- In January 1921, Jaroff put together a choir from Russian refugees in the Turkish internment camp. Most of the singers who later performed in the Don Cossacks Choir had been members of the Don divisions since the war in 1914.
- He served as a Don Cossack lieutenant in the Russian Civil War. In 1920, the Don Army were driven into the Crimea by the Red Army. From there they evacuated to a Turkish internment camp near Constantinople, (now Istanbul).
- He was the founder, conductor and composer of the Don Cossack Choir.
- He trained at the Moscow Synod School for Choral Singing.
- Jaroff's last tour was in the 1978-1979 season of the company, but Jaroff continued as the choir leader until 1981.
- He became a US citizen after World War II.
- The Don Cossack Choir toured America where they were extremely popular and had other international tours in the 1930s, 40s and 50s. The men, dressed as Cossacks, sang a repertory of a cappella Russian sacred and operatic music, army songs and folk songs. Cossack dancing was eventually added to the performance.
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