Subscribe to the The performance of
the haunting sacred music of the Russian Orthodox Church as well as the practice
of the religion were not openly permitted during the decades-long Soviet
Communist regime in Russia. The advent
of perestroika and the collapse of
the Soviet Union emboldened and allowed Anatoly Grindenko to form the Russian
Patriarchate Choir in 1983. Consisting of 12 singer/scholars, this all male
choir has spent years decoding and transcribing ancient manuscripts and
unearthing the buried treasures of Orthodox Russian sacred music for the male
voice—and performing them.
The Russian
Patriarchate Choir is the main church choir in its hometown of Trotse-Sergieva
Lavra (near Moscow) and performs around the world to resounding acclaim. The New York Times describes the experience of one of their
performances as follows: “The response of
the full house grew throughout from warm to clamorous…emphatic and dynamic
performances.”
Tickets
for this performance on Sunday, October 28th at 3pm are only
$15. To order your tickets call the Box
Office at 973-655-5112 or order online at peakperfs.org. There will be an informal gathering with the
performers in the lobby after the performance.
WNYC is a media sponsor for the
2007/2008 Season of Peak Performances @ Montclair. Peak Performances also acknowledges the
generous support of the National Endowment for the Arts and the New Jersey
State Council on the Arts.
The Russian
Patriarchate Choir
Peak Performances @
Montclair
Sunday, October 28 at 3pm, Admission: $15
Alexander Kasser
Theater
Montclair State
University
One Normal Avenue
Montclair, New Jersey
973 655 5112, www.peakperfs.org
Media Contact:
Alfred R. Fredel 973.655.3004
fredela@mail.montclair.edu
Released: October 4, 2007