ACTING ABILITIES AS THE MOST IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF THE PROFESSIONAL SKILLS OF A CONDUCTOR-CHOIRMASTER

Abstract

The article discusses features of professional activity of a choir conductor, which combines educational and rehearsal and concert and stage work with musical groups of different numbers (choirs, ensembles, groups of soloists), socio-professional and age categories (professional and amateur, adult and children’s groups), involving the use of a wide arsenal of verbal and non-verbal means (speech, conductor’s gesture, facial expressions, pantomime, vocal intonation). The author proves the need for a choirmaster to possess a certain set of acting abilities, which allows him to visualize the musical and figurative dramaturgy of the performed compositions, to recreate in his own actions the external attributes of the characters (features of facial expressions, movements, speech, etc.), to imitate the necessary sound effects with his voice in order to be as complete and understandable as possible. Conveying their artistic intentions to the performers and establishing a constructive creative dialogue with the choristers. The commonality of acting and conducting activities is emphasized, associated with the ability to transform into artistic images, to get used to the personalities of heroes and characters captured in musical works, to create a stage interpretation of choral compositions.