A beautiful folk song sung by the Peresvet Male Chamber Chorus. The first 35 seconds feature the soloist singing alone, unaccompanied, then the chorus gradually breaks into full harmony. This video is of a live performance in April 2008 in Podolsk, the soloist is Vladislav Kosaryov. Get a load of those LOW Russian basses! Dreamy…
This is an a cappella rendition of the beloved old Schubert standard by the Peresvet Male Chamber Chorus in a live concert video from Podolsk in April 2008. The soloist is Yuri Barkov.
A performance from the famous setting of the Vigil by Rakhmaninov. It is performed by the State Capella Choir of St Petersburg under the direction of Vladislav Chernushenko. The paintings are by Ivan Glazunov, Honoured Painter of Russia.
This video shows the healthiness of many parishes in the OCA. The rot emanating from SVS/Syosset does not permeate the whole, please God. This why I pray daily for the institutional unity of the Russian Orthodox Church in the USA and Canada under the aegis of Moscow. May that day come soon!
Sasha made this short video clip from the Bridegroom Matins last night. It gives an idea of Russian Orthodox worship outside of the liturgy. All our services are sung, and no musical instruments are used. This service ushers in Holy Week, properly speaking.
Today is the 50th wedding anniversary of Fr Daniel and Matushka Theodora Ressetar, the parents of Sasha Ressetar, my good friend and frequent contributor to this site. This clip is from the service at their Russian Orthodox parish in Harrisburg PA. The priest intoning the many years is Fr Michael Kovach, a retired archpriest, still going strong at 89, according to Sasha! It was those such as Batiushka Daniel and Matuhka Theodora, and Batiushka Michael and his wife Matushka Olga, who taught us the Faith and guided our first steps. THANK YOU! Our debt of gratitude can never be paid in full.
Na Mnogaya Lyeta, Batiushka Daniel and Matushka Theodora!
