Church of the Holy Cross
Description: Slavyanka Chorus, an a cappella choir in San Francisco, CA, with a men's choir, women's choir & mixed choir performing music from Russia & Eastern Europe.
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Irina Denisova A prominent choral conductor and composer in Belarus, now a nun at the St. Elizabeth Monastery in Minsk - Nun Juliania (Denisova). When asked about how music is born, nun Juliania answers quite simply. She taught children for 30 years, explained to them what a melody consists of, how to break it down into components and put it back together, “just like a construction kit”. But only when talent is applied music becomes an expression of something “transcendent, unearthly” and communicates unity
Dragana Velickovic A composer known for her contributions to religious music, has left an indelible mark through her work on Troparion. In the realm of Byzantine music and Eastern Orthodox Christianity, a troparion is a short hymn, often organized into stanzas. Its earliest function was as a refrain during the recitation of biblical odes and psalms.
I ryna Aleksiychuk Composer , pianist and organist, associate professor of composition at the National Academy of Music of Ukraine, Laureate of international competitions and National Creative Awards, Honored Art Worker of Ukraine, member of the National Union of Composers of Ukraine.
Church of the Holy Cross