Ensemble ACJW is also performing in a chamber music concert on October 25 that will include works by Tchaikovsky, Glinka and Arensky.

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And no one has come up with words for the Glinka anthem.

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It unites the great names of Russian culture: Michail Glinka and Alexandr Pushkin, maestro Vladimir Jurowski, and one of the most talented opera directors in the world, Dmitri Tcherniakov.

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Glinka with the support of the UNESCO Moscow office for Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, the Republic of Moldova, and the Russian Federation, and the Intergovernmental Foundation for Educational, Scientific and Cultural Cooperation (IFESCCO).

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Glinka had the virtue of being an ideologically neutral choice, but the lack of any words to his song meant it did not exactly lend itself to a morale-boosting singalong - hence the footballers' frustration.

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This potential dispute relates to two contracts MITIE has held with the council - one covering repairs to council houses between 2006 and 2011, and a second ongoing contract over the maintenance of council-owned buildings, including schools, according to a leaked document seen by BBC political reporter Elizabeth Glinka.

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