St Matthew's Passion to be presented by St Vladimir's Orthodox Seminary in NYC Feb. 7

The St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary (Yonkers, NY) will present a setting of the St. Matthew Passion.

The musical setting of Passion of Jesus Christ according to the Gospel of Saint Matthew is an exquisite interplay of soloists, choir, and orchestra. This concert will be the U.S. English-language premiere of the piece by Russian Orthodox Christian composer and churchman Metropolitan Hilarion Alfeyev.

Performers will include The Salomé Chamber Orchestra, famed soloists soprano Mary Mackenzie, mezzo-soprano Ana Mihanovic, tenor Blake Friedman, and bass Aaron Theno, and the New York Virtuoso Singers prepared by Harold Rosenbaum.

The concert will take place at 7:30 pm in the Church of the Saint Paul the Apostle (at the corner of Columbus Avenue & West 60th Street, NY 10019).

Please click HERE for more information and to purchase tickets.

Metropolitan Hilarion Alfeyev, 46, is the Russian born Oxford and Paris educated theologian and musician. He's wonderfully talented in many areas. Last May it was a pleasure of mine to see him and hear his work in Rome at a concert he organized for Pope Benedict XVI.