Pyotr Tchaikovsky's choral work "Tebe poyem" (from the Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, op. 41) is performed by the Yale Russian Chorus and Alumni at the 70th Anniversary Concert.
Transcribed by Denis Mickiewicz, founding conductor of the Yale Russian Chorus.
Conductor: Steven Lipsitt.
Filming & editing: Emma Kazaryan.
September 9, 2023, Woolsey Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.
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Tchaikovsky's "Tebe poyem" (To Thee We Sing) is part of his larger choral composition, the "Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom" (Op. 41, C-dur), written in 1878. The composition consists of texts taken from the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom and is a unified cycle of chants for mixed choir, consisting of 15 small pieces ("Tebe poyem"-No. 10).
At the Divine Liturgy, the hymn "Tebe poyem" is sung as part of "A Mercy of Peace" (the final part) and is a reflection of the priest's sacramental prayer, conveying its meaning. During the singing of "Tebe poyem", the priest begins an epiclesis (from Ancient Greek: ἐπίκλησις "invocation"), in which he prays for the pouring of the Holy Spirit upon the Eucharistic bread and wine.
Although Tchaikovsky's Liturgy was not originally conceived as a concert piece, but rather as part of a church service, its first public performance took place on December 18, 1880, at a meeting of the Russian Musical Society in Moscow. The very fact of the public performance of the composition, which until then could only be performed within church walls, was of fundamental importance. According to press reports, the reaction of the public was far from unequivocal. And after the premiere the performance of Tchaikovsky's Liturgy in churches was banned. This was connected with the non-recognition of Tchaikovsky's work by the church authorities and his conflict with the Court Chapel. The ban was only lifted with Tchaikovsky's death: the Synodal Choir, which performed the Liturgy at the Moscow memorial service for the composer, has sung it annually since then on the composer's Memorial Day (usually at the Greater Church of the Ascension).
📌 Lyrics:
We sing to Thee,
We bless Thee,
We thank Thee, O Lord,
And we pray to Thee,
Our God.
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