Tag Archives: Choir

From the Choir Director to the Choir at All Saints of Kamchatka Orthodox Church

DATE: 01/15/12 FROM: Elizabeth Blankenship TO: Kamchatka_Choir_Mailing_List@yahoo.com SUBJECT: No Practice This Thursday For those of you not in church this Sunday, or not paying attention, there is no choir practice this Thursday (January 19th). We will resume normal practices on … Continue reading

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Orthodox Chorister Doesn’t Like “When Augustus Ruled”

TACOMA, Wash. – In a move that has sent shock waves through spleens north and south of the Mason-Dixon line, tenor Bob “Reader Alexiy (Alexiy the Tsarevich and Passion-Bearer (or Martyr, Depending Upon Whom You Ask))” Bridges of Holy Redirection … Continue reading

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Long-Bearded Priest (in a Black Dress)

(apologies to the Hollies) Saturday night I was downtown, Working at the IGA. Wishin’ I could be at vespers, Where the people stand and pray.

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Greek Scientists Discover Ninth Tone

This article was first published in The Onion Dome on February 28, 2003. Athens, Greece — In an exciting move literally unprecedented in Orthodox history, scientists at the University of Athens this week discovered a ninth Orthodox hymnographic tone, where … Continue reading

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