• Rejoice in Song / Красуйся и Ликуй

Performers: St. John of San Francisco Men's Chorale

Conductor: Nicholas Kotar

Total Time: 54:29

Language: Church Slavonic

Description:  The St. John of San Francisco Men’s Chorale is a resident choir of the Holy Virgin Cathedral in San Francisco. The choir is named after St. John (Maximovich) of Shanghai and San Francisco, whose relics rest in the Holy Virgin Cathedral. The sixteen member choir, under the direction of Nicholas Kotar, is comprised of both clergy and laity of the Western American Archdiocese of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia.

The choir's repertoire of sacred chant spans the musical tradition of the Russian Church from the 17th to the 20th centuries, and includes chant forms such as Znamenny, Kievan, Greek and Bulgarian as well as specific monastery chants, such as Trinity-Sergius Lavra, the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra and the Valaam monastery. In addition, the repertoire also inlcudes selections from famous Russian composers, including Kastalsky, Trubachev, Turchaninov, and Bortniansky.

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Rejoice in Song / Красуйся и Ликуй

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