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\n \n COMPOSERS, The Union of, St. Petersburg Department, a professional and creative association. It was established in 1932. By 1940, established composers such as B. V. Asafyev, V. M. Bogdanov-Berezovsky, A. P. Gladkovsky, V. M. Deshevov, A. F. Pashchenko, O. S. Chishko, Y. A. Shaporin, D. D. Shostakovich, and young musicians B. A. Arapov, B. G. Holz, I. I. Dzerzhinsky, Y. V. Kochurov, V. V. Pushkov, G. N. Popov, V. P. Solovyev-Sedoy, M. I. Chulaki et al. were among its members. Musicologist B. A. Fingert was the first chairman; he was followed by V. V. Shcherbachev (1935-37, 1944-48), I. O. Dunaevsky (1937-43), Shostakovich (1946-47), Chulaki (1947-48), Solovyev-Sedoy (1948-64), A. P. Petrov (from 1964). The following sections have been formed: the symphonic section, musical theatre, chamber and instrumental, children’s music, publicity section for the works by Leningrad composers. The Leningrad Department of the Union of Composers continued its work during the siege of 1941-44. Sections for musical studies and criticism, popular songs and folk music were established after the war. In the 1960-80s, S. P. Banevich, G. I. Banshchikov, V. E. Basner, V. A. Gavrilin, L. A. Desyatnikov, A. A. Kneifel, A. N. Kolker, S. M. Slonimsky, B. I. Tishchenko, V. A. Uspensky, G. I. Ustvolskaya, Y. A. Falik, I. I. Schwarz became members of the Leningrad Department of the Union of Composers; they played an outstanding role in the musical life of the city in the last third of the 20th century. In 2003, the Petersburg Department of the Union of Composers consists of over 210 members. The list of sections was increased with youth sections, the Association of Sound Ways and the Association of the Modern Music. Since 1964, the festival St. Petersburg Musical Spring has been held annually. Since 1989, the Children's Musical Festival has been organised which includes children's competitions: the Bruk and Taymanov memorial Competition of Piano Duets Brother and Sister and the Gavrilin Competition I Am a Composer. In the 1930s, the Leningrad Department of the Union of Composers was located at 2 Zodchego Rossi Street; from 1948, it was housed in the former mansion of Princess V. F. Gagarina at 45 Bolshaya Morskaya Street (built in the 18th century, was rebuilt in 1835-40 by architect A. A. Montferrand and in 1873-74 by architect I. V. Strom and M. E. Messmacher). It also houses the Board of Directors, the Administration of the House of Composers, a concert hall, a cinema hall, musical and book libraries, a record library, a hotel and a publishing house Kompozitor.

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