The regent is called upon to set a personal example for choristers of meaningful participation in the service - Patriarch Kirilltranslated

The regent bears special responsibility for the meaningful participation of the church choir in the performance of divine services, as His Holiness Patriarch Kirill said about this.

As the Primate noted in his greeting to the participants of the IV International Congress of Regents and Singers of the Russian Orthodox Church, “singing in church is an integral part of common prayer, therefore it must be combined with reverence and understanding of the spiritual content of the works being performed.”

Addressing the participants of the congress, the High Hierarch added that “while taking care of the harmonious sound, it is important to strive to ensure that singing helps believers focus on turning to the Lord.”

“A special responsibility here lies with the regent, who is called upon to set a personal example for the choristers of meaningful participation in the service,” Patriarch Kirill emphasized.

That is why, continued His Holiness, “in addition to musical training, a good knowledge of the church charter and liturgical texts is also necessary.”

“The national singing heritage also requires careful treatment, to which many wonderful composers of the past and present have made a creative contribution, enriching the great treasury of the Orthodox tradition,” summed up the Primate of the Church.

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