"In Memory of the Fathers"

The concert is dedicated to the memory of three Orthodox priests - Fr. Georgy Chistyakov (1953-2007), Fr. Alexander Geronimus (1946-2007) and Fr. Ilya Shmain (1930-2005). The program includes the favorite works of pastors: J.S. Bach. The cantata “Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen” (BWV 12) and the motet “Jesu, meine Freude” (BWV 227), as well as the oratorio “Seven Words of Christ on the Cross” written in their memory by Ivan Velikanov (grandson of Father Ilya Shmain) and "Funeral".

At the beginning of the concert, excerpts from the priests’ heritage will be heard, dedicated to the theme of the meeting with Christ and the memory of this event as a guarantee of the Resurrection.

Performers: ensemble “Amici di Bach”, art. hands and conductor Ivan Velikanov.

Free admission.