User:Sanya3/Slavic Chorale

Slavic Chorale is an interdenominational, inter-ethnic Christian choir based in Sacramento, California. The choir is made up of Russian, Ukrainian and other Slavic immigrants from Northern California. Slavic Chorale aims to share with the world the rich tradition of classical Slavic choral church music, which was organized in the 18th century by Dmitry Bortniansky and was later developed by Pyotr Tchaikovsky and others. Its mission is to help unify the Slavic community and be a positive influence in the Sacramento region through the performance of classical and spiritual music.

History and performances
Slavic Chorale was founded in 2010 by Ukrainian American director Pavel Kravchuk and has quickly gained success, with 3,500 attending their debut concert, staging multiple performances ranging from large concerts with orchestras to smaller community service performances in malls and retirement homes, and more recently touring across the US and Italy (with performances in Venice, Florence, and Rome).

The choir gave a concert on October 26, 2013 at the Harris Center in Folsom, CA titled Rachmaninov: Music of the Eternal Soul.

Productions
Slavic Chorale has recorded a Christmas DVD and an Easter DVD. Its Christmas album is available on iTunes.

Media features
Slavic Chorale has been covered in the following media: Slavic Observer, Diaspora, Sacramento Weekly, Russian Time Magazine and Fox40 News.

Awards

 * Best Community Engagement Award 2011
 * Best Sacred Music Award 2012