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Sacred concertos and settings from the Russian Orthodox liturgy by
Vasily Titov, Artemy Vedel, Giuseppe Sarti, Nikolai Diletsky, Dmitry Bortiansky,
and Baldessare Galuppi
Non-reserved seating
Over the centuries, Russia developed a style of unaccompanied singing that was to represent Russia's national identity. The intensive period of Westernization, dominated by the personalities of Peter and Catherine the Great, brought the Renaissance and the Baroque to Russia. By the 18th century, Italian composers dictated the Tsar’s religious music, creating an aesthetic that was to last into the 19th century. Choral singing, always an intrinsic part of Orthodox worship, reflected the prestige and grandeur of the throne. Don’t miss this concert of lush a cappella sacred concertos and settings from the Tsar’s Imperial Court Chapel, from the time of Peter the Great through the reign of Catherine II.
