Past Concerts
SPRING 2007
Tuesday, January 16, 2007, 6:30 p.m.
Yale School of Management reception at the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Sunday, January 21, 2007, time T.B.A.
Joint concert with the Choir of St. Paul's (dir. John Abdenour) at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Fairfield, Connecticut.
Saturday February 3, 2007, 4 p.m.
Concert at Saint Saviour's Episcopal Church in Old Greenwich, Connecticut.
Sunday February 25, 2007, 4 p.m.
Concert with Sunday Afternoons Live, a series of chamber music, vocal, piano and jazz concerts held in the auditorium of the First Congregational Church of Greenwich. Hot chocolate, tea and cookies are served from 3:30 PM and the performance will begin at 4:00. There is no admission charge, but a $10 donation is suggested.
Spring Tour
Sunday, March 11, 7 p.m.
Westminster Canterbury Retirement Community
Richmond, VAMonday, March 12, 7 p.m.
Christ Church Richmond
5000 Pouncey Tract Road, Glen Allen, VATuesday, March 13, 7:30 p.m.
Scottsville Presbyterian Church
148 Bird St, Scottsville, VAWednesday, March 14, 5:30 p.m.
Concert at the University of Virginia chapel, in conjunction with "The Firebird and the Factory: Modern Russian Children's Books", an exhibit at the University of Virginia Library.
University of Virginia: Newcomb Hall, Charlottesville, VA
Thursday, March 15, 8 p.m.
Folklore Society of Greater Washington
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
3022 Woodlawn Ave, Falls Church, VAFriday, March 16, T.B.A.
Saturday, March 17, 7:30 p.m.
Concert in conjunction with the Metropolitan Washington Orthodox Choir, premiering works by Tudor Dominik Maican.
Saints Peter and Paul Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church
10620 River Road, Potomac, MD
Friday, April 20, 2007, 8 p.m.
We will be giving our annual spring on-campus concert in the Dwight Hall chapel, on Old Campus (67 High St, New Haven, CT).
Saturday April 21, 2007, 8:00 p.m.
Concert at Christ Church in Guilford.
FALL 2006
Wednesday, September 6, 2006, 8:00 p.m.
Saybrook College
Our annual fall concert, in collaboration with several other singing groups, designed to give potential YRC-ers a taste of the music we sing.
Thursday, September 7, 2006, 6:00 p.m.
Yale Center for British Art
We will be singing a selection of Russian music in conjunction with the exhibition, Britannia & Muscovy: English Silver at the Court of the Tsars.
Sunday, October 8th, 4:00 p.m.
Saints Peter and Paul's Church
The YRC's first official concert of the semester, at Saints Peter and Paul's Church in Meriden, CT. Tickets will be available at the door for $12; a reception will follow the concert.
Saturday, October 28th, 7:00 p.m.
Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church
Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Newburyport, MA, is generously hosting the Yale Russian Chorus at the Belleville Meeting House and offering a Greek pastry reception afterwards.
Friday, December 8, 7:30 p.m.
Dwight Chapel, 67 High St. (Old Campus)
Our annual winter concert -- all the old YRC favorites, with a few new additions. Sign up for news about our much-anticipated, upcoming recording and meet the Chorus of 2006-2007! The concert is open to the public; tickets will be available at the door for $10 ($5 students.) Hope to see you there!
SPRING 2006
April 8, 2006, 8:00 p.m.
St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church
480 Racebrook Road, Orange, CT
Featuring the YRC and St. Barbara's Church Choir.
March 25, 2006: Slavic Choral Festival, 8:00 p.m.
United Church on the Green
Corner of Temple and Elm, New Haven, CT
Our biennial presentation of Slavic choral music in several voicings and styles! We'll be looking for singers of all voice parts to join us in learning and performing music for this concert; a rehearsal will be held Thursday evening, 3/23. Please e-mail us if you're interested in singing with us!
Spring Tour Concerts
The following concerts take place on our spring tour to the Pacific Northwest.
Wednesday, March 15, 7:30 p.m.
Good Samaritan Episcopal Church (map)
1757 244th Ave NE
Sammamish, WAThursday, March 16, 2006, 7:30 p.m.
Silk Purse Arts Centre (map)
1570 Argyle Ave West
Vancouver, CanadaFriday, March 17, 2006, 7:30 p.m.
Christ Episcopal Church (map)
4548 Brooklyn Ave, NE
Seattle, WASaturday, March 18, 7:30 p.m.
St. Barnabas Episcopal Church (map)
1187 Wyatt Way NW
Bainbridge Island, WA
January 29, 2006, 3:00 p.m.
United Church on the Green
323 Temple St, New Haven, CT
This concert will feature the YRC, Yale Slavic Chorus, Elm City Girl's Choir, and United Girl's Choir as a fundraiser for the Connecticut Bridge of Hope program, a foundation which brings older Russian orphans to the USA for the summer.
