the historical Kizhi parish.

List of bell ringers participating in the bell ringing festival on June 17–19, 2017:

Petrozavodsk:
  • Nadezhda Bykadorova, bell ringer of the Temple of Panteleimon the Healer
  • Kirill Gureev, graduate student of the Petrozavodsk State Conservatory named after. Glazunova, bell ringer
  • Igor Arkhipov, director of the Toive ensemble of PetrSU, bell ringer of the Petrozavodsk and Karelian diocese
  • Viola Gushchina, leading researcher at the Kizhi Museum-Reserve
O. Kizhi:
  • Alexey Nesterov Alexey, bell ringer of the Spaso-Kizhi churchyard
  • Arseny Bykadorov, bell ringer of the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral and the Kizhi Museum-Reserve
  • Igor Hutter, bell ringer of the Kizhi Museum-Reserve, bell ringer of the Petrozavodsk and Karelian Diocese
Saint Petersburg:
  • Andrey Ivanov, bell ringer of the Church of the Presentation of the Lord
  • Sergey Starostenkov, vice-president of the Russian Bell Arts Association, member of the festival organizing committee
  • Vladimir Kaychuk, bell ringer of the Church of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God
Veliky Novgorod:
  • Vyacheslav Volkhonsky, researcher at the Novgorod State United Museum-Reserve, bell ringer at the St. Sophia Cathedral
  • Andrey Vasiliev, bell ringer of the Sofia belfry of the Novgorod Kremlin, bell ringer of the Vitoslavlitsy Museum of Wooden Architecture
Tutaev, Yaroslavl region:
  • Nikolay Shuvalov, director of the bell foundry "ITALMAS"
Vologda:
  • Grigory Pavlov, bell ringer of the bell tower of St. Sophia Cathedral
  • Oleg Timofeev, bell ringer of the bell tower of St. Sophia Cathedral
Moscow city:
  • Olesya Rostovskaya, member of the Union of Composers, organist, carillonist
  • Hieromonk Father Roman, senior bell ringer of St. Daniel's Monastery
  • Oleg Gritsaenko, General Director of the bell foundry
  • Evgeny Klimkin, candidate of art history
Rostov-Veliky:
  • Natalya Karovskaya, director of the State Museum-Reserve "Rostov Kremlin"
  • Vasily Sadovnikov, head of the bell art sector of the Rostov Kremlin Museum
Minsk:
  • Elena Shatko, associate professor of the Belarusian State Pedagogical University, candidate of art history.

Bell score of the Kizhi volost:

The Crystal Bells Festival of Bell Art takes place annually from January 17 to 19 in the city of Kargopol, Arkhangelsk region.

The museum project “Crystal Bells” has been implemented since 2005. The peculiarity of the festival is that it is the only winter festival of bell art in Russia. It is dedicated to Orthodox holiday Epiphany.

The main venue was Cathedral Square, where the architectural ensemble white stone churches and a bell tower, which is the center of the main square of Kargopol. The ensemble creates a single architectural space that promotes emotional visual perception of the events taking place during the festival.

The Crystal Bells festival brings together courageous people who are not afraid of severe frosts and north winds. Famous Russian bell ringers come to see it. Every year the number of bell ringers and cities participating in the festival is growing: Moscow, St. Petersburg, Rostov Veliky, Yaroslavl, Vologda, Petrozavodsk, Arkhangelsk, Omsk. In 2009, bell ringers from Belarus and Serbia responded to the invitation of the festival organizers.

