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About the Choir: The
Spirit of Orthodoxy Choir was formed in 1997 and is pan-Orthodox,
composed of singers from various Orthodox jurisdictions in
the NY-NJ-PA area. The choir is committed to singing the great
works of Orthodox music in the English language. The Spirit
of Orthodoxy has performed numerous concerts throughout the
metropolitan area and has sung at the opening of the "Treasuries
of Russia" Exhibit at the NJ State Museum in 1998; at
the 1999 convention of the Eastern Region, American Choral
Directors Association; and at the 2001 and 2002 Memorial Day
Pilgrimages at St. Tikhon's Seminary. In August 2003, the
choir made a musical pilgrimage to Alaska in 2003 at the invitation
of His Grace, Bishop Nikolai of Anchorage and Sitka.
In 2005, among
other concerts, the choir sang in NYC at St. Malachy's Church
(the Actors' Chapel) and at the Orthodox Cathedral of the
Holy Protection, where concert proceeds benefited IOCC's Asia
Disaster (Tsunami) Response. On 9/11/2005, The Choir presented
"Orthodox Liturgical Music of Remembrance and Hope"
at Sts. Peter and Paul Orthodox Church, Jersey City, the closest
Orthodox church to the site of the 2001 WTC tragedy. Concerts
proceeds were shared between the Jersey City Firefighters'
Distress Fund and IOCC's Hurricane (Katrina) Emergency Response
effort.
About the Director:
Aleksei V. Shipovalnikov was born in Rostov on the Don
and studied composition, polyphony and conducting at the Gnesin
Sate Conservatory and the Moscow Institute of Culture. His
post-graduate studies included a master class with Leonard
Bernstein in 1988. He served as Artistic Director and Manager
of the Moscow State University Symphony Orchestra and Academic
Choir and has conducted in the Soviet Union, West Germany
and Poland. He established a reputation during the Communist
era for innovative programming in spite of the political risks
involved. In 1990 he moved to the United States, where he
has served as Choir Director of Christ the Savior Church,
San Francisco and Music Director of Slavyanka Men's Slavic
Chorus. He was Professor of Liturgical Music at St. Tikhon's
Seminary, South Canaan, PA. He is currently Music Director
at Sts. Peter and Paul Orthodox Church, Jersey City, NJ. He
was Professor of Liturgical Music at St. Tikhon's Seminary,
South Canaan, PA.
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Picture taken at Kodiak, AK August 7,2003
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Join
Us:We
are always interested in recruiting singers with blending
voices who are willing to make a commitment to coming to
rehearsals regularly and participating in concerts and other
events. Prospective singers should be able to read music.
If you are interested in auditioning
for the Spirit of Orthodoxy Choir, please contact
Carol
Wetmore.
We will be happy to have
you on board!
Call 201 985 9516
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Convent Recording
Location:
Mallinckrodt Convent
[Roman Catholic Church]
973.543.6528
350 Bernardsville Rd, Mendham, NJ 07945
Cross Streets: Between CR-525/Pleasant Valley Rd and Bliss
Rd
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