Anastasiya R. Prokosheva

Education:

2010–2015 – Gnesin Russian Academy of Music, Musical Art of Pop, Pop and Jazz Singing Department, class of Associate Professor A. I. Rudneva (specialist degree with honours).

Qualification: concert singer, ensemble soloist, teacher in the field of «Musical Art of Pop».

2015–2017 – Gnesin Russian Academy of Music, assistantship‑internship in Vocal Performance, Pop and Jazz Singing Department (graduated with honours). Qualification: top‑grade performing artist and teacher of creative disciplines in higher education.

Teaching activity:

Since 2015 – teacher of pop and jazz singing in the Preparatory Department of the Gnesin Russian Academy of Music.

Since 2015 – instructor in teaching practice at the Pop and Jazz Singing Department of the Gnesin Russian Academy of Music.

2016–2017 – teacher of pop and jazz singing in the Preparatory Department of the State College of Pop and Jazz Art.

She has taught on professional‑development courses for university and college teachers specialising in Pop and Jazz Singing and Musical Art of Pop, within the teaching‑practice programme for students (2017).

Creative and concert activity:

Soloist of the ensemble «Laya Bam Band».

2012–2014 – soloist in Alexey Valts’s show «Dandy».

2014–2015 – soloist with the Central Border Guard Ensemble of the FSB of Russia.

As a member of delegations she has taken part in festivals and concerts including:

• «Days of Udmurt Culture in France» (Paris, 2012);
• Days of Kindred Finno‑Ugric Peoples in Udmurtia and the 2nd Finno‑Ugric Youth Ethno‑Culture Festival «Palyzyan» (2012);
• International Festival «Parizhevsk» (2010, 2014);
• Festival «Zolotoy granat» within the Days of Armenian Culture (Moscow, 2015);
• laureate of various international and all‑Russian competitions of pop and jazz vocal performance;
• finalist in casting rounds for the TV project «Faktor A» on channel «Rossiya» (2011, 2013).

She has served on juries for international pop‑song contests including «Zvezdny dozhd» (Krasnodar, 2016) and the 2nd International Competition «April flowers» (Kaluga, 2017).

Awards:

• certificate and badge of the Border Guard Directorate of the FSB of Russia for Kursk Region (2018);
• Certificate of Commendation from the Border Service of the FSB of Russia «for initiative, perseverance, high professionalism in service and outstanding performance» (2017);
• entry in the encyclopaedia «Odaryonnyye deti – Budushcheye Rossii» (2010);
• medal «Odaryonnyy rebenok» in the category «The Future Belongs to Them» for outstanding achievements;
• diploma from the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation as a laureate of the Presidential Award for Support of Talented Youth (Decree No. 325 of 6 April 2006 «On Measures of State Support for Talented Youth»; Moscow, 2008);
• laureate of the State Prize «Priority National Projects: Education» (2008).

Letters of appreciation:

• letter of appreciation from the FSB of Russia «for initiative, perseverance, high professionalism in service and outstanding performance» (2016);
• letter of appreciation from the Border Guard Directorate of the FSB of Russia for Saratov and Samara Regions «for active participation in the information‑and‑patriotic campaign “To Defend the Motherland Is Our Duty and Honour” and significant contribution to preserving the traditions of the border‑guard service» (2017);
• letter of appreciation from the Border Guard Directorate of the FSB of Russia for Kursk Region «for promoting border‑guard traditions, a major contribution to patriotic education and outstanding artistic excellence» (2018);
• letter of appreciation «for representing the city and republic with distinction at Olympiads, competitions and contests, for an active civic stance and personal contribution to strengthening the creative and intellectual potential of Glazov» (2010);
• letter of appreciation from the All‑Udmurt Association «Udmurt kenesh» for active participation in the research‑and‑practical conference «Mynam pichi dunneye» (2010);
• letter of appreciation for active participation in preparing and holding the 3rd International Festival «Parizhevsk» (2012);
• certificate of thanks for participation in the Days of Kindred Finno‑Ugric Peoples in Udmurtia;
• certificate of thanks for participation in the 2nd International Finno‑Ugric Youth Ethno‑Culture Festival «Palyzyan» (2012);
• letter of appreciation from the organising committee of the Glazov City Day celebrations «for active participation in the closing ceremony on 8 September 2012, major personal contribution to preparing and holding the event and an impeccable example of professionalism for the younger generation of Glazov artists» (2012);
• letter of appreciation from the President of ADEFO «for cultural contribution to the international festival and active participation in ADEFO’s Udmurt Days in Paris» (2013);
• letter of appreciation from the French public organisation «Village Parizhevsk» for participation in the Days of the Udmurt Republic in France (2013);
• letter of appreciation «for active participation, support and an outstanding performance at the 16th Award Ceremony of the All‑Russian National Prize “Professionals – Pride of Russia”» from the International Academy of Public Recognition and the Awards Council of the Russian Heraldic Chamber, with the support of State Duma deputies;
• letter of appreciation for participation in a charity concert dedicated to Russian Press Day (Izhevsk, 2015);
• letter of appreciation from the Federal Protective Service of Russia for professionalism, creativity and high performance standards shown during a festive concert marking Security Services Day of the Russian Federation (2015).

