Petrozavodsk diocesetranslated

From October 15 to 18, the IV International Congress of Regents and Singers of the Russian Orthodox Church was held in Moscow, held on the initiative of the Church and Public Council for the Development of Church Singing and with the support of the Cultural Initiatives Fund. The forum annually brings together several hundred delegates from all dioceses of the Russian Church, including foreign parishes. This year, about 900 people are participating in the Congress, representing 9 countries and almost all metropolises. With the blessing of Metropolitan Konstantin of Petrozavodsk and Karelian, the regent and singer of the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Ekaterina Bukreeva and Olga Grudinina, took part in the Congress from the diocese. The current Congress is dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the death and the 170th anniversary of the birth of composer and regent A.D. Kastalsky. The conference participants were presented with reports on various topics: from strictly scientific research on the history of church singing art to practical classes on vocal hygiene.

The main event of the forum was the Patriarchal Liturgy in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, at which the combined choir of the Congress delegates sang under the direction of the most eminent regents of our time: V.A. Volkova, A.A. Puzakova, G.L. Sofonova, A.K. Mayorova. During the Liturgy, chants were sung...