January 25, 2006: Davenport College Common Room, 7:30
YRC Artistic Director Mark Bailey will present his very first Fellow's Talk at Davenport College.January 13, 2006: Quinnipiack Club, New Haven
A private concert at the Quinnipiack Club's Russian New Year reception.
FALL 2005
November 5, 2005: Dwight Chapel, 8:00 PM
Join us for our fall concert in Dwight Chapel on Old Campus, open to the public (admission $10 adults and $5 students.) The proceeds will help fund our spring concert tour to the Pacific Northwest, so bring a friend (or two!)
October 15, 2005: Houghton Chapel, Wellesley College, MA, 8:00 PM
Wellesley College generously hosts the YRC for a long-awaited fall concert, which will be open and free to the public.
September 10, 2005: Berkeley College, 4:00 PM
The Berkeley College Music Festival, featuring the Yale Russian Chorus at 4 PM and other performers throughout the day.
September 3, 2005: Dwight Chapel, time to be determined
The Yale Russian Chorus, Magevet, the Yale Women's Slavic Chorus, and Tangled Up In Blue join forces to introduce the class of '09 to Yale's most eclectic choral ensembles.
SPRING 2005
April 8, 2005: Dwight Chapel, 8:00 PM
The Yale Russian Chorus will close out the 2004-2005 school year with a concert here on the Yale campus in New Haven: 8 pm in Dwight Chapel on Old Campus. All are welcome, and we hope to see you there!
April 1, 2005: Theater of the Performing Arts, 7:30 PM
Yevshan, Hartford-based Ukrainian choral ensemble, the Yale Women's Slavic Chorus, and the Yale Russian Chorus will join forces in Hartford and present a variety of Slavic music, highlighting each group's individual talents and bringing all three together in their shared love for Slavic song. The concert will be held at the Theater of Performing Arts, 359 Washington St.
March 5 to March 12, 2005: El Paso, TX and Juarez, Mexico
The Southwest will get a taste of Russian music during the YRC's spring break tour to El Paso and Juarez!
February 20, 2005: Holy Trinity Orthodox Cathedral, 2:00 PM
Presenting a program of sacred music, the Chorus will perform at Boston's Holy Trinity Orthodox Cathedral, 165 Park Drive, corner of Kilmarnock St. in the Fenway. Tickets will be available at the door.
February 6, 2005: Silver Chord Bowl, 2:00 PM
The Silver Chord Bowl, an annual college a cappella showcase in Northampton, MA, will feature the Yale Russian Chorus. The concert will take place in Smith College's John M. Greene Hall; for ticket information, contact the Northampton Arts Council.
January 28, 2005: East Hartford Community Cultural Center, 7:30 PM
To start off the new year and the spring semester, the Yale Russian Chorus will perform at the East Hartford Community Cultural Center at 50 Chapman Place in East Hartford, CT. Free admission.
SPRING/FALL 2004
October 31, 2004: Silliman College Common Room
The Yale Russian Chorus opens the 2004-2005 concert season with its first ever Autumn Harvest concert.
April 29, 2004: Sprague Hall
The chorus sings at the "New Music, New Haven" festival, premiering a piece by one of our members.
March 27, 2004: St. Thomas More Church
The 2004 Slavic Choral festival, featuring the Yale Russian Chorus and various friends and collaborators.
February 21, 2004: Dwight Hall, 8:00 PM
A joint on-campus performance of the Yale Russian and Slavic Choruses.
January 24, 2004: Quick Center for the Performing Arts at Fairfield University, 8:00 PM
The Chorus will appear as part of a Festival of Russian Arts and Letters. For tickets, please contact the Quick Center Box Office.
FALL 2003
December 5, 2003: Beinecke Library, 4:00
The Yale Russian Chorus sang as the guests of the Yale Schola Cantorum at a concert celebrating the 80th birthday of Yale's Sterling Professor of History Dr. Jaroslav Pelikan.
November 15, 2003: Church of the Redeemer, 8:00 PM
The chorus performs as the guests of the New Haven Oratorio Choir in their fall concert.
November 14, 2003: Gateway Community College
Members of the Chorus sang a private performance for visiting Russian legal experts.
November 12, 2003: Quinnipiack Club
Members of the Chorus gave a private performance for Jonathan Edwards College and a visiting Russian Cosmonaut.
November 7, 2003: Union Theological Seminary at Columbia University, 8:00
This concert is sponsored by the Harriman Institute, as part of the ongoing celebration of the 300th Anniversary of St. Petersburg.
October 25, 2003: Woolsey Hall, 7:30
The long-awaited 50th-anniversary Gala of the Yale Russian Chorus, featuring the return of founding director Denis Mickiewicz to lead a massed chorus of alumni in works from throughout the chorus's history. The current members of the Yale Russian Chorus also sang sing a set of the Chorus's more recent repertoire. For further info about this momentous occasion, see our special 50th Anniversary page.