The vocal quintet Archiglas will perform sacred and folk music of Russia at the Episcopal Church of the Ascension on Saturday, Oct. 7, at 7 p.m. Archiglas will also participate in the celebration of the Holy Eucharist at 10:15 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 8.
The concert will feature music from the classical and sacred works of several composers including Tchaikovsky, Ippolitov-Ivanoff, Rachmaninoff, Balakirev, Tchesnokov, Diletsky and Shvedov. The ensemble will then change to traditional costumes to perform folk and other secular songs from Russia's rich musical heritage.
Each member of the group, directed by bass-baritone Dimitry Vorobjev, sings professionally and has received advanced musical training at the St. Petersburg Conservatory. Vorobjev, who began his musical studies at the age of six, is also engaged as a conductor at the National Musical Theater of Belarus in Minsk and conducts a children's string orchestra.
Soprano Maria Chulkova, who also plays piano, currently is studying and singing in the Opera Theater at the St. Petersburg Conservatory. Opera is the forte of mezzo-soprano Olga Guseva. She was awarded a grand prize in international competition at Belarus. Tenor Andrey Molodchinin did not begin his vocal studies until age 20. He is studying opera at the St. Petersburg Conservatory and performs with the Opera Theater. Andrey Burin, bass, was working as a builder when a professor at the conservatory overheard him singing and encouraged him to pursue a career in voice.
Archiglas relies on free-will donations (at least $10 per person is suggested) and sale of its CDs to support its United States tour.
Church of the Ascension, 2330 Viewmont Way W., is accessible by Metro bus #24. For further information, visit Ascension's Web site at www.ascension.org or call 283-3967.[[In-content Ad]]
