On December 1, 2024 in the Spaso-Preobrazhensky Cathedral of Tver, a concert was held as part of the III Patriarchal International Festival of Spiritual Music «Light of Christ». The musical event was supported by the Presidential Fund for Cultural Initiatives and the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation.
A participant of the festival — laureate of international competitions Minsk Metropolitan Choir of the Republic of Belarus under the direction of Vitaly Sobolevsky performed at the concert evening.
Chairman of the Church and Public Council under the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia for the Development of Russian Church Singing Metropolitan Amvrosy of Tver and Kashin opened the concert with a welcoming speech.
The ensemble presented a musical program that included the best spiritual choral works, including liturgical hymns, canticles and Christmas carols.
The group presented a musical program that included the best spiritual choral works, including liturgical hymns, canticles and Christmas carols.
The main cathedral of the Tver Metropolitan Church was crowded with Tverites and guests of the city.
At the end of the concert, the head of the Metropolis thanked the celebrated Belarusian church band and presented diocesan awards.
For significant contribution to the development of choral music. Vitaly Ivanovich Sobolevsky, artistic director and regent of the Minsk Metropolitan Choir of the Republic of Belarus, was awarded the Medal of the Holy Martyr Thaddeus, Archbishop of Tver, I degree, in connection with the 10th anniversary of the formation of the Minsk Metropolitan Choir of the Republic of Belarus and its 35th anniversary.
For hard work in the Church-Public Council under the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia on the development of Russian church singing, Alexei Antonovich Medvedev, curator of the working group of the Church-Public Council on the development of Russian church singing, was awarded the medal of the Holy Martyr Thaddeus, Archbishop of Tver, I degree.For their significant contribution to the development of choral musical culture, popularization of the traditions of church singing and in connection with the 10th anniversary of the formation of the group, the Archbishop's blessed letter was given to the staff of the Minsk Metropolitan Choir of the Republic of Belarus.
Press-service of the Tver diocese/Patriarchy.ru
