January 16, 2014
Methuen, MA: St. Xenia Church announces 2014 Lenten Choir Retreat
for March 13-16
With
the blessing of His Eminence, Metropolitan Hilarion,
St. Xenia Church in Methuen, MA will be hosting a Lenten Choir
Retreat the second weekend of Great Lent, March 13-16, 2014.
The retreat is designed for church musicians of all ages, and will
be conducted in English. Together, singers and conductors will
prepare the services of Soul Saturday, and the second Sunday of
Great Lent (St. Gregory Palamas).
Special virtual master classes (via Skype) with Maestro Vladimir
Gorbik, choir director of the Moscow Representation Church of Holy
Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra, will highlight the weekend. Edifying
presentations by Dr. Vladmir Morosan on "The Musical Ethos of
Orthodox Lenten Services," Laryssa Doohovskoy on "Vocal Health," and
Reader Robert Stauffer on "The Canon as a Musical Construct" will be
given over the course of the weekend.
Those interested in participating are invited to
click here to visit the St. Xenia website for more information
or contact:
Ms. Laryssa Doohovskoy
Choir Director, St. Xenia Church
(978)
841-5960
stxeniachoir@gmail.com
Media Office of the Eastern
American Diocese
