LYRA, a Russian choir from St. Petersburg, will be featured in performance on Thursday, September 24 at 7 p.m. at The Church of the Holy Trinity, Oxford Maryland.
LYRA is a choir of students and postgraduates of Saint-Petersburg Conservatoire, working in different choirs of Saint-Petersburg. Though the members represent different musical professions: choir conductors, opera singers, instrumentalists, music teachers – they are united by a love for choir and ensemble singing.
The main goal of LYRA’s activity is exploring and popularizing Russian choir music. Through their performances, they seek to introduce the enormous musical heritage of the Russian Orthodox Church, as well as traditions of Russian folk music to all people who are interested in Russia, its history and culture.
LYRA’s diverse repertoire includes Russian sacred music, starting from ancient songs of the Orthodox Church to works of little-known, but remarkable composers of the XVIII-XX centuries, as well as famous masters – D. Bortnjansky, P. Tchaikovsky, P. Tchesnokov, A. Gretchaninov, S. Rakhmaninov, I. Stravinsky and others. Additionally they perform Russian folk songs in all their variety: comic, lyric, dancing, love songs.
In 2001 LYRA was awarded the Montreux (Switzerland) international choral festival diploma. In 2005 they were also a winner of Coleraine International Choral Festival (Northern Ireland).
Place: The Church of the Holy Trinity, 502 S. Morris St., Oxford, MD 21654
Tickets: A free will offering will be accepted at the door.
Information: 410-226-5134
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