IV International Congress of Regents and Singers of the Russian Orthodox Churchtranslated

A delegation of regents of the Samara Metropolis took part in the IV International Congress of Regents and Singers of the Russian Orthodox Church, which was held in Moscow. The work of a major church and music forum ended on October 18, the day of remembrance of the Moscow saints, with the Divine Liturgy in the cathedral Cathedral of Christ the Savior. The service was led by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus'. The main part of the meetings of the congress took place on October 16 and 17 in the Hall of Church Councils of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior with the blessing of His Holiness. This year the forum brought together over 900 delegates from 155 dioceses of the Russian Orthodox Church, as well as from countries near and far abroad. The event was held with the support of the Presidential Fund for Cultural Initiatives as part of the Light of Christ festival. The organizers dedicated the current congress to the 170th anniversary of the birth and 100th anniversary of the death of the outstanding Russian composer Alexander Dmitrievich Kastalsky.

He is rightfully considered the founder of the national trend in Russian choral music, and from 1910 to 1918 he was the director of the famous Synodal School of Church Singing. The plenary session of the first day opened with reports...