About us
Shchedryk Children Choir was founded in 1971 in the capital of Ukraine, Kyiv by Iryna Sablina. Since 2004, its artistic director and chief conductor is Honored Artist of Ukraine Marianna Sablina.

From the first years of its existence, the choir performed solo concerts in the Column Hall. M. Lysenko of the National Philharmonic of Ukraine and throughout Ukraine, in the philharmonics of Russia, Belarus, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Moldova, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia.
In the 1990s, Shchedryk began touring the world and became a real discovery for the international music community. His concerts have been successfully held in 15 US states, Canada, Germany, Poland, Hungary, Belgium, Sweden, Switzerland, Austria, France and Italy.
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Today, the choir sings more than 150 children of all ages, engaged in the appropriate age groups. About 55 best performers are members of the band. The first three recordings of "Shchedryk" were published by "Melody" on vinyl records. The repertoire is partially presented on five CDs recorded in Ukraine. The German company Deutsche Welle has released a CD recording of the Christmas concert with which Shchedryk performed in 2011 in Bonn.
In joint projects, Shchedryk had the honor of collaborating with prominent musicians of the world - Vladimir Krainev, Gidon Kremer, Roman Coffman, Guy Cancelli, Ivan Monigetti, Daniel Barenboim, Martha Argerich and others.
Our awards
2019
First place with honors “Outstanding success” in the category Treble Choirs / Women’s choirs / XIII “Summa Cum Laude” International Youth Music Festival in Vienna (Austria)
2018
“Golden David” – Grand Prix of the VII International Festival-Competition of Orchestral and Choral Ensembles in Florence (Italy)
2005
Golden Diploma of the Highest Degree and Grand Prix of the I International Competition “Musica sacra a Roma” in Rome (Italy)
2001
1992
Grand Prix of the International Choral Competition in Des Moines (USA)
1990
(Canada)
The choir`s repertoire includes Renaissance, Baroque and classical music, arrangements of songs of the peoples of the world, works by contemporary composers.
Shchedryk has participated in such prestigious Ukrainian and world music festivals as:
A place of honor in the discography is the recording of the work "Three Little Liturgies of the Divine Presence" by O. Messian, performed by "Shchedryk" together with the orchestra "Cremerata Baltika" under the direction of R. Coffman, which was included in the collection of the best concerts in the history of Gidon Kremer Chamber Music Festival. .