The message reads, in part:
"Founded by the outstanding musician and educator Mitrofan Pyatnitsky, the choir has always been renowned for the high standards of its choral music, truly unique repertoire and inimitable performance style. It is rightfully considered a source of great national pride and glory.
"It is very important that your artistic team meticulously preserves and enhances the wonderful traditions of the many generations who went before them, that it retains its status as one of the best, most vivid and distinctive ensembles in Russia and the world."