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Choir Sophia
September, 2004—As part of the HUMANARTS series,
Choir Sophia will perform at Assumption College on Monday, October
4, 2004 at 7:30 p.m. in the Chapel of the Holy Spirit.
In 1991 Archbishop Antonij (of Krasnojarsk and Enisej) established
the Children's and Youth Choir "Sophia" as the choir for
the Cathedral of the Protecting Veil (Pokrovskij sobor).
More than 100 children between the ages of six and eighteen now
participate in the Choir's curriculum, which includes the study
of Church Slavonic, liturgical chant, sacred folk songs, and concert
music. The Choir sings at weekly services and gives regular local
performances.
The Children's and Youth Choir "Sophia" has performed
under the directorship of Olga Roussakova at various national and
international festivals, including the All-Russian Festival "Sacred
Unity" (1993), the Festival-Competition of Slavic Culture in
Vladivostok (prizewinner), the International Festival of Orthodox
Music in Moscow (1994), and has had the honor of performing for
His Holiness Aleksij II, Patriarch of Moscow and of of all Russia.
The Choir also won a silver medal at the International Choir Competition
in Italy (1996) and carried out a 2000 performance tour of the Eastern
US in conjunction with the Greater Boston Festival of Orthodox Music
(USA).
The Children's and Youth Choir Sophia has toured abroad in the Far
East, Northern Europe, and throughout Switzerland, and is preparing
their next tour in the northeastern United States for October 2004,
also in connection with the Greater Boston Festival of Orthodox
Music.
They have also recorded a compact disc with Claves Records (CH-3600
Thun, Switzerland) CD 50-9804, available also from distributors
in the US and Canada.
For general information about the Boston Festival of Orthodox Music,
or about this particular program series, contact the officers listed
at: http://fmwww.bc.edu/FEMG/GBFOM.html.
This event is free and open to the public. For more information
about this event, please contact Frank Corbin of HUMANARTS at 508-767-7508.
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