Beautiful Music to Start Your Weekend

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This week we are pleased to present a selection from one of the hymns on our new CD, entitled “O Virgin Unwedded.” We hope that this beautiful piece will uplift you and bring comfort during this time of continued uncertainty in our country and the world.

This hymn is available in its entirety on our new CD, “Blessed Art Thou among Women” – Peter Jermihov, Conductor. The CD is available on Amazon, iTunes, and wherever you buy music. To learn about this CD or purchase a copy for yourself, click here.

“Blessed Art Thou among Women” also received another favorable critical review, this time from John Quinn at MusicWeb International. Among other highlights in his review, Mr. Quinn commented, “The singing throughout this disc is of an extremely high quality. Not only does the choir sound superb, but they also evidence great commitment to the music. This is singing from the heart”. You can read the complete review here.

Dr. Kurt Sander Posts His Review of PaTRAM’s “Blessed Art Thou among Women” CD

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Dr. Kurt Sander, an accomplished music professor, vocalist and composer, has posted his own review of the “Blessed Art Thou among Women” CD.

PaTRAM new CD Blessed are Thou Among Women - Coming Soon!

 

Dr. Sander has been a long-time collaborator with the PaTRAM Institute™. It was his “Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom“, commissioned by PaTRAM, that went on to receive a Grammy nomination for Best Choral Performance this year. Many of the same singers contributed their talents to our new “Blessed Art Thou among Women” CD, under the baton of Maestro Peter Jermihov .

With his extensive musical knowledge, Dr. Sander provides his impressions of the recording stating: “The choral singing is some of the best you will find in this genre, either inside or outside of Russia.” He also shares interesting historical tidbits about the recorded pieces. For example, speaking of composer Georgy Sviridov, “This post-Revolution composer is primarily known in the West for his inspired secular choruses.”

We urge our readers to read Dr. Sander’s entire review and get his deep perspective of the music and the composers whose music is presented.

It is important to note that Dr. Sander played no part in the creation, performance or recording of the “Blessed…” CD. His review is completely independent of any collaboration with PaTRAM.

More Great Reviews Continue To Roll In For PaTRAM’s “Blessed Art Thou among Women”

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Little by little PaTRAM Institute™ continues to garner extremely positive reviews from both critics and consumers alike, for its latest CD release, “Blessed Art Thou among Women.”

PaTRAM new CD Blessed are Thou Among Women - Coming Soon!

The prestigious global online classical music magazine, MusicWeb International, posted a review of the CD, by Marc Rochester, in its latest edition. Mr. Rochester was extremely pleased by the sound and performance opining:

“Frankly, this recording would be worth buying for this magical example of true profundo singing on its own, but, in their own way, every single track (including the opening burst of carillon bells from the St Alexander Nevsky Diocesan Cathedral’s bell-ringer, Peter Lukianov) is worth hearing.”

The “profundo” Mr. Rochester was referring to was PaTRAM’s very own Chairman, Alexis Lukianov, who can now count himself in the same league of rare vocalists called “Oktavists”. PaTRAM is very proud of our Chairman. Likewise, Mr. Lukianov’s nephew, Peter, was also mentioned for his uncommon, bell-ringing talents.

This past week the CD reached the NUMBER 1 spot, yet again, on Amazon’s Hot New Releases in the Opera & Vocal category.

Speaking of Amazon, a consumer of the CD, named Arvo, left a wonderful, and detailed, review of his overwhelming delight with the CD and its inside jacket. Seems Arvo was very taken by the beauty of the music and the back-story of its history and making.

So, the accolades continue for “Blessed Art Thou among Women” and we thank all those who have helped to make this happen.

More to come….