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February 17, 2011
New York, NY: The Holy Myrrhbearers Diocesan Women’s Choir held a
concert in the Synodal Cathedral of the Sign
On
Sunday, February 6, after an almost eight-year hiatus, the
Holy Myrrhbearers Diocesan Women's Choir under director
Eugenia Temidis, returned in sacred concert to the Synodal Cathedral
of the Mother of God of the Sign in New York City. This performance,
under artistic direction of Princess Elena N.Wolkonsky was the 92nd
in a musical series which benefits the restoration of the historical
Synod building (Baker Mansion). A new concert program entitled
"Pilgrimage of Praise: A Musical Journey through the Liturgical
Year" presented to its listeners
sacred musical highlights of the entire festal cycle. Garnished
with short bilingual narrations, the women’s program musically and
spiritually transported the audience through all seasons of the
Church year, anguishing over its most sorrowful moments and
rejoicing with its greatest triumphs.
The HMWC dedicated this concert to the memory of distinguished
émigré hymnographer
Valeria K. Hoecke (1904-1986), on the occasion of the 25th
anniversary of her repose.
Despite the fact that the entire performance was sung in Church
Slavonic, all interested listeners were able to acquire full
English-language translations of all liturgical texts, along with
extensive background notes on their liturgical meaning, composers
and history. In this manner, the Myrrhbearers Choir weaves an
educational missionary effort into one of musical artistry.
The singers and director of the HMWC are deeply grateful to our
First Hierarch, His Eminence, Metropolitan Hilarion, His Grace
Jerome, Bishop of Manhattan, and Archpriest Andrei Sommer, for the
generous gift of their time and attention, as they attended the
performance despite their very busy schedules and important
obligations that same day.
At present, the women’s diocesan group is beginning focused efforts
to prepare for upcoming Great Lenten concerts at local parishes and,
finally, for the weekend of the Holy Myrrhbearing Women, the choir’s
own patronal Paschal feast day (May 7-8), during which it accepts
guest singers from all over the country and sings both the All-Night
Vigil and Divine Liturgy commemorating their heavenly patronesses,
at locations yet to be decided.
To join the HMWC, for more information, or to invite the Choir to
sing at your parish, please e-mail
info@womenschoir.org or
call (845) 406-1194.
Media Office of the Eastern American
Diocese
