The Oktoikh Church Singing Festival and Competition is starting in the Krasnoyarsk Metropolitanate.translated

With the blessing of Metropolitan Nikita of Krasnoyarsk and Achinsk, the Krasnoyarsk Metropolitanate's Octoechos Church Singing Festival and Competition, dedicated to St. John of Damascus, will be held from November 13 to December 13, 2026. Church choirs, choir ensembles, and choir readers are invited to participate. Applications will be accepted until December 7 inclusive and sent to svetlana-musica@mail.ru. You can learn more about the regulations and the list of documents by scanning the QR code on the billboard. Additional reference information by phone: 8-983-151-08-45 (Gudoshnikova Marina Gennadievna), 8-908-215-13-35 (Yurchenko Svetlana Petrovna). The Octoechos (from Greek - "Eight-voice") is a liturgical book of the Orthodox Church, containing the rites of Vespers, Compline, Matins and Liturgy for six weekdays of the week, and for Sundays, in addition, Small Vespers and Midnight Office.