News from the 2008-2009 Season
Saturday, May 2, 2009: Reflections of a Great Year
The last concert of the season was again a success. Dwight Hall was packed with newcomers and seasoned audience members, family and friends, all united for the love of music. The choristers, of course, were sad to see the season come to a close under the direction of YRC director Mark Bailey and YRC president Stephen Bruce.
Nevertheless, as they say in the business, life marches on. Under this philosophy, the chorus continues to plan for the next season (starting in September). You can be a part of that new season. If you want to schedule a concert with the Yale Russian Chorus, or if you are interested in singing in the YRC next year, please send an e-mail to our new president Adam 
for more information. For our auditions, no prepared piece is needed, and no knowledge of Russian is required.
Best wishes to everyone and have a great summer!
Sunday, Apr. 12, 2009: Spring Dwight Hall Concert Awaits
In celebration of the Orthodox Lenten season, the Yale Russian Chorus will have its spring on campus concert on May 1 at Dwight Hall Chapel at 8 p.m. We hope you will mark that date on your calendars and come to this final concert of the 2008-2009 season. As always, we will include several new chants as well as more familiar selections out of our sacred and secular repertoire. Come join us! The price of admission is $10, or $5 for students.
May 1, 2009, 8:00 pm
On Campus Spring Concert
Dwight Hall Chapel
67 High Street, New Haven, CT
Sunday, Mar. 22, 2009: Spring Tour Conclusion
We had recently returned to New Haven from our spring tour to Montreal/Quebec area. We had amazing concerts and great times during our week-long tour, in an area of the world offering a continental feel without the jetlag. Special thanks go out especially to our gracious homestay hosts (Paul and Sandy Gauthier), our concert venue hosts, and our hard-working volunteer publicist Maria. Finally, special thanks goes out to Stephen Bruce-- the YRC's own designated francophone spokesperson-- as well as Brian Milakovsky and Adam Haliburton, whose last minute phone calls and organizing made much of this trip possible. We would also like to thank the Yale Russian Chorus and its alumni, the sine qua non of our tours, past, present, and future.
We are now planning several concerts to end our spring season, including our on-campus spring concert. Please stay tuned for updates. Also be sure to check out the gallery, which should be soon updated with new pictures from our spring tour.
Update: Here is a link to our radio interview on tour in Montreal, currently available on Radio Canada.
Tuesday, Mar. 3, 2009: Spring Tour Awaits
The Yale Russian Chorus, as it makes its final plans for its spring tour in Montreal, wants to invite any people who will happen to be in the area for spring break to come by any of these concerts! More spring tour concerts are posted on our concerts page.
Sunday, March 8 - 2:00 PM
St. Elisabeth Catholic Church
3115 chemin Capelton, North Hatley, QC
Monday, March 9 - 3:00 PM
Place Kensington Senior Residence
4430 Ste Catherine Ouest (West), Westmount, QC
Thursday, March 12 - 1:00 PM
Free to the public!
Pavillon Louis-Jacques-Casault (avenue du Séminaire)
Université Laval (University of Laval), Quebec, QC
Friday, March 13 - 8:00 PM
St. Nicolas Russian Orthodox Cathedral
422 Boulevard Saint Joseph Ouest (West), Montreal, QC
Sunday, Jan. 15, 2009: Happy New Year!
We are currently planning our spring tour to Montreal, Quebec from March 7 to 13. If you live
in the Montreal area and are interested in hosting a concert during this time, or a
concert around the American northeast area during our regular season, please contact either our president Stephen or any of our other officers.
Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008: Dwight Hall Chapel Winter Holiday Concert
Despite insufficient lighting at Dwight Hall this year, our annual Dwight Hall concert still went on. With candles!
So concludes our winter season, on a cold but memorable December night. Please check up later for updates on the spring season.
Sunday, Nov. 16, 2008: With the 50th Year of Russian at Glastonbury...
The Yale Russian Chorus would like to thank the organizers and audience at The First Church of Christ, Congregational, United Church of Christ in Glastonbury, CT for our performance tonight in celebration for the fiftieth year of the Glastonbury Russian program at Glastonbury Public Schools. This Russian program is supported by the Foreign Language Department and by a grant from the Glastonbury Education Foundation. We were honored to be part of this celebration which culminated in a Russian Bazaar event before and after the concert:
Friday, Nov. 7, 2008: Sage Hall a Success!
The seats at our first YRC concert of the 2008-2009 season at Sage Hall were completely filled up tonight. We got not just regular YRC attendees, but many fresh faces at well. The YRC would like to thank the Yale School of Forestry for hosting our concert tonight as well as our two main organizers from the Yale School of Forestry for this venue, Brian and Seth. Congratulations to everyone for a memorable night!
Saturday, Oct. 18, 2008: Plans, plans...
Congratulations on all our new choristers: Daniel, Frank, Djordje, Scott, Seth, and Andrew.
We are still hearing back from several venues, but expect at least three concerts this season. If you would like to host a concert, please contact Stephen .
Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008: Another Year, Another Chorus
Privet vsem!
The Yale Russian Chorus (YRC) is now looking to recruit new choristers for 2008-2009. If you would like to audition for the YRC this year, please e-mail Stephen .
We are looking for anyone in the New Haven community who has a passion for singing and good times and who is willing to sing tenor or bass in our chorus. Knowledge of Russian is helpful, but not necessary. We meet once a week for rehearsals on Tuesdays from 7:30-10 pm. During the year we hold concerts around New Haven and local communities. We also go on tours during spring break. Details of our concert season will be announced soon.