The St. Tikhon’s Music Residency offers a 9-month in-person program of immersive musical study including:
Classwork and Coaching: Study conducting, composition, sacred music history, liturgics, music theory, musicianship skills, vocal technique, choir rehearsal technique, & performance practice
Collaboration: Work on new projects and publications with fellow musicians and music faculty
Leadership: Conduct & rehearse the many choirs of St. Tikhon's
A Rich Liturgical Life: Experience a whole liturgical year of daily services at America's oldest Orthodox monastery
Course Listing
Composition
Conducting
Music Theory
Order of Services, including: Liturgy, Vespers, Matins, & Lenten Triodion
Aural Skills
Sacred Music History
The 8 Tones
Vocal/Choral Methods
Voice Lessons
Participation in the various STM choirs
Orthodox Spirituality (taught by Abbot Sergius)
Sample Weekly Schedule
Residency Program Fee:
Tuition - $11,500, Inclusive of 9 months of professional music coursework, personalized coaching, voice lessons and weekend workshops.
We do have limited work study options available for students who are interested in off-setting the cost of tuition.
Room & Board:
Male students - $4,728, Includes on-campus housing in seminary dorm + full meal plan
Female students: $3,300, Includes off-campus housing in shared farmhouse near the monastery
$714, Includes 4 meals/weeks at seminary
What music residents are saying:
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I am deeply grateful for my experiences throughout my participation in the St. Tikhon’s Residency. The freedom to attend services on a daily basis helped to mold my heart for serving in the world. My education from the instructors provided me with a foundation I have been blessed to offer my current parish. Above all, I have learned to persevere in prayer through all of the ups and downs of parish ministry, which has made all the difference for me and those I serve.
To those who are called to devote a substantial portion of their life to Orthodox music, I highly recommend considering the residency program.
— Reader Andrew John Barrett
Choir director
St. Alexander Nevsky Orthodox Cathedral -
The music residency program has uniquely equipped me for my role as a church musician, providing me with valuable opportunities for music leadership, personal mentorship with instructors, and many opportunities to work outside of my comfort zone.
It was a blessing and an experience that I will always carry with me.— Simeon Acker
Byzantine specialist, conductor and Instructor
Koukouzelis Institute of Liturgical Arts -
Being immersed in music and the life of the monastery for nine months was one of the most transformative experiences of my life. I highly recommend the residency to any Orthodox musician who envisions themselves being part of the fabric of Orthodox music as a creator, conductor, leader or teacher. You will be challenged and sharpened as a musician but even moreso, experience deep personal & spiritual growth as you share in the daily services of the monastery and fullness of life in this robust, unique and beautiful place.
— Amy Messenger
Orthodox composer & folk songwriter
