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The '''Spirit of Orthodoxy Choir''' is a choir composed of Orthodox Christian singers in the New York - New Jersey - Pennsylvania area of the United States. It is committed to 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 the community.  
  
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==History==
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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 [[jurisdiction]]s who are dedicated to church singing and who desire to be witnesses to the faith through music.
  
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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 [[Church Slavonic]]. Their repertoire witnesses to the range and quality of the liturgical life of the Orthodox Church. Their singing is a capella, without instrumentation. This is typical of the Orthodox Church, where the human voice and soul are invaluable in worship.
  
This is a listing of Orthodox Christian parishes and organizations in the ‘‘‘Commonwealth of Virginia’‘’.  
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==Director==
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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]].
  
==Parishes of the Orthodox Church in America==
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==External Link==
* St Andrew Church - Ashland, Virginia
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* [http://www.spiritoforthodoxy.com/ Official website]
[http://www.firstcalled.org/   St Andrew’s website]
 
  
* St Herman of Alaska Mission - Charlottesville, Virginia   
 
[http://www.oca.org/DIRlisting.asp?SID=9&KEY=OCA-SO-CHASHM  St Herman’s website]
 
  
* St Luke Church - McLean, Virginia
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[[Category:Church Music]]
[http://www.stlukemclean.org  St Luke’s Website]
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[[Category:Organizations]]
 
 
* Dormition of the Theotokos Church - Norfolk, Virginia
 
[http://www.oca.org/DIRlisting.asp?SID=9&KEY=OCA-SO-ORFDTH  Dormition’s website]
 
 
 
* Holy Trinity Church - Reston, Virginia
 
[http://www.oca.org/DIRlisting.asp?SID=9&KEY=OCA-WA-RESHTC  Holy Trinity’s website]
 
 
 
* Christ the Savior Mission - Stafford, Virginia   
 
[http://www.ctsoc.org    Christ the Savior’s Website]
 
 
 
* St Cyprian of Carthage Mission - Richmond, Virginia
 
[http://www.stcyprianoca.org/  St Cyprian’s website]
 
 
 
* St Ambrose of Milan Mission - Roanoke, Virginia
 
[ http://www.oca.org/DIRlisting.asp?SID=9&KEY=OCA-SO-RICSAM  St Ambrose’s website]
 
 
 
===Romanian:===
 
* Holy Cross Church - Alexandria, Virginia
 
[http://www.oca.org/DIRlisting.asp?SID=9&KEY=OCA-RO-ALXHCC  Holy Cross’ website]
 
 
 
* Protection of the Holy Mother of God (St Mary) Church - Falls Church, Virginia   
 
[http://www.stmaryorthodox.org  St Mary’s Website]
 
 
 
==Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese Parishes==
 
* St Basil the Great Church - Poquoson, Virginia
 
 
 
==Carpatho-Russian Diocese Parishes==
 
* Nativity of Our Lord Church - Manassas, Virginia 
 
[http://www.nativityorthodox.org    Nativity’s website]
 
 
 
==Greek Orthodox Archdiocese Parishes==
 
* Transfiguration Church - Charlottesville, Virginia
 
[http://www.orthodoxcville.org  Transfiguration’s website]
 
 
 
* St Peter Church - Danville, Virginia
 
 
 
* St Katherine’s Greek Orthodox Church - Falls Church, Virginia 
 
[http://www.saint-katherines.org  St Katherine’s website]
 
 
 
* Nativity of the Theotokos Church - Fredericksburg, Viriginia
 
[http://nativity.va.goarch.org/      Nativity’s website]
 
 
 
* St Elpis Church - Hopewell, Virginia
 
[http://www.stelpis.va.goarch.org/  St Elpis’ website]
 
 
 
* St George Church - Lynch burg, Virginia
 
 
 
* SS. Constantine and Helen Church - Newport News, Virginia
 
[http://www.schgochurch.va.goarch.org    SS Helen and Constantine’s website]
 
 
 
*Annunciation Cathedral - Norfolk, Virginia
 
[http://www.annuciation.va.goarch.org] 
 
 
 
*SS Constantine and Helen Cathedral - Richmond, Virginia
 
[http://www.vagocathedral.org  SS Constntine and Helen’s website]
 
 
 
*Holy Trinity Church - Roanoke, Virginia
 
 
 
*St Nicholas Church - Virginia Beach, Virginia
 
[http://www.stnicholasvabeach.org/  St Nicholas’ website]
 
 
 
*Dormition of the Virgin Mary Church - Winchester, Virginia
 
 
 
==Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (ROCOR) Parishes==
 
* Blacksburg Orthodox Chapel - Blacksburg, Virginia
 
 
 
* St Joseph of Optina Mission - Chesepeake, Virginia
 
[http://stjoesphofoptina.org  St Joesph’s website]
 
 
 
*All Saints of North America Mission - Middlebrook, Virginia
 
[www.allsaintsofamerica.org  All Saints’ website]
 
 
 
* Skete of St Maximos the Confessor - Palmyra, Virginia
 
 
 
== Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the United States of America Parishes==
 
* St. Nicholas Orthodox Mission - Charlottesville, Virginia
 
 
 
 
 
[[Category: Directories]]
 
[[Category: Churches]]
 
[[Category: Orthodoxy in America]]
 

Latest revision as of 16:04, April 13, 2016

The Spirit of Orthodoxy Choir is a choir composed of Orthodox Christian singers in the New York - New Jersey - Pennsylvania area of the United States. It is committed to 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 the community.

History

The Spirit Of Orthodoxy Choir was established in 1997 under the direction of Aleksei Shipovalnikov. The choir consists of singers from various parishes and jurisdictions who are dedicated to church singing and who desire to be witnesses to the faith through music.

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 Church Slavonic. Their repertoire witnesses to the range and quality of the liturgical life of the Orthodox Church. Their singing is a capella, without instrumentation. This is typical of the Orthodox Church, where the human voice and soul are invaluable in worship.

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 and Music Director of Slavyanka Men's Slavic Chorus. He was Professor of Liturgical Music at St. Tikhon's Seminary, South Canaan, Pennsylvania. He is currently Music Director at Ss. Peter and Paul Orthodox Church, Jersey City, New Jersey.

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