Petar Konstantinov Dinev:
It Is Truly Meet

Pavel Grigorievich Chesnokov:
O Theotokos, We Shall Never Cease Proclaiming - No. 4 from To the Most Holy Sovereign Lady, Op. 43

Alexander Tikhonovich Gretchaninoff:
Let Us Hasten with Fervour - Sacred Concerto from Liturgy No. 2, Op. 29

Pavel Grigorievich Chesnokov:
Let Us Pray to the Most Holy Theotokos - No. 1 from To the Most Holy Sovereign Lady, Op. 43
O Fervent Intercessor - No. 6 from To the Most Holy Sovereign Lady, Op. 43
Revealing to Thee the Pre-eternal Counsel, Op. 40 No. 2
Beneath Thy Compassion - No. 5 from To the Most Holy Sovereign Lady, Op. 43

Serge Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff:
The Theotokos, Who Is Ever-vigilant in Prayer - Sacred Concerto

Sergiy Zosimovich Trubachov:
Troparion to the ‘Donskoy’ Icon of the Theotokos
Oh, How Sweet Is Thy Voice

Fedor Alekseyevich Ivanov:
Do Not Lament Me, O Mother

Boris Mikhailovich Ledkovsky:
We Have No Other Help - Sacred Conceto

Stepan Anikiyevich Degtiariov:
At Thy Deathless Dormition - Sacred Concerto

Tsar Feodor Alekseyevich:
It Is Truly Meet - arr. 1995 Fr. Matfei (Mormyl')

Constantine Nikolaevich Shvedov:
It Is Truly Meet from Liturgy No. 1

Nikolai Matveyevich Uvarov:
The Angel Cried Out

O Thou Joy of All the Sorrowful (arr. Mikhail Mikhailovich Popov-Platonov)
Exaposteilarion for the ‘Kursk Root’ Icon of the Theotokos (arr. Alexander Borisovich Ledkovsky)

he Patriarch Tikhon Russian-American Music Institute strives to present Russian Orthodox choral music in its highest possible form, uniting deep spirituality, a profound love for the rich traditions of Orthodox Christian singing, and an uncompromising standard of musical professionalism rooted in the great traditions of Russian choral composers. The 725-year-old Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God of the Sign is one of the most ancient icons of the Russian Orthodox Church. This holy relic is linked with many important events in Russian history: repelling the invasions of the Tatars, the liberation of the Russian nation from the Polish-Lithuanian incursion in 1612, and the victory over Napoleon during the Patriotic War of 1812.

The 2019 PaTRAM Institute Recording Project was to record the sacred works of Alexander Gretchaninoff, but as the project was in development, His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion (Kapral), First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church outside Russia, had granted his special permission and blessing to allow the 725- year-old wonderworking Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God of the Sign to travel with the PaTRAM Choir to the recording location in Saratov, Russia. The timing of the recording also coincided with the Feast of the Dormition of the Mother of God. In honour of this event, the repertoire was changed to a compendium of sacred masterpieces by various composers, glorifying the Most Holy Lady Theotokos.

The album brings together singers from five countries, including an unprecedented nine octavists, to form the fifty-six-member international PaTRAM Institute Male Choir.

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Recording: Church of the St Nicholas Monastery, Saratov, Russia; 23 – 26 August 2019.