St Elisabeth Convent, Russian orthodox monastic choir concerts

A series of concerts of the St Elisabeth Convent choir.

The concerts of the St Elisabeth Convent Monastic Choir introduce the tradition of Russian Orthodox religious chanting, which emerged from the unity of  monastic life, worship and serving the fellow neighbour.

The programme of each concert is presented in two sections. The first part consists of church hymns based on ancient chants, celebrated for their refined and exalted nature. The second part follows up with well-known and popular church songs and canticles, the beauty and wisdom of which lies in their simplicity and uniqueness.

The duration of each concert is 45 minutes.

Please see the concert schedule.

Fri 22th Sept., 7 pm: Russian Centre for Science and Culture in London, 37 Kensington High St, Kensington, London W8 5ED

Sat 23th Sept., 5 pm: St. Mary Abchurch, Abchurch Lane, London EC4N 7BA

Sun 24th Sept., 12 pm: Serbian Orthodox Church of St Sava, 89 Lancaster Road, London W11 1QQ

Sun 24th Sept., 7pm: St John the Evangelist Polish Church, St John’s Avenue, Putney, London SW15 6AR