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The Russian American Cultural Heritage Center will present the world premiere of Byzantine Chants by Margarita Zelenaia

On Saturday, February 7th, at 7pm, at Inwood’s Our Saviour’s Atonement Lutheran Church, award-winning cellist Andrey Tchekmazov will give the world-premiere of Byzantine Chants, sacred concerto by Russian composer Margarita Zelenaia.
Scored for solo cello, Byzantine Chants was written on a commission for Andrey Tchekmazov. A sacred concerto in eight movements, Byzantine Chants is based on ancient Russian musical art forms. The concerto transfers an ancient a cappella vocal tradition into a solo performance, combined with polyphonic processing.

Also featured on the program is music by Tchaikovsky, Schumann, Debussy, and Dvorak.

Inwood’s Our Saviour’s Atonement Lutheran Church is located at 178 Bennett Avenue near West 189 Street. Suggested donation is $10. For more information visit: www.rach-c.org Phone: (212) 923-5757

The performance, sponsored by RACH-C, The “Russian American Cultural Heritage Center,” was made possible by the generous support of the Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance (NoMAA), JP Morgan Chase Foundation, and the Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone (UMEZ).

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