Metropolitan Alexy took part in the gala concert of the festival of sacred musictranslated

The gala concert of the X International Festival of Sacred Music took place at the Church of the Nativity in Kyshtym. The gala concert of the anniversary festival was attended by Metropolitan Alexy of Chelyabinsk and Miass, Deputy Governor of the Chelyabinsk Region Vadim Evdokimov, Minister of Culture of the Chelyabinsk Region Irina Anfalova-Shishkina, Head of Kyshtym Alexey Zaikin, Chairman of the Assembly of Deputies of the Kyshtym City District Lyudmila Shebolaeva, Director of the Chelyabinsk State Academic Philharmonic Alexey Pelymsky, rector Church of the Nativity of Christ in Kyshtym, priest Mikhail Chirkov. One of the hosts of the musical event was the secretary of the Chelyabinsk diocese, Archpriest Igor Shestakov. Opening the anniversary festival, Metropolitan Alexy of Chelyabinsk and Miass cordially congratulated everyone on this most important event in the life of the Southern Urals.

The archpastor emphasized that the festival has become a significant event in the cultural life of our region; it introduces listeners to the rich heritage of the national choral tradition, reveals the beauty of sacred music, and helps modern people to touch the eternal values ​​that it carries. “Sacred music occupies a special place in Russian culture. She was born out of prayer...