Dmitry Bortniansky's choral concerto "Tebe Boga khvalim" (We Praise Thee, O Lord) is performed by the Yale Russian Chorus and Alumni at the 70th Anniversary Concert.
Arranged by Denis Mickiewicz, founding conductor of the Yale Russian Chorus.
Conductor: Stephan Sveshnikov.
Filming & editing: Emma Kazaryan.
September 9, 2023, Woolsey Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.
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"Tebe Boga khvalim" (We Praise Thee, O Lord) is a choral concerto by the Russian composer Dmitry Bortniansky (1751-1825), written on the text of the ancient Christian hymn Te Deum (Te Deum laudamus, Latin for "Thee, O God, we praise"). The hymn is believed to have been written in the late 4th or early 5th century. Although the authorship of the hymn is traditionally ascribed to St. Ambrose and St. Augustine, some studies also suggest St. Nicetas of Remesiana or St. Hilary of Poitiers as possible authors. In the Russian Orthodox liturgy, the hymn "Tebe Boga khvalim" is sung at the end of the thanksgiving service on the Sunday of Orthodoxy (the first Sunday in Lent).
D. Bortniansky's choral concerto "Tebe Boga khvalim" is one of the clearest examples of the European style in Russian church music. It is representative of the style that became popular in St. Petersburg in the 18th and early 19th centuries. The Ukrainian-born Bortniansky studied at the Court Choral Academy in St. Petersberg, where he was introduced to the latest trends in European music and the western-oriented cultural environment of the glamorous court of Catherine II (The Great). From 1769 to 1779 he lived and studied abroad; several of his operas were even staged in Italy. After returning to Russia, he was appointed Director of Vocal Music and Superintendent of the Court Choral Academy.
📌 Lyrics:
We praise Thee, O God,
We acknowledge Thee to be the Lord.
All the earth doth worship Thee, the Father everlasting.
To Thee all angels cry aloud,
The Heavens and all the Powers therein,
To Thee Cherubim and Seraphim
Continually do cry out:
Holy, Holy, Holy,
Lord God of Sabaoth.
Heaven and Earth are full of
The Majesty of Thy glory.
The glorious company of the Apostles praises Thee.
Thou art the King of Glory, O Christ.
Thou art the everlasting Son of the Father.
When Thou tookest upon Thee to deliver man,
Thou didst not despise the Virgin’s womb.
Thou sittest at the right hand of God in the glory of the Father,
We believe that Thou shalt come to be our Judge.
We therefore pray Thee:
Help Thy servants,
Whom Thou hast redeemed with Thy precious
blood.
O Lord, save Thy people
And bless Thine inheritance,
Govern them and lift them up forever.
In Thee, O Lord, have we put our trust;
Let us never be confounded.
Amen.
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The Yale Russian Chorus is the oldest a cappella singing group in the New World dedicated to the music of Russia and nearby countries. The YRC was founded 1953 at the height of the Cold War. Founders: Denis Mickiewicz and George Litton.
Singers join while students at Yale, and many stay active throughout their lives. Every year or so we hold a major concert in which students and alumni sing together. Many alumni also join the students on tours to Russia.
Without a doubt, each of us had our own motivation to join the Russian choir. But we offer you a quote from one of the members of our choir, which unites us to some extent and explains a little the meaning of the choir in our lives: "Singing the music of the YRC in the style we sang it, was an antidote to the intellectualism that got many of us into Yale in the first place, but that could be so restrictive to the heart and spirit".
The singers are not Russians, or emigrants from Russia, but are students and former students who share a passion for the music and a belief in the power of music to build connections between people of different countries.
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