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This is the The '''OrthodoxWiki SandboxSpirit of Orthodoxy Choir'''! Feel free is a choir composed of Orthodox Christian singers in the New York - New Jersey - Pennsylvania area of the United States. It is committed to edit here singing in the English language the great works of Orthodox music that glorifies God and expresses the Orthodox faith, thus opening the treasury of Orthodox music to your heart's content!the community.

<gallery>==History==Logos by [[User:HappyGrevling|HappyGrevling]]Image:GoldCrossWorldLogo.gif - "It has a stylized Orthodox cross The Spirit Of Orthodoxy Choir was established in 1997 under the background, with an image direction of the earth, representing universal, pan-Orthodox appealAleksei Shipovalnikov. The logotype appears in an old looking scroll choir consists of singers from various [[parish]]es and [[jurisdiction]]s who are dedicated to church singing and who desire to be witnesses to give it an "ancient" feel."Image:DomesLogothe faith through music.gif</gallery>

==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 [[Domes logoChrist 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]].

I like this one a lot -- It looks classy. My only hesitation would be that it might be too "Russian"-specific. But you definitely have some good graphics skill. ==External Link==* [[Userhttp:FrJohn|Fr//www.spiritoforthodoxy. John]com/ Official website]

[[Image:SealLogo1.gif|Seal logo 1]][[Image:SealLogo2.gif|Seal logo 2]] I kind of like this one. Looks very official and clean. ==North Star Logo==[[Image:Northstar.jpg|left|Webmaster Constantine's North Star logo]]<br>This logo was submitted by [[User:WebmasterConstantine]] on Tuesday, Sept. 27th 2005. He writes: "It is a modified Alaskan Flag, a Midnight Blue field with a Golden Big Dipper. Replacing Polaris, the North Star, is the Blessing Cross. The Year 1794 is also displayed, all pointing to the fact that Orthodox Christianity first set foot in America in 1794 on Alaskan Soil, that Christ, symbolzed by the North Star, is whom we navigate by, and that American Orthodoxy points to Christ, as proclaimed by our early Alaskan Fathers."<br><br> ===Comments:===* My initial take is thisCategory: I appreciate the symbolism very much, and I like the stylized font for "OrthodoxWiki." I am concerned however, that, though the official language of this Wiki is English, it is not intended specifically as an American (or North American) project. We are grateful to have contributors from all over the world. I also have concerns about the visual effect of the strong blue background and the square-block design. One thing I like about it though is the way it integrates an OrthodoxWiki logo with a sense of mission and history/heritage/legacy/the saints. It's a very nice creative effort in this regard. - [[User:FrJohn|Fr. John]] 16:41, 27 Sep 2005 (EDT) ==Two more from [[User:WebmasterConstantine]]=={| align="center" |[[Image:Owcrossstar.jpg|Rainbow Star Cross]] | [[Image:Churchsun.jpg|Church Sun logoMusic]]|} ===Comments===A usability tip: It's always useful to test/optimize graphics for color blind vision. Use this free simulator: http://www.vischeck.com/vischeck/vischeckURL.phpEnter the URL of the current page with the logos(http://www2.orthodoxwiki.org/OrthodoxWiki:Logo_Submissions ), select a color vision type (try all three) and see if results are acceptable. ==Iconic Book == [[Image:Wiki_Logo.jpg|left|Raphael's suggestion]] 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". <br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>==One more from [[User:Raphael]]==[[Image:Wiki_logo2.png|Raphael's suggestion 2]] Another logo suggestion from [[user:Raphael|Raphael]]. This one is now my first choice. It has a nice soothing blue background, and it gets the idea across. Put a period between Orthodox & Wiki, and it would be perfect. WebmasterConstantine <br>  * This is also a nice logo. My only concern is how it will look on any sort of textured or colored background (specifically the upper left corner of this page). It would be unfortunate to have to put it in a white box. I don't think it needs a period. --HappyGrevling ==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]] [[Image:HagiaSophiaLogo2-small.PNG]] [[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]]