The highly anticipated, international PaTRAM Male Choir™ album entitled, “More Honourable than the Cherubim”, will be released on JULY 30! PaTRAM’s newest musical offering, honoring the Most Holy Virgin Mary, the Lady Theotokos, is a unique program selected from a vast array of hymns, which have inspired composers and comforted the hearts of the faithful […]
Memory eternal to the ever-memorable Father Valery on the third anniversary of his repose in the Lord. Christ is Risen! Memory eternal entoned by Alexis Lukianov with the PaTRAM Institute Singers, Blessed Art Thou among Women CD. Protopresbyter Valery Lukianov was born on December 21, 1927 in the city of Shanghai (Republic of China) into the family […]
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CHRIST IS RISEN! ХРИСТОС ВОСКРЕСЕ! Dear Friend of PaTRAM, Despite difficulties, delays and postponements due to the global pandemic, PaTRAM Institute is still fully committed to bring this important, prayerful project to fruition. The Rachmaninoff Recording and Concert Tour is NOW scheduled for OCTOBER 2021 in beautiful SERBIA! In these challenging times, we believe that collaborating through our […]
Christ is Risen! Truly He is Risen! Let us Rejoice in the Resurrection of Our Lord! We thank you for inviting us into your home and allowing PaTRAM to share the authentic beauty of Orthodox music with you and your loved ones! We ask that you turn the volume up on your device and click […]
This week we introduce Richard Barrett, tenor. Richard is an Orthodox church musician, choral singer and scholar. He is the Executive Director of AGES Initiatives, which distributes service texts and liturgical music to Orthodox parishes throughout the world, and Artistic Director of the Saint John of Damascus Society, which supports the performance and dissemination of […]
It’s our pleasure to introduce Samantha Grambow (née Farmilant), soprano, who appears on the PaTRAM Institute Singers’ GRAMMY-nominated recording of Kurt Sander’s “The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom”. Recognized for her “authenticity” and “attention to text,” Samantha appears regionally as a recitalist and on the opera, oratorio, and concert stages. In 2016, Samantha sang […]
PaTRAM Institute™ is proud to announce its newest collaboration with Maestro Ekaterina Antonenko, the renowned choral conductor, Founder and Artistic Director of the Russia-based Intrada Vocal Ensemble. Since its founding in 2006 the Intrada Vocal Ensemble has gained a reputation as “the best Moscow choir today” («Musical life», 2018). PaTRAM Chairman Alexis V. Lukianov said, “PaTRAM is […]
This week the PaTRAM spotlight focuses on Dr. Jason Thoms, whose vocal range runs from baritone to bass to oktavist, and he appears on the PaTRAM Institute Singers’ recording of “Blessed Art Thou among Women”. Dr. Thoms is, currently, the Director of Choral Activities at Bismarck State College in Bismarck, ND. Dr. Thoms comes with […]
Cue the spotlight and shine it directly on Michael Hawes! Michael, Bass-Baritone Singer and Trumpet player, is a member of Chicago based Axiom Brass, is the newly appointed Music Director at Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Parish in Chicago, and tours around the world singing and playing with groups such as Axiom Brass, the PaTRAM […]
This week the spotlight shines squarely on Glenn Miller, oktavist, who appears on the PaTRAM Institute Singers’ recordings of “The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom” and “Blessed Art Thou among Women” which were released in 2018 and 2019, respectively. Glenn hails from Michigan and is in very high demand for his amazing LOW vocals. […]
Cue the PaTRAM™ spotlight on Milan Acimovic, bass, who appears on the PaTRAM Institute Male Choir’s recording of “More Honorable than the Cherubim” which was recorded in Saratov, Russia in 2019 and is scheduled for release later this year. “Mika” hails from Bosnia and has been a critical contributor to PaTRAM’s planning of this year’s […]