Oktoikh ensemble
Oktoikh is an ensemble of church and secular music in
Russian Federation.[1]
In addition to Russian Orthodox and secular music, the ensemble performs historical and modern sacred music of other religious confessions, including Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim.[1] They sing both regular sacred music and songs of their own composition.[2]
Everyone in the ensemble is bearded, which has become a public image of the ensemble.[2]
Discography
- 1991-1992: Mother of the World (“Матерь Мира”), Melodiya, a chorus cycle dedicated to the paintings of Nicholas Roerich (together with composer Yuri Vazhenin)[3]
- 1993: God with Us! (“С нами Бог!”), Melodiya, Russian church music
References
- ^ a b "Oktoikh" in the Encyclopedia of Chelyabinsk (in Russian)
- ^ a b An interview with Usoltsev (in Russian)
- ^ "Энциклопедия "Челябинск"".
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