News

Participants from several states gathered at Christ the Savior Orthodox Church in Youngtown AZ for the first Southwest Choral Symposium.

This year the school graduated five students: Alexey Campbell, Elizabeth Campbell, Thomas Venkatesh, and Alison Sailor were awarded certificates as Conductors/Precentors and Olga Filatova as Precentor. 

Feb. 28 – Mar. 1 — Workshop topics include: Vocal Technique • The Eight Tone System and Common Chant • The Choir’s Role Within the Liturgy • Musicianship • and more…

From October 2 to 6, 2024, at the Holy Transfiguration Cathedral (ROCOR) in Los Angeles, the 31st annual Church Musicians’ Conference of the Russian Orthodox Church was held very successfully and with great excitement.

Every year, dozens of talented singers, choir directors and composers gather together to celebrate their love for Orthodox Church music. This year, the 31st Russian Orthodox Church Music Conference was held in Los Angeles, California.

The Western European Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia is pleased to announce that the 6th Pan-European Orthodox Music Conference organised by the ROCOR’s All-European Church Music Committee will take place in London in January, 2025, all are invited to take part. The conference will be dedicated to the famed Church composer DS.Bortniansky whose, bicentenary is celebrated in 2025, and the repertoire of services will include his works.

The Synodal Liturgical Music Commission (ROCOR) now has a donate button, making it easier than ever to support our future ROCM conferences and other projects sponsored by the Commission!

Register now for the 2024 summer session, to be held July 14-27 at Novo Diveevo Convent in Nanuet, New York.

Students were immersed in courses in Typicon, choir conducting, voice, Church Slavonic, church music history, liturgical performance practice, music theory, and sight-singing: “among the hardest but most rewarding two weeks” of their lives.

“Beauty in Divine Services: the Practice of Choral Singing” (celebrating the anniversaries of A.A. Arkhangelsky and A.V. Nikolsky)

The 2024 session will be held July 14-27 at Novo Diveevo Convent in Nanuet, New York.