Slavyanka Russian Chorus Presents: Works of G. Sviridov (Palo Alto)

This March 2019 series honors one of Russia’s greatest choral composers, Georgi Sviridov. Sviridov is revered in Russia for his deeply spiritual and poetic evocation of the eternal Russia —  a 20th-century composer who took the power of Russia’s musical inheritance and gave it new and meaningful expression in our own era. 
Sviridov’s successful ascent up the Soviet musical hierarchy was paralleled by his deep love for Russian traditions. "Russian music, indeed all Russian art, has for most of its history been closely bound up with the Orthodox outlook and philosophy,” he said. “That is the tap-root of our culture, its originality and individuality.” Sviridov often incorporated folk melodies into his pieces, arranging them according to 20th-century musical techniques. He also set music to the novels and poems of Aleksandr Pushkin, Boris Pasternak, and Sergey Yesenin.
The Slavyanka Russian Chorus will perform both folk and liturgical Orthodox pieces in men's, women's, and mixed arrangments.
Venues:

March 24, Sunday, 4 PM: Mission Dolores Basilica, 3321 16th Street, San Francisco

March 30, Saturday, 7:30 PM:  St. Mark’s Church, 600 Colorado Street, Palo Alto

March 31, Sunday, 5 PM: St. Mark’s Church, 2300 Bancroft, Berkeley 

$20 General Admission; free for children under 12