Posts Tagged ‘Kurt Sander’
Kurt Sander’s Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom: An American Orthodox Musical Milestone
The appearance of Kurt Sander’s Divine Liturgy of St John Chrysostom, which was released simultaneously on April 26, 2019, in recorded form by Reference Recordings and in print form by Musica Russica, in many ways represents a unique and unprecedented event in the realm of Orthodox liturgical singing in North America. The work was created…
Continue reading »A New Musical Setting of the Divine Liturgy
Editor’s note: On Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at 9:30 am the PaTRAM Institute singers Choir, conducted by Maestro Peter Jermihov, will sing an original all-English Liturgy based on the Russian style, commissioned by the PaTRAM Institute and composed by Dr. Kurt Sander, at St. Alexander Nevsky Diocesan Cathedral in Howell, NJ. We have asked Dr.…
Continue reading »The 2014 Pan-Orthodox Liturgical Music Symposium: Reflections and Reviews
The 2014 Pan-Orthodox Liturgical Music Symposium took place July 12-15 at Northern Kentucky University. The following is a series of reflections upon the symposium written by some of the main organizers and participants. I highly recommend that anyone who did not attend the event should read this. It paints an inspiring picture of an American…
Continue reading »The 22nd Russian Orthodox Church Musicians’ Conference
(Editorial note: George Skok, the choir director of Holy Trinity Cathedral in Toronto kindly sent us this summary of ROCOR’s recent Orthodox Church Musicians’ Conference which gathered an amazing array of musical experts from Russia and North America. Among these, our own Benedict Sheehan led a seminar for the group. The Article is by V.V.…
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