Mixed choir of Nizhny Novgorod Pedagogical college «Contrast» (Nizhny Novgorod)


Mixed choir of Nizhny Novgorod Pedagogical college «Contrast» (Nizhny Novgorod)

The choral collective "Contrast" of Nizhny Novgorod Pedagogical college exists for 7 years. Its participants are students and graduates of "Musical education" department. Over the years, the choir "Contrast" represented its college at different stages of Nizhny Novgorod and participated in district and city choral competitions and festivals. The choir "Contrast" is the winner of Golden diploma of "Mixed choir" category at International competition "Young Prague" in 2008, Silver diploma at International competition of choirs in Budapest (Hungary) in 2009. With another victory, "Golden diploma" in "Youth mixed choirs" category the choir has returned in April of 2010 from International choral competition from Italian town Riva del Garda.



Conductor Olga Podolskaya

Olga graduated from class of A. Shestakov of conducting and choral department of Nizhny Novgorod music school in 1989. In 1994 she graduated from class of M. Samorukova of conducting and choral department of Nizhny Novgorod State Conservatoire named after M. Glinka. Nowadays she works as a lecturer of special disciplines at "Music education" department of Nizhny Novgorod pedagogical college named after D. Ushinsky.