Benefit Concert for Oklahoma Tornado Victims through Episcopal Relief & Development at St. Francis Episcopal Church in Novato.

WHAT: “From Soul to Soul”, an a cappella public benefit concert of serenely beautiful and spiritual Russian sacred hymns and traditional rousing and fun folk songs.  4pm to 6pm
Reception after concert.  Organ Preludes.
WHO: The St. Petersburg Men’s Ensemble is an a cappella quartet founded in 2003.  This talented group expands the limits of generally accepted perceptions about singing groups and choir performances.  The group’s repertoire encompasses various periods and styles from ancient Russian chants and chorals of Western & Eastern European masters, to modern contemporary musical techniques.  Their repertoire of Russian traditional religious and folk music is as engaging and varied as their sincere, warm, humorous and talented personalities.  The quartet includes tenors Andre Volikov and Vadim Smantser, and baritone-bass Kirill Sokolov and Sergey Shapinskiy.  Members of the Ensemble have attended the Glinka Choir School and the St. Petersburg Conservatory.  They have sung with many choirs and vocal groups including the State Academic Capella and the Choir of Smolny Cathedral.  Organ Preludes by Leonard Read Kohler, Composer, Organist.
WHY: St. Francis Episcopal Church in Novato is sponsoring the concert as a Benefit concert for Oklahoma Tornado Victims through Episcopal Relief & Development. The St. Petersburg Men’s Ensemble tours the United States annually to perform concerts for churches singing Russian sacred and folk music, as well as music from other choral traditions of Eastern and Western Europe.