Виктория Колчина, Дмитрий Сущев; Viktoryia Kolchyna Dmitry Suschev;
Несмотря на вокальные данные Ольгу не принимают в Белорусскую государственную Академию музыки.
Despite her vocal talent Olga was not accepted to the Belarusian State Academy of Music."MY MICROPHONE, TRANSFER MY SUFFERING TO THE HALL! YOU HAVE NOT COMPLETELY NARRATED ABOUT MY FATE YET.
I WILL WARM YOUR METAL WITH A MELODY, I WANT YOU TO BECOME MY SECOND BREATH..."
WHEN MY MOTHER WAS DYING, SHE CONFESSED TO ME, SHE ASKED MY PARDON SAYING: "DAUGHTER, FORGIVE ME, I AM NOT GUILTY."
I ANSWERED, "MOM, WHY ARE YOU BLAMING YOURSELF? I'M GLAD THAT I LIVE, I CANNOT EVEN IMAGINE THAT I COULD NOT EXIST. YOU SEE, I LIVE, I HAVE A LIFE."
UP TO SEVEN-YEAR AGE, I KEPT THINKING THAT I AM LIKE EVERYBODY. I DID NOT UNDERSTAND WHY OLD LADIES IN MY VILLAGE WEPT, SIGHED AND SAID ABOUT ME: "POOR, UNHAPPY GIRL." I ASKED MYSELF, "WHY DO THEY ALL FEEL SORRY FOR ME?" AND WHEN I FELL OR BUMPED WHEN WALKING, I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS IN ALL PEOPLE'S NATURE, THAT I LIVED LIKE EVERYONE ELSE.
WHEN I START AN INDEPENDENT LIFE, BEING 18 YEARS OLD, I JOINED THE BELARUSIAN ASSOCIATION OF THE BLIND. I HAD TO CARE FOR MYSELF WITHOUT ASSISTANCE, TO LEARN DOMESTIC SKILLS, TO MASTER MORE DETAILED ORIENTATION, BECAUSE NOBODY COULD HELP ME EVERY DAY.
OF COURSE, SOME PEOPLE TAUGHT ME AND HELPED ME, BUT— IT WAS ALL VERY DIFFICULT. AS FOR MUSIC, I WAS INTRODUCED TO IT BY GOD, BECAUSE I SING SINCE MY THREE-YEAR AGE. AND FROM THE VERY OUTSET IT WAS CLEAR THAT I HAD A NATIVE ABILITY FOR IT.
I TRIED TO ENTER OUR MUSIC CONSERVATORY, THE VOCAL DEPARTMENT, BUT AT THAT POINT THEY SAID ME: "NO, WE DO NOT WORK WITH PEOPLE LIKE YOU". SO THEY REFUSED TO TAKE ME. THEN I WROTE LETTERS TO LENINGRAD, TO ODESSA, ASKED IF I COULD COME TO THEM ASSURING THAT I HAD NO AMBITION FOR A BIG STAGE, BUT JUST A WISH FOR LEARNING SINGING AND MAYBE FOR MAKING RECORDS AT THE RADIO WITH TIME.
BUT THEY ALSO SENT ME NEGATIVE RESPONSES. I FELL INTO A VERY DEEP DESPAIR THINKING THAT LIFE WAS OVER FOR ME AND I GENERALLY HAD NO REASON TO LIVE, BECAUSE AT ONE STROKE I LOST EVERYTHING THAT I HAD FOUND IN MY LIFE. IN THE END I DECIDED THAT I WOULD NOT ENTER ANYWHERE, BUT WOULD JUST SING.
OUR ASSOCIATION OF THE BLIND SUPPORTS A KIND OF PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY: WE HAVE A CHOIR, A SYMPHONIC ORCHESTRA. SO I WORKED AT THAT ORCHESTRA AS A SOLOIST. AND AT THE SAME TIME I STUDIED, COMPREHENDED MUSIC, TOOK PRIVATE VOICE LESSONS.
LATER I REALIZED THAT I NEED TO LEARN A PIANO AT LEAST SLIGHTLY. NOBODY COULD HELP ME IN THIS, BUT I MYSELF TRAINED FOR FOUR OR SIX HOURS DAILY. WHEN MY MUSICAL LEVEL INCREASED A LITTLE, I BECAME NOT SO INTERESTED IN RE-SINGING SOMEONE'S REPERTOIRE, SO I STARTED WRITING MY OWN SONGS.
AND ONE DAY MY FRIENDS SAID ME, "YOU KNOW, WE BELIEVE YOU SHOULD ALREADY VENTURE AND REACH A WIDE AUDIENCE WITH YOUR SONGS." WHEN I JUST GO ON STAGE AND START TO SING THE FIRST SONG, I ALWAYS FEEL A KIND OF TIGHT BARRIER BETWEEN ME AND THE AUDIENCE, ESPECIALLY IF THE AUDIENCE FACES ME FOR THE FIST TIME.
BUT AFTER TWO OR THREE, AT MOST FOUR SONGS THIS BARRIER JUST DISAPPEARS COMPLETELY. I PERSONALLY KNOW OF MANY EXAMPLES IN OUR WORLD WHEN PEOPLE WITH A SIMILAR AILMENT BECAME INTERNATIONAL CELEBRITIES.
IT'S ENOUGH TO MENTION STEVE WONDER, DIANE SCHUUR. THERE IS ALSO A GREAT SINGER ANDREA BOCELLI; BY THE WAY, HE IS A CLASSICAL SINGER.
I EVEN PARTICIPATED IN SOME CONCERTS, FOR EXAMPLE IN MOSCOW AT "RUSSIA" CONCERT HALL. WELL, THERE WERE ALSO CONCERTS IN MINSK AT THE HOUSE OF VETERANS AND THE OFFICERS' CLUB. ALL OF THEM WERE COLLECTING CONCERTS.
AS FOR SOLO CONCERTS IN LARGE HALLS, I EVEN CAN HARDLY REMEMBER SUCH ONES. PERHAPS I HAD MORE CONCERTS IN RUSSIA THAN HERE IN BELARUS.
WE VISITED THE TRINITY-SERGIUS LAVRA WITH SOME CONCERTS. THERE IS A CHILDREN'S HOME FOR DEAF-BLIND CHILDREN THERE.
AND WHEN I WAS IN THIS ATMOSPHERE, I SAID TO MYSELF: "STOP, YOUR LIFE IS NOT THE WORST, YOU ARE IN A BETTER POSITION THAN MANY OTHERS."
THOSE CHILDREN EVEN DO NOT UNDERSTAND ALL THE DIFFICULTIES OF LIFE, BUT THEY WANT TO LIVE, THEY ASPIRE TO LIVE.
I BELIEVE THAT EVERY PERSON HAS THIS TRAIT, NAMELY THE DESIRE TO CONCENTRATE HIS WILL FOR LIFE, TO MANIFEST IT, TO HELP HIMSELF.
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