Orthodox Arts Journal

For the revival of traditional liturgical arts in the Orthodox Church

  • About
  • Architecture
  • Iconography
  • Minor Arts
  • Music
  • Theory
  • Orthodox Illustration Project

Orthodox Arts Journal — Articles and news for the promotion of traditional Orthodox Christian liturgical arts

— Articles and news for the promotion of traditional Orthodox Christian liturgical arts —

Vladimir Morosan

You are browsing the author archive for Vladimir Morosan

  • Home
  • Vladimir Morosan

Blessed Art Thou among Women—a New Release by the PaTRAM Institute Singers

By Vladimir Morosan on April 15, 2020
Blessed Art Thou among Women—a New Release by the PaTRAM Institute Singers

Blessed Art Thou among Women—a New Release by the PaTRAM Institute Singers, Peter Jermihov, Conductor Reviewed by Vladimir Morosan The liturgical tradition of the Orthodox Church is extremely rich with hymnography in honor of the Virgin Mary—the Most Holy Theotokos or Mother of God, as she is typically referred to. Virtually every complex of Orthodox […]

Posted in Music | Tagged album, Music, PaTRAM, Peter Jermihov, Russian Orthodox May 4, 2020

Kurt Sander’s Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom: An American Orthodox Musical Milestone

By Vladimir Morosan on May 10, 2019
Kurt Sander’s Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom: An American Orthodox Musical Milestone

The appearance of Kurt Sander’s Divine Liturgy of St John Chrysostom, which was released simultaneously on April 26, 2019, in recorded form by Reference Recordings and in print form by Musica Russica, in many ways represents a unique and unprecedented event in the realm of Orthodox liturgical singing in North America. The work was created […]

Posted in Music | Tagged choral music, Divine Liturgy, Kurt Sander, liturgical music, Musica Russica, orthodox music, Vladimir Morosan May 10, 2019

Sacred Choral Treasures of the Russian Emigration Premiered at the Moscow Conservatory Marking the Centenary of the Revolution: 1917–2017

By Vladimir Morosan on April 23, 2018
Sacred Choral Treasures of the Russian Emigration Premiered at the Moscow Conservatory Marking the Centenary of the Revolution: 1917–2017

In late 2016, as the tragic centenary of the Russian revolutions was approaching, conversations began among musicians in Russia and the U. S. regarding an appropriately solemn and musically significant way to pay homage to the memory of those who had been affected by these events—in particular, composers, choirmasters, and church singers—both those who suffered […]

Posted in Music, News | Tagged concert, moscow conservatory, Peter Jermihov, russian emigre composers, Russian Orthodox, vlad morosan August 29, 2018

Good Music Lifts Us Up Towards God

By Natalya Gorenok on August 3, 2017
Good Music Lifts Us Up Towards God

(This interview with Russian conductor Vladimir Gorbik was first published in Pravoslavie i sovremennost, the official journal of the Diocese of Saratov, Russia) As previously reported in the Orthodox Arts Journal, a new symphony orchestra has been established in Moscow under the direction of Vladimir Gorbik—chief choirmaster of the Holy Trinity-St. Sergius Representation (Podvorye) in […]

Posted in Music | Tagged interview, Music, orchestra, Orthodox, PaTRAM, russian, symphony, vladimir gorbik August 3, 2017

The Clarion Choir Extends the Visibility of Maximilian Steinberg’s Passion Week with New Recording and Russian Tour

By Vladimir Morosan on September 28, 2016
The Clarion Choir Extends the Visibility of Maximilian Steinberg’s Passion Week with New Recording and Russian Tour

Last year, readers of the Orthodox Arts Journal read about the significance of Passion Week  by Maximilian Steinberg (1883–1946), a newly rediscovered choral masterpiece based almost entirely upon early Russian chant melodies. Completed in 1923 in St. Petersburg, just a few weeks before the communist authorities banned all composition and performance of sacred music, the […]

Posted in Music, News | Tagged Maximilian Steinberg, recording, Steven Fox, The Clarion Choir, Vladimir Morosan September 28, 2016

