Choral Conference
On Thursday 1 May to Sunday 4 May St John the Baptist Parish hosted the diocesan Choral Conference (Певческий Съезд).
Key Note Addresses
| Speaker | Address | Language | Duration | Audio |
| Pavel Chesnokov | ||||
| Georgiy Safonov | Keynote | Russian | 1:15:57 | |
| Questions | Russian | 13:03 | ||
| Znamenny Chant | ||||
| Abbot Sergei (Shatrov) | Keynote | English | 47:11 | |
| Questions | English | 9:56 | ||
| Orthodox Church Singing in English | ||||
| Archpriest George Johnson | Keynote | English | 1:01:39 | |
| Questions | English | 12:14 | ||
These videos area also available on the parish's YouTube channel.
Divine Services
These recordings were made during the All Night Vigil and Hierarchical Divine Liturgy of the conference.
| Text | Chant or Composer | Language | Audio |
| Great Vespers | |||
| Introductory Psalm | Greek Chant variant, arr. A. Kastalsky | Church Slavonic | |
| Blessed is the Man | Kievan Chant, arr. Archpriest George Johnson | English | |
| Lord I Have Cried and stichera | Kievan Chant, arr. A. Archangelsky | Church Slavonic and English | |
| Dogmaticon, tone 2 | Znamenny Chant, arr. A. Kastalsky, St. Tikhon's Monastery | English | |
| O Gladsome Light | Znamenny Chant | Church Slavonic | |
| Evening Prokeimenon, tone 6 | P. Chesnokov | Church Slavonic and English | |
| Aposticha and Paschal Stichera | Zosimov Hermitage Chant, harmonised Hieromonk Nikifor | Church Slavonic and English | |
| O Theotokos and Virgin Rejoice | P. Chesnokov, Russian "Greek" Chant | Church Slavonic and English | |
| Psalm 33, v. 1-10 | Archpriest George Johnson | English | |
| Matins | |||
| Troparia of the Resurrection | Kiev-Pechersky Lavra Chant | Church Slavonic and English | |
| Matins Prokeimenon, tone 2 | Znamenny Chant, arr. M. Konstantinov | Church Slavonic and English | |
| Great Doxology | Greater Znamenny Chant, arr. N. Schidlovsky | Church Slavonic | |
| Troparion Having Risen, tone 2 | Znamenny Chant, arr. N. Kedrov Jr, J. Brewer (English) | English | |
| The Divine Liturgy | |||
| First Antiphon - Bless the Lord | Archimandrite Matthew (Mormyl) | Church Slavonic | |
| Second Antiphon - Praise the Lord | Archimandrite Matthew (Mormyl) | Church Slavonic | |
| O Only Begotten Son | A. D. Kastalsky - Obikhod | Church Slavonic | |
| Third Antiphon - In They Kingdom, remember us O Lord | B. M. Ledkovsky | Church Slavonic | |
| Prokeimenon, tone 6 - Save, O Lord | P. Chesnokov | Church Slavonic | |
| Alleluia before the Gospel Reading | P. Chesnokov | Church Slavonic | |
| Cherubic Hymn | P. Chesnokov | Church Slavonic | |
| A Mercy of Peace (the Anaphora) | Kieven Chant, arr. P Chesnokov, op. 27, No. 6 | Church Slavonic | |
| Zadostoinik of Pascha, The Angel Cried | Valaam Chant | Church Slavonic | |
| Blessed is He Who Comes | N. Kedrov Sr | Church Slavonic | |
| Receive ye the Body of Christ | M. Govedaritsa | Church Slavonic | |
| Receive ye the Body of Christ | Special Melody, Joseph was Amazed, Kiev Pechersk Lavra | Church Slavonic | |
Photo credits: Nina Semenov and David Burke.
Programme
There is also a Facebook page for the conference.