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| GLINKA KAPELA IN ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA |
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| Glinka Capella Marquis in St. Petersburg |
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| Glinka Capella in St. Petursburg, Russia |
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| With Luba Patrovna, ballerina in St. Petersburg |
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| Conducting BOGORODITSE DEVO with the Glinka Choir, a choir who has been in existence for over 400 years |
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The Leningrad State Academic Kapella, The Glinka Kapella, was named after M. I. Glinka and has been called "a grand monument to Russian culture." The pearl of Russian pre-revolutionary choral genre, Kapella has glorified the new art of young a young Soviet Republic. Through decades of severe trials, the Kapella has perservered and linked time and tradition to a contemporary culture. Kapella reflects the history of the origin, formation, and development of the national musical culture as a whole. --Vladislav Chernushenko, Conductor (from THE OLDEST RUSSIAN CHORUS 1703-1978)
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| Conducting the Glinka Choir |
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| Presenting Tschernuschenko, the conductor of the Glinka Choir, with the first ever SACRED MONUMENTS OF RUSSIAN MUSIC compiled by Vladimir Morasan of MUSICA RUSSICA |
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| SMOLNY CATHEDRAL IN ST. PETERSBURG |
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| Smolny Cathedral in St. Petersburg, Russia |
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| Julie Royal Lowry, Jeff Bowling, Rebecca Turner, Dena and Brent Garrard |
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| World Premiere of Handel's Messiah in St. Petersburg, Russia 1992 |
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| Historic performance of MESSIAH in Smolny Cathedral |
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| Smolny Cathedral |
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RUSSIA
“An extraordinary concert, a tremendous success, and an
inspiring display of artistry and professional skill.” Eugenia Sobol,
The University of St. Petersburg (St. Petersburg, Russia)
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have not witnessed such a success for many years in Glinka Cappella,
one of the best concert halls of the world.” V. Scherbatov, Chief of
the Department of Foreign Contacts (St. Petersburg, Russia)
“What professional skill, variety of tone and style!” Mayor (St. Petersburg, Russia)
“What
a beautiful sound! A magnificent choir! They must come and sing with my
orchestra, the second largest in the Ukraine.”—Alex Bielski, Agent of
the Dniepropetrovsk Symphonic Orchestra (Ukraine)
“Judging by the warm reception, including five encores, our public loved them!” Information (St. Petersburg, Russia)
“The
Shorter Chorale brought such great pleasure to our city! The Chorale
feels subtle things and understands with their whole heart–one could
hear it in the Rachmaninoff and the Chesnokov which were so wonderfully
performed. You and your choir reveal a great respect for Russian
culture and our music.” –Luba Petrovna, Musical Editor-in-Chief, Smolny
Concert and Exhibition Centre (St. Petersburg, Russia)
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| Barrington Brooks, Rebecca Turner, Alan Wingard, Dan Perkins at the Opera in St.. Petersburg |
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| St. Nicholas Cathedral, a cathedral on top of a cathedral |
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| The original Kremlin in Novgarod. The Shorter Chorale was the first American choir to ever perform there |
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| First American choir to perform at the original Kremlin in Novgarod, Russia |
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| After the concert in Novgarod, Russia |
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| Chip Carter, Dena Garrard, Amy Green, Vonda Holladay, Joel Goddard, Dan Perkins, and Tucker |
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| Outside the Cathedral of the Redeemed Virgins |
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| Scott Spradlin and I at a monastery |
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| Inside the Virgins Cathedral |
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| An abandonned church which was used for military intelligence during the communist regieme |
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| At the Museum of Wooden Architecture |
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| Tchikovsky's tombstone |
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| Kicking it up as a young man in Novgarod |
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