Dmitri Valentinovich Smirnov (*1952) was born in Leningrad. Graduate of the M. I. Glinka Choir College he completed education at the Leningrad Conservatoire â?? choir conducting with Avenir Mikhailov and opera-symphony conducting with Eduard Grikurov. Soon after the young conductor and teacher revealed himself as a composer. Now he is the author of two operas â?? â??Yermaâ? to Federico Garcia Lorcaâ?s drama and the chamber one â??Girl with Matchesâ? created together with Sergei Banevich, Sonata for clarinet and piano, organ opuses, theatre and cinema music. However, choir is his true passion. Just remember his â??Musical Offering to Igor Stravinskyâ?s Memoryâ? for mixed choir and instrumental ensemble, â??Prayers from the Liturgy of St. John Chrysosthomâ?, cantata â??Midnight Versesâ? to the poems by Anna Akhmatova, choir cycle to Osip Mandelstamâ?s verses, â??Cypress Casketâ? to Innokentiy Annenskyâ?s poems, choir concerto â??Insomniaâ? to Marina Tsvetayevaâ?s verses, â??Doleful Blisses of the Virginâ?, concerto â??Having Accepted the Worldâ? for reciter and mixed choir to Alexander Blokâ?s verses.Contents:I. KYRIE II. SANCTA MARIAIII. SALUS INFIRMORUM IV. REGINA ANGELORUMV. AGNUS DEISupplement. LITANIAE LAURETANAE (after W. A. Mozart)