Concert of Spiritual Music Coming Soon!
Joyce Clyde
Dear Friends,
A quick reminder about an upcoming concert of spiritual music you won’t want to miss. Details below - hope you can come!
Paul Andrews
President,
Slavyanka Chorus
Slavyanka Chorus Presents: Songs of the Soul
Russian Spiritual Choral Music—Ancient to Modern
Join us on June 14th and 15th for an extraordinary musical journey into a world rarely heard in the West—a world where sacred music lived both inside and beyond the walls of the church.
In centuries past, spiritual music in Russia wasn't confined to formal church services. Out beyond the walls of the church, it also flowed through monasteries, village gatherings and daily life - monastic poems of ancient chant, spiritual chants of the late 17th - early 18th centuries, folk poetry, songs of wandering lyre players or pilgrims, and much more. This was a spiritual music of ordinary people - songs on spiritual themes, or as the performers themselves said, simply "songs in the presence of God."
In the first half of our concert, we’ll bring you these hidden treasures from the past—music that once echoed in candlelit monasteries and country fields centuries ago.
In the second half, the journey continues into the present day. You'll hear how that same spiritual spark lives on in more contemporary music, linking our own spiritual longings to numberless generations before us. You’ll even hear several pieces written especially for this concert by a Russian composer working closely with us.
This is music that transcends time, a celebration of spirit, longing, and the sacred beauty of the human voice. Come be part of it.
Concert Dates & Locations:
Saturday, June 14 at 7:00 PM
Church of the Redeemer
380 Magdalena Ave, Los Altos Hills
Sunday, June 15 at 3:30 PM
Star of the Sea Church
4420 Geary Boulevard, San Francisco
Tickets & Information:
Visit www.slavyankachorus.org