The program included Maxim Berezovsky’s sacred cantata “Turn Not Away from Me in My Old Age,” the difficult “Blessed art Thou, O Lord” section from Sergei Rachmaninoff’s beloved All-Night Vigil, several folk songs and other a cappella works, and two pieces for chorus and orchestra: Rachmaninoff’s “Three Russian Songs” and the finale, “Glory!” from Mikhail Glinka’s opera A Life for the Tsar.

Organized under the artistic direction of Irina Shachneva, who conducted several choral numbers and the Glinka finale in her usual muscular style, the program brought together a wide array of Russian sopranos, bassos, and one stunning countertenor. The unifying theme was simply that nearly all the pieces and performers were of Russian origin.

Please find video and photo materials from the event in out Multimedia library.