Академический камерный хор им. Д.Бортнянского (Akademicki Chór im. D. Bortniańskiego) Czernichów, Ukraina

The Chamber Choir named after Dmytro Bortnyansky was founded in 1996 by Lyubomyr Bodnaruk - its first chief conductor. The team of the choir includes the best performers of Chernihiv region.

The Chamber Choir was the participant and prize-winner of such International Choral Festivals as “The Chimes of Halychyna” (Ivano-Frankivsk,2000), “Dreams” (Lviv, 2001), “Karmina-2000” (Gliwice, Poland). The choir won the Grand Prix at the Chamber Choirs’ Competition “Victoria-2001” in Yalta. Bortnyansky Chamber Choir was given the status of the Academic choir by order of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Ukraine on 30September in 2008. Since 2009 the choir is the regular participant of the annual “International Choral Easter Assembly “O Lord, O Lord, in Thy Strength”.

In 2010, upon recommendation of authoritative choir conductors of Ukraine, Ivan Bohdanov became the art director and chief conductor of the choir. He is the prize-winner of Ukrainian Festival Competition. In 2011, during the prestigious International Competition of Vocal Bands, Bortnyansky Academic Chamber Choir won the Grand Prix for the second time. This notable event was highlighted by Ukrainian newspaper “The Day”: “Bortnyansky Academic Chamber Choir from Chernihiv won the Grand Prix. This choir is worthy of being called the emblem of both the competition and the final concert at the National Philharmonic of Ukraine. The choir, guided by the chief conductor Ivan Bohdanov, carried on a brilliant performance, demonstrating its monolithic sound together with the striking synchronism and the balance of voices. This performance noted the nobleness and gravity of musical works by Dmytro Bortnyansky. And this seems to be the best way to honour the memory of such a great composer during the competition named after him.