During the festival, experienced bell ringers conduct master classes; concerts are held at the mobile belfry, competitions children's creativity; new exhibitions are opening; in the halls of the museum there are concerts of the museum choir of spiritual singing “Svetilen” and other creative groups of the city. It should be noted that the festival program includes both traditional events and new ones.
The highlight of the festival, its culmination, is the bell concert on the night of January 18-19, the Great Blessing of Water and bathing in the Epiphany font on the Onega River. The effect of perceiving what is happening is enhanced by the solemn sound of bells and compositions made of ice surrounding the font.
The organizers of the Crystal Bells Festival of Bell Art strive to make each festival unforgettable. Every year, in addition to traditional events, new ideas are offered to residents and guests of the city.
In 2010 For the first time, the ensemble “Northern Pearls” (Pomeranian Philharmonic, Arkhangelsk), performers of traditional Sami singing (Norway) took part in the festival events; on Epiphany Christmas Eve, Cathedral Square was decorated with ice sculptures created by masters from Kargopol, Arkhangelsk, Germany.
The festival of bell art “Crystal Ringings” is an unforgettable event, a holiday that fills you spiritually and gives an emotional charge for the whole year!
Thanks to the festival, Kargopol now has its own bell ringers. Now every day, at noon, polyphonic, welcoming bells flow over the city.

Program of the XIII All-Russian Festival of Bell Art
"Crystal ringing" January 17 -19, 2017

January 17 (Tuesday)
11.00 — 13.00 – registration of festival participants
11.00 — master class on a mobile belfry and a master class on making bells(Kazakovskaya elementary school-garden).
11.30 — "From the Cathedral to the Cathedral"— excursion, legends and facts of the ancient square (Cathedral Square, gathering at the Cathedral Bell Tower).
12.00 -16.00 — bells(Cathedral Square).
15.00 — master class on making bells(Museum and Exhibition Center, Lenin St., 40).
16.00 — "Let's ring all the bells!"— presentation of the exhibition based on the results of the interregional competition for children artistic creativity(Museum and Exhibition Center, Lenin St., 40).
18.00 — opening of the bell art festival "Crystal Ringings": "Ice Opening Day", performance by the Rarog group, bell ringing (Cathedral Square).
19.00-21.00 - “Winter Dreams” - concert of the Pomor Chamber Ensemble, Arkhangelsk (Museum and Exhibition Center, Lenin St., 40).

January 18 (Wednesday)
10.00 —"Kargopol white stone"— city tour with a visit to the historical exhibition (Gathering at Vvedenskaya Church, Oktyabrsky Ave., 54).
11.15 – 12.15 – “Winter fun”- children's interactive program with the participation of the living history club "Rarog", Yaroslavl (Cathedral Square).
12.00 -16.00 — bells(Cathedral Square).
15.00 — "Bell, bell, bell"— a game activity for children (Museum and Exhibition Center, Lenin St., 40).
15.00 — master class on a mobile belfry(Kargopol Industrial College).
16.00 — master class on painting clay bells(Center of Folk Crafts “Bereginya”, Arkhangelskaya St., 5).
18.00 — “Crystal ringing floats through the centuries”concert of the choir "Svetilen"(Museum and Exhibition Center, Lenin St., 40).
19.00 — "Russian fun"— interactive program, living history club “Rarog”, Yaroslavl (Cathedral Square).
20.30 — "Samovarov's Tale"— theatrical excursion with tea party. (Museum and Exhibition Center, Lenin St., 40).
22.00 - 23.30 - “Ice Party” - evening with Igor Gusakov, Kargopol (Museum and Exhibition Center, Lenin St., 40).
22.00 — 01.00 — Photo exhibition “Crystal ringing” through the lens" and a master class on a mobile belfry (Nativity of Christ Cathedral).
22.00 — 01.00 — night bell concert(Cathedral Square).
23.45 — procession to Jordan on the Onega River(from C. Nativity of John the Baptist).
24.00 — 02.00 — The Great Blessing of Water and Ablution in the Epiphany Font on the Onega River(embankment named after A.A. Baranov).

From June 17 to 19, 2017, the Kizhi Museum-Reserve is holding a festival of sacred music “Bell Score of Kizhi Island”.

The festival is dedicated to the celebration of the day of St. Jonah of Klymenets, a locally revered saint.

