LYRA Concert
Saturday, Sept. 13, 7PM
In need of hosts or donations for Russian guests: September 12-14th.
LYRA, the Russian choral group, will arrive in the U.S. on Friday, Sept 12 and will stay with us 2 nights in order to get acclimated. We are looking for people to host 1 or 2 people for the two nights OR people to donate money so that we can put them up in a nearby hotel.
Please make your check payable to St. Matthew Lutheran Church, with “Hosting LYRA” in the memo portion of your check. If you are able to accommodate a guest at your house, please contact the church office.
About LYRA
From left to right: Sergey Tupitsyn – tenor, Anna Makarenko – soprano, Olga Turkina – mezzo-soprano, Alexander Kudriashov – bass-baritone
LYRA is a community of professional musicians, most of whom are students or graduates of the St. Petersburg Conservatory (Russia), who sing in churches and musical theaters throughout that city. Though members of LYRA represent different musical professions: choral conductors, opera singers, instrumentalists, music teachers-it is their passion for ensemble singing that unites them.
LYRA’s main goal is exploring and popularizing Russian choral music from the ancient songs of the Orthodox church to works of little-known, but remarkable composers of the 18th-20th centuries. Folk songs of lyric, dancing and ritual nature are performed, not only in the composer’s original arrangements, but those of LYRA~as well. Secular songs of Russian classical composers Taneev, Tchaikovsky, and Rakhamaninov represent yet another side of LYRA~creative activity. Admission is free and an offering will be taken.