LENOX — For decades after the Bolshevik Revolution, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s reinvention of sacred music from the Russian Orthodox Church went unheard. Tchaikovsky’s composition was a departure from ...
The walls of Woolsey Hall resounded with ethereal melodies and harmonious echoes as the Yale Russian Choir celebrated its 70-year reunion performance, a testament to the enduring power of music, peace ...
The program will feature carols and instrumental works from ancient to contemporary, including music for handbells and choral ...
MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian military choir that lost most of its singers in a plane crash Sunday is often described as the Kremlin's "singing weapon." The Alexandrov Ensemble, sometimes referred to as ...
Working from both sacred and secular texts, Moscow Sretensky Monastery Choir filled the Library of Congress's Coolidge Auditorium on Wednesday night with a vocal luster that extended as far as the ...
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ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — More than 4,000 Russian singers have performed outdoors in St. Petersburg with the aim of setting a world record for the largest choir. The 4,335 singers of all ages and ...