On Saturday April 6, 2024, St. Mary’s Lutheran Church of St. Petersburg hosted the annual ELCIR Easter Music Festival. Participating choirs came from the following ELCIR churches: - Caritas Choir and the church band of St. Mary’s Lutheran, St. Petersburg- Agricola Choir from Sts. Peter and Paul Lutheran, Vyborg, Leningrad Oblast- Choir of St. … [Read more...]
Summer festival of sacred music continues this winter
“The Kantele and the Virsikannel,” a summer festival of sacred music, found unexpected continuation on February 10-11, 2024! Mikael Agricola Choir from Sts. Peter and Paul Lutheran Church of Vyborg, Leningrad Oblast, did a concert tour in Ladoga Karelia, a region in NW Russia. The choir is currently reviving the tradition of … [Read more...]
St. Petersburg hosts 3rd Open Interconfessional Choir Festival
Mikael Agricola Choir from Sts. Peter and Paul Lutheran Church of Vyborg, Leningrad Oblast, participated in Liki, an open interconfessional choir festival which was held for the 3rd time in St. Petersburg. The festival gathers appreciators of antique and modern liturgical and non-liturgical Christian music and involves church and secular musicians. … [Read more...]
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity was celebrated internationally from January 18-25, 2024. The prayer week is annually coordinated by the World Council of Churches, with participation by its member Churches. Russia has participated in the week’s prayers since the 1990’s. On January 20, St. Nicholas’ Lutheran Church of Gatchina, … [Read more...]
Church choirs co-perform in St. Petersburg
On January 13, 2024, Mikael Agricola Choir directed by Darya Shkurlyatyeva from the Lutheran Church of Vyborg, Leningrad Oblast, traveled to St. Petersburg. Together with the choir and bell ensemble of St. Michael’s Lutheran Church, they closed the season of Christmas song. The program included Christmas songs, instrumental versions of … [Read more...]
- 1
- 2
- 3
- …
- 19
- Next Page »