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==History=Logos by =The Spirit Of Orthodoxy Choir was established in 1997 under the direction of Aleksei Shipovalnikov. The choir consists of singers from various [[parish]]es and [[User:HappyGrevling|HappyGrevlingjurisdiction]]===<gallery>Image:GoldCrossWorldLogos who are dedicated to church singing and who desire to be witnesses to the faith through music.gifImage:DomesLogo.gifImage:SealLogo1.gifImage:SealLogo2.gif</gallery>

===Logos by These music selections represent three schools of Russian Church music and have been sufficiently translated into English. Some of the choir's repertoire has been unheard in the West. The Choir sings chiefly in English but also performs music in [[User:WebmasterConstantineChurch Slavonic]]===<gallery>Image:Northstar.jpgImage:OwcrossstarTheir repertoire witnesses to the range and quality of the liturgical life of the Orthodox Church. Their singing is a capella, without instrumentation.jpgImage:ChurchsunThis is typical of the Orthodox Church, where the human voice and soul are invaluable in worship.jpg</gallery>

==Iconic Book Director==Aleksei V. Shipovalnikov was born in Rostov on the Don and studied composition, polyphony and conducting at the Gnesin Sate Conservatory and the Moscow Institute of Culture. His post-graduate studies included a master class with Leonard Bernstein in 1988. He served as Artistic Director and Manager of the Moscow State University Symphony Orchestra and Academic Choir and has conducted in the Soviet Union, West Germany and Poland. He established a reputation during the Communist era for innovative programming in spite of the political risks involved. In 1990 he moved to the United States, where he has served as Choir Director of [[Christ the Saviour Church (San Francisco, California)|Christ the Saviour Church, San Francisco]] and Music Director of Slavyanka Men's Slavic Chorus. He was Professor of Liturgical Music at [[St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary (South Canaan, Pennsylvania)|St. Tikhon's Seminary]], South Canaan, Pennsylvania. He is currently Music Director at [[Ss. Peter and Paul Church (Jersey City, New Jersey)|Ss. Peter and Paul Orthodox Church, Jersey City, New Jersey]].

==External Link==* [[Imagehttp:Wiki_Logo//www.jpg|left|Raphael's suggestion]spiritoforthodoxy.com/ Official website] A logo suggestion from [[user:Raphael|Raphael]]. I used the idea of a book such as one might see in an icon. The light of knowledge and a larger sphere representing "the net".

 ==OOO WWW Logo==I received this by email anonymously this morning -- not sure who would get the credit. - [[User:FrJohn|Fr. John]] [[Image:OWlogo.gif]] [[Image:OWlogo2.gif]] ===Comments===I like the first "O" and the Cross being the "t", as well as the decreasing-sized wiki, but perhaps the other "o"s in "Orthodox" could just be regularly-sized for balance? [[User:Magda|{{User:Magda/sig}}]] 12:32, 1 Oct 2005 (EDT) ::Looks like a second logo was submitted according to your suggestions, Magda. [[User:FrJohn|Fr. John]] I consider this too much of a good thing. It's the type of thing I would do in my younger days. One O or T would be enough.<br>- [[User:WebmasterConstantine|WebmasterConstantine]] ==Circle Logos==Two variations submitted by the same anonymous person as above. [[Image:Redcirclelogo.gif]] [[Image:OW_LogoSilver.gif]]  Also acceptable. Subdued, but gets the idea across. WebmasterConstantine  ==Submissions from [[User:ASDamick|Rdr. Andrew]]==[[Image:HagiaSophiaLogo-small.PNG]] [[ImageCategory:HagiaSophiaLogo2-small.PNGChurch Music]] [[Image:ChurchesLogo-small.PNG]] [[Image:AltarLogo-small.PNG]]    ==Submissions from a friend of [[User:Magda|Magda]]==I asked a friend of mine to try his hand at a logo for Orthodoxwiki, and here is his work: [[Image:DEOWlogo1.png]]   [[Image:DEOWlogo2.png]] ==Submissions from [[User:Guldfisken|Guldfisken]]==Here's an idea I've had. The scroll is for "knowledge", and the current OrthodoxWiki symbol signifies Orthodoxy. <br>There is a larger version available. I realise there's a problem with the top left edge of the scroll, but this is more of a draft, really.  [[Image:Logoidea-gfisken-small.png]]  [[Category:OrthodoxWikiOrganizations]]