Research activity:

• participation in the research‑and‑practical conference «Mynam pichi dunneye» (2010);
• co‑author, together with Associate Professor A. I. Rudneva, of the textbook «Teaching Practice in the Educational Programme for Bachelor Students Specialising in Pop and Jazz Singing» published by Sputnik (Moscow, 2017);
• prepared the article «Patriotic Education of Students in Practice through Pop and Jazz Art» (2018).

Further creative and concert work includes:

• participation in the drummers’ contest within the «Spasskaya bashnya» project (2016);
• concerts with the children’s ensembles «Zelenyye furazhki» and «Yunyye Aleksandrovtsy» (2016–2018);
• performances in projects such as «Imena na vse vremena», dedicated to the memory of great pop artists (2017–2018);
• appearances on TV programmes including «Romantika romansa» (Kultura channel) and «Sto k odnomu» (Rossiya‑1, 2017);
• solo concerts at venues including Igor Butman Club, Tattler Club, Hotel Ukraina, Icon, Gipsy, Alexey Kozlov Club, Radio City Bar and Clumba Club;
• tours with the Central Border Guard Ensemble of the FSB in Volgograd marking the anniversary of the Battle of Stalingrad (October 2015);
• performance at the CIS Countries Forum in Moscow (October 2015);
• participation in the concert opening the Year of the Udmurt Republic in Moscow and marking the 175th anniversary of P. I. Tchaikovsky and the 95th anniversary of Udmurt statehood (Kremlin Palace, 2014);
• charity concert for Russian Press Day (Udmurt Republic, 2013);
• concerts at the 16th and 17th Award Ceremonies of the All‑Russian National Prize «Professionals – Pride of Russia» (2014, 2015);
• national traditional ceremonial concerts of the Udmurt people celebrating the end of sowing («Gerber»), including performances in the Udmurt language;
• Spanish‑language tango programme with a tango orchestra at the invitation of the «Masterskaya tango» in Nizhny Novgorod (2011);
• concerts at the State Kremlin Palace for Border Guard Day (2016, 2017);
• concerts and Christmas Ball in the Diplomatic Hall of the State Kremlin Palace (2016–2017);
• concert at the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation (Moscow, Ilinka Street 8, 2017);
• concerts in the Hall of Church Councils of the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour dedicated to Muslim Magomayev and Anna German (Moscow, 2017–2018);
• open‑air concerts on Poklonnaya Gora in Moscow for Victory Day (9 May) and Border Guard Day (2017);
• concert in the Svetlanov Hall of the Moscow International House of Music dedicated to Hollywood songs (2017);
• concert at Petrovsky Travelling Palace for the CIS Countries Forum (2016);
• concert for the 10th FSB Awards Ceremony (2015);
• concerts for Security Services Day, on Belorussky Railway Station Square commemorating the start of the Great Patriotic War (22 June), and in veterans’ hospitals (2016–2018);
• concerts during tours in Murmansk, Severomorsk and at a border outpost on Franz Josef Land (2016);
• concerts during tours at the Saratov Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre and in Houses of Culture in Volsk and Balashov (2017);
• concerts during tours at the Kursk Drama Theatre, Houses of Culture for border guards in Kurchatov, Rylsk, Sudzha, Valuyki and Prokhorovka, at the Belgorod State Philharmonic and the Voronezh Opera and Ballet Theatre (2018).