Between Discipline and Joy: An Interview with Vladimir Gorbik

By Vladimir Morosan on June 23, 2016
Between Discipline and Joy: An Interview with Vladimir Gorbik

Interviewed by Natalia Gorenok Translated by Vladimir Morosan The art of Church singing as an integral part of the life of the Church, like the Church itself [in Russia], is experiencing a period of revival. Along the way, there are still many difficulties, because many of the traditional practices among choirmasters and church singers were […]

Posted in Artist Features, Music | Tagged PaTRAM, patriarch tikhon choir, Russia, vladimir gorbik June 5, 2017

St. Tikhon’s Monastery Reaches Out into the Culture through Sacred Music

By Vladimir Morosan on November 18, 2015
St. Tikhon’s Monastery Reaches Out into the Culture through Sacred Music

The recent release of the CD Till Morn Eternal Breaks marks a number of laudable firsts: First and foremost, it is the debut CD comprised almost entirely of the choral works of American Orthodox composer Benedict Sheehan (b.1980), a gifted musician who has something important to say in ways that are both traditional and innovative. Second, it […]

Posted in Music | Tagged Benedict Sheehan, composer, liturgical, Music, Orthodox, recording, saint tikhon's monastery, till morn eternal breaks November 18, 2015

Building International Bridges Through Orthodox Sacred Music – A New CD from PaTRAM

By Vladimir Morosan on October 31, 2015
Building International Bridges Through Orthodox Sacred Music - A New CD from PaTRAM

The Patriarch Tikhon Choir Releases Its New CD In 2012, Vladimir Gorbik, the eminent Choirmaster of the Moscow Representation Church of the Holy Trinity-St. Sergius Monastery, came to North America for the first time to teach a master class on the interpretation of Russian Orthodox sacred choral music at St. Vladimir’s Seminary. After the success […]

Posted in Music, News | Tagged album, CD, Musica Russica, PaTRAM, patriarch tikhon choir, Russian Orthodox, vladimir gorbik October 31, 2015

Preserving Traditions: A Thread of Succession Survives in Moscow

By Vladimir Morosan on May 8, 2015
Preserving Traditions: A Thread of Succession Survives in Moscow

In recent months, discussions posted on various blogs and other social media have brought to light the ongoing quest of Orthodox church musicians in North America to define more clearly their vocation and sense of professional identity. A good deal of discussion has focused on the desirability and necessity of establishing an Orthodox choir school. […]

Posted in Music | Tagged education, moscow, Orthodox chant, Orthodox Choral Music, russian choral music May 8, 2015

Some New Musical Repertoire in Honor of the Mother of God

By Vladimir Morosan on March 18, 2014
Some New Musical Repertoire in Honor of the Mother of God

One of the rewards of working with a group of professional-level singers such as Archangel Voices (www.archangelvoices.com) is the opportunity to explore and record, often for the very first time, some newly composed or newly arranged Orthodox sacred choral repertoire. Even more rewarding is to hear on occasion that our efforts have met with approbation […]

Posted in Music | Tagged Annunciation, Church music, English, Orthodox, Orthodox Music in English, russian, theotokos July 3, 2014
  • 1
  • 2
  • Next →
 

Subscribe

Sign up here to receive email notifications
when new articles are published.

Now please confirm your subscription by clicking the link we emailed you (check your spam folder too)!

We will never spam you or share your information with others.
We respect your privacy.

About

The Journal covers visual arts, music,
liturgical ceremony and texts, and relevant
art history and theory. The Journal presents these
topics together to highlight the unified witness
of the arts to the beauty of the Kingdom of God
and to promulgate an understanding of
how the arts work together in the
worship of the Church.

Learn more »

Donate

Your donations help to fund the important work
of highlighting new artists and works through
our published articles. Our articles inspire
thousands of people each month in their
desire to understand more about the
Church and her theology of artistic beauty.

Copyright © 2021 Orthodox Arts Journal | Facebook | Twitter | D&D by Rolla Creative, LLC

Scroll Up