The Patriarch Choir

ANDREEV TOLKACHEV MOSCOW PATRICARCH CHOIR

This new release, The Patriarch Choir, is a documentary by Russian filmmaker Andrei Andreev. The film is dedicated to the Patriarchal Choir of Christ the Saviour Cathedral in Moscow and his director Ilya Tolkachev which is rightly considered one of the best choirs of the Orthodox world. Over 130 years in existence, it continues the glorious traditions of church singing. The film emphasizes the role of Alexander Alexandrov, a great composer, church choir director of the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour until 1922, and author of the music of the State Anthem of the Soviet Union and Russia today. This release is part of a large-scale project devoted to the heritage of the sacred choral tradition of the Russian Orthodox Church. The fundamental idea of the project is the concept of Resurrection and the realization that faith continues in defiance of all attempts to destroy it. The history of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow, its choir and its composers from both past and present is a living example of this concept.

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