The Summer School of Liturgical Music at Holy Trinity Seminary was established with the blessing of Metropolitan Laurus. The full course of study consists of three summer sessions, at the end of which graduates will be certified as church choir directors and/or readers. Academic credit is available. A non-certification track is offered to those seeking enrichment in the area of Russian Orthodox Music, but who do not intend to become church readers or choir directors. The course load, full or partial, may be agreed upon in consultation with the school administration.
The courses offered are:

1. History of Russian Church Music
2. Music Theory and Musicianship
3. Choir Conducting Techniques and Practicum
4. Voice Class
5. Liturgical Performance Practice
6. Church Slavonic
7.Liturgics for Choir Directors

The 2001 Faculty:
Joanna Grigorieff, University of Toronto
Dr. Joseph MacLellan, Brown University
Nikolai Myshkin, Moscow Conservatory
Anatoly Panchoshnyy, Gnesin Musical Academy
Rev. Andre Papkov, New England Conservatory
Elena Perekrestova, Harvard University
Registration Fees:
Tuition: $400.00
Room & Boardï$400.00
Total: $800.00
Please make all checks payable to Holy Trinity Seminary.
For further information , please contact the Director of the Liturgical-Choral School:

Rev. Andre Papkov
54 Fourth Street
Ilion, NY 13357, U.S.A.
Tel: (315) 894-6274
musicschool@hts.edu