Kizhi bell ringers are known for their skills far beyond the boundaries of the protected island. Their performances at the belfry of the Chapel of the Archangel Michael for tourist groups and at the bell tower of the Kizhi churchyard during church services became an integral part of the unique atmosphere of the island of Kizhi. And in ancient times, during holidays, in the villages of Zaonezh, the ringing of bells was heard from everywhere - the belfries simultaneously sounded with a cheerful polyphony, pleasing the ear, echoing each other and creating a special musical score of Zaonezh.

In 2014, the Kizhi Museum-Reserve implemented the project “Revival of the Lost Traditions of the Russian North. Bell Score of the Kizhi Volost.” It became a continuation of a number of events aimed at restoring the spiritual tradition of Transonezh villages. In 1988, the bells of the Chapel of Archangel Michael sounded on the island of Kizhi. 10 years later, in 1998, the Kizhi Museum-Reserve and the Association of Bell Art of Russia organized the first festival dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the revival of bell ringing on the island. Kizhi. The second festival, dedicated to the 290th anniversary of the Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord, took place on the island of Kizhi in 2004. In 2016, leading bell ringers from the North-West of Russia came to the III Festival of Bell Ringing, they visited the belfries at the chapels of the Kizhi Necklace, gave several concerts for tourists and local residents at the belfry of the Kizhi Pogost, the chapels of the Savior Not Made by Hands, Michael the Archangel, and the Three Saints on the island of Kizhi.

The 2017 festival program includes bell ringing from leading bell ringers from Petrozavodsk, St. Petersburg, Veliky Novgorod, Vologda, Moscow, Rostov the Great, and, of course, Kizhi bell ringers. The bell towers of Kizhi Island will come to life for 3 days of the festival. The bells will ring at the chapel of the Savior Not Made by Hands from the village of Vigovo. At the Chapel of the Archangel Michael, real bell concerts will take place, which will demonstrate the peculiarities of bell ringing in different regions of Russia, the individual approach of each master of his craft. And local residents will be delighted by the evening concert of bell ringing on Narina Mountain.

In addition, in the vicinity of Kizhi Island there are historical villages with churches and chapels. The sound of bells will also be heard in these villages. Also during the festival, you will be able to get acquainted with the unique exhibition of old postcards “You can see better from your bell tower” from the private collection of Sergei Starostenkov, vice-president of the Association of Bell Art of Russia.

As part of the festival, the Kizhi Museum-Reserve, together with the Association of Bell Art of Russia, is organizing a scientific and practical symposium “Northern Bells in the Context of the All-Russian Bell Tradition.” The following topics are expected to be discussed:

Bells and ringing in museums and museum-reserves";

Bell ringing in a modern soundscape;

Wooden belfries as one of the types of bell structures;

Festivals and concerts of bell music;

Bells are monuments of history, culture and foundry art.

Based on the results of the Festival, it is planned to develop practical recommendations for the revival of chapel bells in the historical Kizhi parish.

Sightseeing tour with theatrical scenes from peasant life

09.30-10.00 - Bell ringing at the bell tower of the Kizhi Pogost
10.00-12.00 - Liturgy in the Church of the Intercession of the Virgin Mary
10.30-17.30 - Bell ringing at the Chapel of the Savior Not Made by Hands
14.00-19.30 - Concert of sacred music and bell ringing at the Chapel of the Archangel Michael
14.00 - 15.00 - Performance by Kizhi bell ringers
15.00 - 16.00 - Gala concert of bell ringing by Russian bell ringers
16.00 - 16.30 - Performance by bell ringers of Karelia
16.30 - 17.00 - Performance by Moscow bell ringers
17.00 - 17.30 - Performance by bell ringers of St. Petersburg
17.30 - 18.00 - Performance by Vologda bell ringers
18.00 - 18.30 - Performance by the bell ringers of Veliky Novgorod
18.30 - 19.30 - Gala concert of bell ringing by Russian bell ringers
10.30 - 14.00 - Program at the house of peasant Yakovlev (playground, demonstration of crafts, master classes, photo shoot in folk costume, fair and sale of products from local producers, tasting of “Kizhi tea”)