From August 3-8, 2023, a group of ELCIR musicians from Vyborg, Petrozavodsk, Rzhev, and St. Petersburg, traveled to the ELCIR congregations in Kalevala and Segezha, Karelia, starting off from, and coming back to, Petrozavodsk, the capital of Karelia. The musical expedition was undertaken in connection with the First Summer Festival of Sacred Music … [Read more...]
Lecture Recital on J. S. Bach Clavier Works
On February 29, 2020, Cantor Aleksandra Loginova of St. John the Baptist Congregation in St. Petersburg, a religious group in The Church of Ingria, presented Mysticism in J. S. Bach Clavier Works, a lecture recital with musical illustrations. The event was open to the public on St. John the Baptist Congregation’s premises adjacent to St. Mary’s … [Read more...]
Agricola Choir Travels to Rzhev
Agricola Choir Travels to Rzhev. News story by Darya Shkurlyatyeva, leader of Agricola Choir, Sts. Peter and Paul Lutheran Church in Vyborg. February 21-23, 2020 A long weekend is a reason to go out on a visit. This time, 14 members of Agricola Choir (around 2/3 of the choir) traveled 600 km from Vyborg to Rzhev. Our luggage was usual: a … [Read more...]
Grand Performance of St. Matthew Passion at St. Mary’s Church
Sunday, February 23, 2020 saw a unique event at St. Mary’s Lutheran Cathedral in St. Petersburg: a performance of the St. Matthew Passion! For more than three and a half hours, the captivating sacred oratorio involving more than 100 performers, eighteenth-century instruments, and overwhelming choir singing told the story from the Gospel! The St. … [Read more...]