Music and Time Annotation << Back The role of the artistic Director in the interpretation of folk songs and authors works of the Nothern choir S.G. Filippova The article in the form of an interview is devoted to the role of S.K. Ignatieva`s artistic director in the interpretation of the performing art of the State academic Nothern Russian folk choir. The purpose of this article is to identify of the importance of artistic leadership formation of principles of work on songs and their interpretation. The task is to consider the features of stylistics of the performing manner of the Nothern folk choir as the creation of performing versions. The material of the work is the word of the head of the choir, which is treated as a concentrate of ideas about modern choral folk singing culture. The method is the reception of correlation of statements of the head with creative activity of the choir. Keywords: S.K. Ignatieva, role of a manager, interpretation of work, folk singing art, Russian North, preservation of traditions, Nothern choir. Pp. 30-34.