Anton Eugene Armstrong is the conductor of the St. Olaf Choir as well as the Harry R. and Thora H. Tosdal Professor of Music at St. Olaf College of Northfield, Minnesota in the United States. Armstrong became the fourth director of the St. Olaf Choir in 1990, continuing the tradition begun by the choir's founder F. Melius Christiansen in 1911, sustained and developed by his son, Olaf Christiansen, and strengthened and enhanced by Kenneth Jennings. Armstrong also teaches conducting in the Sacred Music department at Luther Seminary. He also conducts some pieces in "Northfield Youth Choirs".
Aleksandr Vassilievich Gauk was a Russian/Soviet conductor and composer.
The Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus is a semi-professional male choir which accompanies itself with the multi-stringed Ukrainian folk instrument known as the bandura. It traces its roots to Ukraine in 1918 and has been based in the USA since 1949.
The Canadian Bandurist Capella is a vocal-instrumental ensemble that combines the sounds of male choral singing with the orchestral accompaniment of the multi-stringed Ukrainian bandura. Originally established as "Toronto Bandurist Capella" in 2001, the ensemble has been performing under the name "Canadian Bandurist Capella" since 2004. It is based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Elnara Nadir qizi Kerimova, also spelled Karimova is an Azerbaijani and Turkish conductor and chorus master.
José Serebrier is a Uruguayan conductor and composer. He is one of the most recorded conductors of his generation.
The Nordic Choir is an a cappella choir of about 73 mixed voices from Luther College in Decorah, Iowa.
The Ukrainian Republic Capella was a musical company during and after World War I which toured Europe and North America with the intent to promote Ukrainian culture abroad. The main sponsor of the Capella was Symon Petlura.
Leeds Philharmonic Chorus is a leading choir in Europe, regularly performing to professional standards with internationally renowned soloists, orchestras and conductors.
The Orfeón Donostiarra is a concert choir based in San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain.
Gabala International Music Festival is an annual festival of classical music held every summer beginning in 2009 in Gabala, Azerbaijan. The festival is organised with the support of Heydar Aliyev Foundation at the initiative of the rector of the Baku Academy of Music Farhad Badalbeyli and conductor Dmitri Yablonski. At this festival, musicians perform in the open air. Participants have included musicians from Europe, the US and Israel, as well as musicians from republics of the former USSR. In 2009, a contest of young pianists was held at the same time with the musical festival. Jazz and mugham evenings were held along with classical music concerts. In 2010, the festival was held on August. General director of UNESCO Irina Bokova was in the opening ceremony of the festival. The festival began with the performance of overture from Uzeyir Hajibeyov's "Koroglu" opera as in 2009. Opening ceremony of the festival was charged to Royal Philarmonic Orchestra. Such musicians as Dmitri Yablonski, Yuri Bashmet, Khloe Khanslip and other Azerbaijani and foreign musicians took part in the festival. In 2011, the festival lasted from July 15 to August 5.
The Chuvash State Symphony Capella — the musical group of the Chuvash Republic, established in 1967.
Capella Cracoviensis is a professional music ensemble and mixed symphonic choir based in Kraków, Poland. It was formed in 1970 by composer and music conductor Stanisław Gałoński, its first director and general manager. Capella Cracoviensis specializes in early music, Renaissance polyphonies, Polish Baroque, and classical chamber music played on period instruments, as well as oratorios, and operatic scores including works of Mozart. The home base for the Orchestra is the historic Krakow Philharmonic Hall located at Zwierzyniecka street. Regular performances in many world-renowned venues have confirmed its status as one of the Poland's most outstanding period instrument ensembles.
Gennady Dmitryak is a Russian conductor and Meritorious Artist.
Valery Borisov is a Russian conductor and two time recipient of the Zolotoy Sofit.
Yalchin Adigezalov is Azerbaijani conductor and teacher. People's Artist of Azerbaijan, and professor. He is a member of the third generation of a famous musical dynasty.
Chuvash State Academic Song and Dance Ensemble is a Russian art collective, originally named the Chuvash National Choir.
Maria Eklund is a Russian-born Swedish conductor. In 2005, she became the first woman to conduct an orchestra at the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow, breaking the barriers of what so far was a strictly male area of expertise. She conducted The Golden Cockerel by Rimsky-Korsakov.
Evgeniy Ivanovich Morozov was a Soviet and Russian choirmaster and the founder and director of the Kamchatka Choir Capella.
The Evgeniy Morozov Kamchatka Choir Capella is a Russian choral collective operating in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Kamchatka Krai, Russia, since 1967. It is part of the Kamchatka Concert and Philharmonic Association and has won several Russian and international competitions.
Baku, Azerbaijan