View this message from Acrhpriest Andrey Lemeshonok, the spiritual father of Saint Elisabeth Convent, and share with us the joy of this winter season, the anticipation of Christ’s nativity and the great hope, strength and reassurance that we can all have by putting Christ in the centre of our lives.
This piece belongs to the pen of Georgy Sviridov, a genius Russian composer. He is renowned for his vocal music – romances, cantatas and choir pieces. His masterpiece works are grounded in the Russian musical tradition, of which church singing is an integral part.