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The Art of the Liturgy: A Workshop for Church Singers, Directors and Readers

Instructor: Professor Aleksei V. Shipovalnikov
Date: Saturday, October 18, 2008
Place: Church of the Holy Cross, 11 Wilkins Station Road, Medford, NJ 08055 (
Click Here for Directions)
Time: 9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Fee: $20.00 (includes workshop materials, breakfast and lunch)

 Workshop Description: This workshop will explain, explore, and demonstrate five critical musical elements of effective liturgical services:

  • Tonality,

  • Rhythm/Meter/ Tempo

  • Stability

  • Creativity

  • Altar/Kliros/ Congregation

Prof. Shipovalnikov will discuss each element and how it relates to the others and will demonstrate each element with "hands-on" exercises. There will be handouts and ample opportunity for singing, but singing skill is not required for participation.

Aleksei V. Shipovalnikov was born and educated in Russia. He served as Artistic Director and Manager of the Moscow State University Symphony Orchestra and Academic Choir. After emigrating to the United States, he served as Music Director of Slavyanka Men's Slavic Chorus and recorded the world premiere of Shvedov's "Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom" for Harmonia Mundi.. He has served as Professor of Liturgical Music at St. Tikhon's Seminary, South Canaan, PA. He is currently Music Director at Sts. Peter and Paul Orthodox Church, Jersey City, NJ, and Director of The Spirit of Orthodoxy Choir, a group that he founded in 1997 dedicated to performing Orthodox liturgical music chiefly in the English language.

Josef Gulka, Music Director, Church of the Holy Cross, will lead participants in exploring  some new repertoire for the Advent Season , the Prophetic Canticles, and for the Presanctified Liturgy.

For questions concerning this workshop, please contact Josef Gulka - jgulka@pil.net


Checks should be made payable to the Diocese of Washington and New York and mailed with registration forms to AVS Workshop, c/o 38 Pearl Street, New Hyde Park, NY 11040.

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 Musical Recordings of pieces to be reviewed in Josef Gulka's session (in .WAV format) approx 8MB per file

01_come_you_faithful.wav 02_beauty_of_your_virginity.wav 03_Theotokos_Rejoice.wav
     
04_Oh_Isaiah.wav 05_God_is_with_us.wav 06_wilderness_and_dry_land.wav
     
07_arise_shine.wav 08_lenten_litany_I.wav 09_lenten_litany_II.wav
     
10_in my_distress.wav 11_let_my_prayer_arise.wav 12_now_the_powers.wav
     
13_oh_taste_and_see.wav    
 

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