04/10/2022
World Premiere of Benedict Sheehans Vespers to be held at Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in New York
Tickets now on sale: http://vespers.brownpapertickets.com
[South Canaan, PA] - The Saint Tikhon Choir is pleased to announce the world premiere performance of Benedict Sheehans modern masterwork Vespers at 7:30pm on November 11, 2022, at the Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in New York. Two-time GRAMMY®-nominated conductor and composer Benedict Sheehan will lead the professional choristers of Saint Tikhons in this unique and powerful musical exploration that has been called luminous and uplifting (Choir & Organ) and a work of unique musical genius (Fanfare Magazine).
Inspired by Rachmaninoffs All-Night Vigil, Sheehans unique musical and linguistic expression expands the genre. He adorns full-length Psalms and hymns with a deep understanding of beauty, faith, and humanity. This concert is a production of Great Music Under a Byzantine Dome, in association with the Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity and the Orthodox Church in America.
The performance will feature solos by some of the countrys leading vocal artists, including celebrated American basso profundo Glenn Miller, who will perform The Song of Simeon, composed by Sheehan especially for him. The movement boasts some of the lowest notes ever written for a soloist.
Benedict Sheehan
Two-time GRAMMY® nominee and American Prize-winner Benedict Sheehan has been called a choral conductor and composer to watch in the 21st century (ConcertoNet) and a remarkable musician (Choral Journal). He is Artistic Director and Founder of the Saint Tikhon Choir and Artefact Ensemble, and Director of Music at St. Tikhons Monastery and Seminary in Pennsylvania. His works are published by Oxford University Press and others, and his award-winning choral recordings and performances have received widespread critical acclaim. Learn more at www.benedictsheehanmusic.com
The Saint Tikhon Choir
Founded with a mission to foster and build up the American Orthodox choral tradition at the highest artistic level, the twice GRAMMY®-Nominated Saint Tikhon Choir has been steadily breaking new ground since its inception in 2015. Vespers is the fourth recording released by the Saint Tikhon Choir. Past recordings include the Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, which garnered a GRAMMY® nomination in 2022 for Best Choral Performance, and Kastalskys Requiem for Fallen Brothers, in conjunction with the Kansas City Chorale, The Clarion Choir, the Cathedral Choral Society, soloists Anna Dennis and Joseph Beutel, and the Orchestra of Saint Lukes under the leadership of conductor Leonard Slatkin, which also received a GRAMMY® nomination in 2020 for Best Choral Performance. The Saint Tikhon Choir is the first professional ensemble associated with an Orthodox monastery in America. Learn more at www.sainttikhonchoir.org
Great Music under a Byzantine Dome is the concert ministry of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in New York City, led by Artistic Director Costas Tsourakis. It programs a diverse series of concerts and performances every year, featuring performers from the Archdiocesan Cathedral Choir and from the New York area, singing music from the sacred Orthodox tradition, the Greek folk and popular traditions, and Western classical and musical theater repertoire. It is the home of the Georgia Giannakopoulos and Peter Katsoris Kaye Archdiocesan Cathedral Music Library. Learn more at https://byzantinedome.org
Concert series/The Georgia Giannakopoulos and Peter Katsoris Kaye Music Library. Byzantinedome.org
