St.-Petersburg, Russia

Valaam

Valaam is the largest and finest island of the lake Ladoga. In the X-th cent. the first monks - Sergiy and German came to Valaam "from the orient lands". Their works and prayers initiated the name of Transfiguration of Christ, one of the most principial cloisters of today's Russia...(more)

Ensemble

In 1992 five professional musicians united to form male vocal ensemble "Valaam". A great number of pilgrims and tourists got the opportunity to know a rich culture of god service chant of the Orthodox church. The members of "Valaam" graduated from the Glinka choir college and the Rimsky-Korsakov music high-school in St-Petersburg as conductors and vocalists...(more)

Repertoire

I. Authentic chants of Valaam monastery of XV cent. (1-part)
II. Ancient russian god-service chants of XVI-XVII cent. (2,3-part)
III. Authentic orthodox god-service chants (2,3-part)
IV. Russian sacred music of XVIII-XX cent. (4,5-part)
V. Russian secular music of XIX cent. (more)

CD

"Valaam" CDs and samples (mp3)... (more)

"Valaam" world tour shedule... (more)

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