June 12, 2023 saw the annual summer festival “Hymns of Holy Joy” (a line from the Russian version of “Alleluia, Sing to Jesus”) at Skvoritsy Lutheran Church in Petrovo, Gatchinsky District, Leningrad Oblast. Rev. Pavel Krylov, Skvoritsy senior pastor and West Ingrian region dean, compèred the concert. Matvei Nazarov, organist of the Lutheran Church in Pushkin, provided the accompaniment.
Participants:
- Choir of Skvoritsy Lutheran Church directed by Yelena Andreyeva
- Duo from the Lutheran Church of Gubanitsy: Irina Smekalova and Sergei Bukseyev
- Choir of the Lutheran Church in Pushkin directed by Matvei Nazarov
- Soprano Svetlana Musina
- St. Petersburg German-Russian Choir directed by Svetlana Stolyar
- Five-String Kantele Ensemble from the Lutheran Church in Vyborg directed by Marina Shkurlyatyeva
- Mikael Agricola Choir from the Lutheran Church in Vyborg directed by Darya Shkurlyatyeva
- Choir of the Lutheran Church in Gatchina directed by Margarita Ruotsi