PaTRAM Proudly Announces the Release of Their Newest CD, “Teach Me Thy Statutes”

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On May 18th, 2018, Reference Recordings released PaTRAM’s latest CD, “Teach Me Thy Statutes”.

There are a number of outlets where the CD can be purchased or downloaded including:

Written by the famed Russian composer, Pavel Chesnokov, and superbly performed by the PaTRAM Institute Male Choir (42 vocalists with a massive bass section), these pieces represent some of the Orthodox world’s greatest music. This historic work immerses the listener into the beautiful Russian monastic style of singing through its fullness and richness of sonority. The new HDCD quality & SACD 5.0 (Super Audio Recording) release was recorded by the MULTI-GRAMMY winner and nominee, SoundMirror in Saratov, Russia under the baton of highly-esteemed conductor Vladimir Gorbik and is distributed by MULTI-GRAMMY recording company, Reference Recordings.

Critical Acclaim!!

“Really, this is a remarkable recording… Is there nothing this choir can’t do, no challenge to which they can’t rise? Of course, so much credit is due to Gorbik’s inspiring leadership, his devotion to, and affinity for, this music laid bare in every bar. Intensely beautiful singing and sound; quite simply, choral albums don’t come much better than this.” —Dan Morgan, MusicWeb International

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Alex and Katya Lukianov Receive Cultural Heritage Award from Clarion Music Society

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The Clarion Music Society, whose Grammy-nominated Clarion Choir is a frequent collaborator of PaTRAM’s, selected Alex and Katya Lukianov to receive their Cultural Heritage Award. The Society presents this award to people who have shown selfless dedication to the support and promotion of their cultural heritage to the world as a whole.

On April 18, 2018, at the annual Clarion Music Society Masked Gala in New York City, Alex and Katya were presented the award by Dr. Nicolas Schidlovsky*, an Honorary Chairman for this event, PaTRAM advisor and long-time friend of the Lukianovs.  Dr. Schidlovsky’s speech explained why the Lukianovs were receiving this award and why it is so richly deserved, peppering it with some of his well-known wit and humor.

When accepting the award, the Lukianovs were clearly moved by the moment and Alex gave a short acceptance speech thanking the Society, family, friends and collaborators and commenting on how much they love their Church and its music. As Alex said in his speech, “we’re humbled to have received this award” and it showed.

All photos by Stephen Smith

*Dr. Nicolas Schidlovsky holds a Ph.D., M.F.A., Princeton UniversityDepartment of Music; B.A., Williams College. He is a pianist, 
historical ethnomusicologist, composer, and vocal (liturgical)
collegium director with an extensive record of music teaching and
musicianship including the faculties of Westminster Choir College
and Westminster Conservatory. Dr. Schidlovsky has lectured at The 
Metropolitan Museum of Art (NYC) and Smithsonian Institution 
(Washington, DC). He is the recipient of prestigious awards as 
musician and scholar (well-known for leading publications as 
medievalist and global chant specialist) from the National Endowmentfor the Humanities, The Martha B. Rockefeller Fund for Music, 
International Research and Exchanges Board, Fulbright-Hays, 
Dumbarton Oaks, and others and a participant in premier exchange 
as an American music student at the Moscow Conservatory, U.S.S.R.,
1978-80.