Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil Igor Morozov, Evgeny Kachurovsky, Alexis V. Lukianov, Patram Institute Male Choir & Ekaterina Antonenko

• Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943): All-Night Vigil, Op. 37:
• 1Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil, Op. 37: I. Arise! Master, give the blessing - Amen. Come, let us worship God, our King (Arr. for Male Choir by Benedict Sheehan)03:26
• 2Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil, Op. 37: II. Bless the Lord, O my soul (Arr. for male choir by Benedict Sheehan)05:31
• 3Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil, Op. 37: III. Blessed is the man (Arr. for Male Choir by Dmitrii Lazarev)06:08
• 4Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil, Op. 37: IV. Gladsome Light (Arr. for Male Choir by Dmitrii Lazarev)04:07
• 5Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil, Op. 37: V. Lord, now lettest Thou Thy servant depart in peace (Arr. for Male Choir by Dmitrii Lazarev)04:33
• 6Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil, Op. 37: VI. Rejoice, O Virgin Theotokos (Arr. for Male Choir by Benedict Sheehan)03:45
• 7Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil, Op. 37: VII. Glory to God in the highest (Arr. for Male Choir by Alexander Gretchaninoff)03:14
• 8Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil, Op. 37: VIII. Praise the name of the Lord (Arr. for Male Choir by Dmitrii Lazarev)02:58
• 9Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil, Op. 37: IX. Blessed art Thou, O Lord (Arr. for Male Choir by Dmitrii Lazarev)06:55
• 10Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil, Op. 37: X. Having begeld the resurrection of Christ (Arr. for Male Choir by Benedict Sheehan)03:16
• 11Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil, Op. 37: XI. My soul magnifies the Lord (Arr. for Male Choir by Benedict Sheehan)09:52
• 12Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil, Op. 37: XII. Glory to God in the highest (Arr. for Male Choir by Benedict Sheehan)07:35
• 13Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil, Op. 37: XIII. Today salvation has come to the world (Arr. for Male Choir by Benedict Sheehan)02:32
• 14Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil, Op. 37: XIV. Thou didst arise from the tomb (Arr. for Male Choir by Benedict Sheehan)04:24
• 15Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil, Op. 37: XV. To Thee, the victorious Leader of triumphant hosts (Arr. for Male Choir by Benedict Sheehan)01:50
• Total Runtime01:10:06

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In celebration of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Serge Rachmaninoff, PaTRAM* Institute Male Choir invites you to experience the extraordinary beauty of his choral tour de force, the All-night Vigil, composed in 1915. The Vigil is a traditional Russian Orthodox evening worship service. Combining the offices of Vespers and Matins, it is celebrated on evenings in advance of Sundays and major feast days. Rachmaninov’s setting of fifteen fixed texts appointed for Saturday evening services relies principally on traditional chant melodies.

Rachmaninoff’s setting of fifteen fixed texts appointed for Saturday evening services relies principally on traditional chant melodies. The ‘Rachmaninoff in the Holy Land’ project brought together experienced choristers from around the globe to unite as PaTRAM Institute Male Choir. The album was recorded in the Russian Orthodox Convent Monastery Church of the Ascension, set amidst an olive grove atop the Mount of Olives, in Jerusalem. Inspired by Alexander Gretchaninoff’s arrangement of ‘Glory to God in the Highest’ (hymn 7), the Choir turned to adaptations by Dmitrii Lazarev and Benedict Sheehan for male voice choir of the remaining hymns. Lowering the key of many of the pieces (to fit better with male voices) allowed the eight bass octavists featured on the recording to give an exceptional depth to the Choir’s sound.

Igor Morozov, tenor
Evgeny Kachurovsky, baritone
Alexis V. Lukianov, octavist
PaTRAM Institute Male Choir
Ekaterina Antonenko, conductor

Ekaterina Antonenko
was born in Moscow into a family of Jewish provinence. Her great-grandfather was a cantor in the synagogue in mestechko Kotelnya, Zhytomyr region, Ukraine.

Ekaterina studied choir conducting at the Moscow Academic Music College (Prof. Irina Usova) and Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory (Prof. Vladimir Sukhanov). In 2010-2012 Ekaterina was granted a DAAD scholarship for study at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln (Prof. Marcus Creed). In 2013 Ekaterina made her Ph.D. in musicology («Church music of Baldassare Galuppi»). From 2012 Ekaterina teaches at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory.

In 2011 upon the invitation of Peter Phillips Ekaterina conducted The Tallis Scholars in the Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford. In 2015 she assisted Hans-Christoph Rademann at rehearsals of the Penitential Psalms by Alfred Schnittke with the RIAS Kammerchor. Ekaterina instructed the Dresdner Kammerchor for the performance of Handel’s Alexander’s Feast at the Wratislavia Cantans festival 2015 and for the Commemorating concert of the Kristallnacht with works by Schnittke and Samuel Adler at the Frauenkirche, Dresden (2018). In 2019 Ekaterina instructed Europa Chor Akademie for the performance at the Martha Argerich Festival in Laeiszhalle (Hamburg) under Charles Dutoit. In 2022 led the PaTRAM Male Choir concert tour in Israel.

Founded in 2006 by Ekaterina Antonenko Intrada Vocal Ensemble has gained a reputation of «the best Moscow choir today» («Musical life», 2018).

«One could hardly imagine more inspired, well-balanced and powerful choral singing» Karsten Blüthgen, «Sächsische Zeitung», on the concert of Intrada at the Dresden Music Festival

PaTRAM Institute Male Choir
The mission of PaTRAM Institute™ is to foster the authentic and original splendor of Russian Orthodox choral music together with its astounding spiritual depth, in both the English and Slavonic languages.

PaTRAM Institute performs world-class, professional recordings in unique venues featuring its award-winning international ensembles; distinctive concert performance events; and educational programs.

We trust that our efforts to spread beautiful liturgical music throughout the world will enlighten our collective minds and hearts.

The Choir is named for Saint Tikhon (Belavin), a saint who is uniquely honored for his accomplishments and vision in both North America and Russia. While serving as Bishop of the Russian Orthodox Diocese of the Aleutians and North America, from 1898 to 1907, he undertook many initiatives to facilitate the spread of Orthodoxy in America, including the founding of St. Tikhon’s Monastery in South Canaan, Pennsylvania, and ministering to the various ethnic groups of Orthodox in America, both in their native languages and in English. Upon his return to Russia, his reputation as an extraordinary arch-pastor grew, whereupon he was elected Patriarch of All Russia in 1917, the first to hold that high office since the year 1700. Shepherding the Russian Orthodox Church during the extreme difficulties brought on by atheist Communist repression and persecution of religion, Patriarch Tikhon endured immense physical and spiritual trials, including several arrests and imprisonments, which resulted in a martyr’s death in 1925. In 1989 he was glorified as a saint by the Russian Orthodox Church.

The educational vision and missionary zeal of Patriarch Tikhon while he was Bishop in North America is reflected in the long-term mission of the Patriarch Tikhon Russian-American Music Institute’s organizers. Besides professional recordings to serve as inspirational models for parish choirs and concert activities, PaTRAM Institute provides a series of educational initiatives —summer Academies, Master Classes for conductors and singers, and musical resources—aimed at having a positive impact upon the cultivation and practice of Orthodox liturgical choral singing in North America.

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