...Byzantine chant, and that’s hard to come by nowadays. As far as our Convent is concerned, the Monastic Choir, the Festive Choir, and the Male Choir all include Byzantine chants in their repertoire...
The lay brothers' choir of the Convent of Saint Elisabeth has always sung in one, or a maximum of two, tones. Previously, this was largely a necessity caused by the singers’ limited musical abilities...
Matushka Maria Bakhvalova is a new director of St Elisabeth Convent Monastic Choir. She has successfully worked with many choirs, participated in various international competitions and won multiple prestigious...
...style. I had this experience and that was why I decided to make a disc featuring two choirs: the Monastic Choir singing the tunes, and the Festive Choir singing the accompaniment. As a result, the album...
The Children's Choir of St. Elisabeth Convent in Minsk was founded in October 2015 with the blessing of the Convent's confessor, Archpriest Andrey Lemeshonok. The founder and artistic director of the...
...Rejoice, Virgin Theotokos" (Byzantine chant) by the Festive Choir of St Elisabeth Convent Our monastic choir receives invitations to sing at prisons and hospitals, and we always accepted them. We have...
Nun Rebecca, you were born and grew up in Brazil, the most populous Catholic country. How did you become an Orthodox Christian? And how did the Orthodox community of Brazil, of which you were a part...
In the final part of the interview Mother Superior of St. Elisabeth Convent discusses the ways and means of maintaining the unity of the monastic family. In his sermons, the spiritual father of St. Elisabeth...
The Monastic Choir of St Elisabeth Convent will perform in Berlin on September 21 during the opening ceremony of Heart 2 Heart Festival organised by St Elisabeth Convent. After that, the Choir will travel...
‹ Main Choirs page The Monastic Choir of St. Elisabeth Convent in Minsk was formed from a small amateur choir of 6-10 lay sisters, visiting the patients of the National Psychiatric Hospital...
