From October 23 to 26, 2025, the First Agricola Academic Readings were held in Vyborg. The event was organized by the Evangelical Lutheran congregation of Sts. Peter and Paul (Vyborg) in collaboration with the Vyborg Unified Museum-Reserve. Mikael Agricola (c. 1510 – 1557) was a Finnish reformer. The readings became an international … [Read more...]
The First Days of Church Music
From July 11 to 13, 2015, a cantors' gathering was held at St. Mary's Cathedral (St. Petersburg), organized by the Educational Department of the Ingrian Church. The three-day intensive brought together 25 musicians from several congregations in St. Petersburg, the Leningrad Region, Karelia, as well as from Borisoglebsk (Voronezh region), Kazan … [Read more...]
Music concert at Jakkima Church
On August 2, 2024, an organ was played for the first time in many years at Jakkima Church in Lahdenpohja, Karelia. In collaboration with the town’s administration and local donors, the ELCIR organized a music program in the City of Angels, an open-air exhibit of wooden angel sculptures. Cordial thanks to Yelena Maleva for the excellent … [Read more...]
ELCIR Easter Music Festival held again at St. Mary
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...]
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