PaTRAM Sponsors Recording of New CD in Saratov, Russia!

From June 30 thru July 6^th, PaTRAM will sponsor a collection of 40, hand-picked male singers , under the direction of Maestro Vladimir Gorbik, to record a new CD. On the heels of the Patriarch Tikhons Choir’s successful debut CD, “Praise the Lord, All Ye Nations”, Maestro Gorbik will lead the choir which will record works by Pavel Chesnokov in a new location, the Pokrovsky Sobor in Saratov. With singers from the US and Russia, and accomplished professional recording engineers and equipment, this CD promises to be even better than the first. To give our readers a feel for this event, PaTRAM will be posting daily photos from Saratov on these pages.

Day 1: June 30th, 2016

Moscow and North American singers arrived in Saratov today to join the Metropolitan choir.

Metropolitan Longin welcomes the combined Moscow Podvorie, Patriarch Tikhon, and Saratov choirs to the opening banquet of the Chesnokov recording.

Day 2: July 1st, 2016

First rehearsal of the combined Moscow Podvorie, Saratov Metropoliton’s, and Patriarch Tikhon’s choirs under Maestro Vladimir Gorbik.

Opening Moleben for the PaTRAM Chesnokov CD rehearsals at the Saratov Seminary Church.

Day 3: July 2nd, 2016

Metropolitan Longin said, The Great Doxology by Chesnokov sung tonight by the PaTRAM choir was the most outstanding and impactful rendition I have ever heard at a service.

Maestro Gorbik conducted the combined 41 member male choir for Vigil at the Pokrovsky Sober in Saratov. The prayerful and professionally singing was exceptionally well received by both the clergy and the parishioners.

Day 4: July 3rd, 2016