Memorial Day Pilgrimage Festival Choir
Join us for the St. Tikhon’s Memorial Day Pilgrimage — May 23-26, 2025.
Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the repose of St. Tikhon of Moscow
St. Tikhon’s Monastery warmly invites you to come sing with our Festival Choir for the 121st annual Memorial Day Day Pilgrimage! This year’s pilgrimage commemorates the 100th anniversary of the repose of our founder, St. Tikhon of Moscow. We hope you will join us for this wonderful weekend of services, events and music.
Festival singers will enjoy two days of rehearsals conducted by choral director and faculty member Anastasia Kappanadze, culminating in the celebration of the Memorial Day Hierarchical Liturgy on Monday, May 26th.
You are invited to attend Pilgrimage services held throughout the weekend, as well as a special concert performance by St. Tikhon’s Choir Sunday afternoon, commemorating the 100-year anniversary of the repose of St. Tikhon of Moscow (details and tickets to be released shortly).
The Festival Choir rehearsal schedule:
Saturday May 24
1-3pm Festival Choir Rehearsal
Sunday May 25
4-6pm Festival Choir Rehearsal
Monday May 26
8:30-9:45am Liturgy Warm-up
10am-12:30pm Memorial Day Liturgy
You can download the full pilgrimage & choir schedule HERE.
The Festival Choir registration fee goes directly to cover the cost of printing scores, as well as to support the St. Tikhon’s music program.
Music repertoire will be sent out to registrants early May. We encourage you to familiarize yourself with the pieces before our rehearsals Memorial Day Weekend.
All rehearsals will be held in the St. Tikhon’s Monastery Music Center. Monday’s Pilgrimage Liturgy will be held under the Pilgrimage Liturgy tent in front of All Saints Chapel located to the east of the Monastery Church.
Please note: Meals & lodging are not included. You are welcome to share in any pilgrimage meals provided by the monastery. For a schedule of meals and all other activities please refer to the full weekend schedule HERE.
Lodging: We recommended finding lodging at Hotel Anthracite, in Carbondale, Pa, or CLICK HERE for more info on traveling here and detailed lodging recommendations.
Please reach out to us with any questions you may have: admin@stmarts.org.
We look forward to singing with you!
Join us for the St. Tikhon’s Memorial Day Pilgrimage — May 23-26, 2025.
Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the repose of St. Tikhon of Moscow
St. Tikhon’s Monastery warmly invites you to come sing with our Festival Choir for the 121st annual Memorial Day Day Pilgrimage! This year’s pilgrimage commemorates the 100th anniversary of the repose of our founder, St. Tikhon of Moscow. We hope you will join us for this wonderful weekend of services, events and music.
Festival singers will enjoy two days of rehearsals conducted by choral director and faculty member Anastasia Kappanadze, culminating in the celebration of the Memorial Day Hierarchical Liturgy on Monday, May 26th.
You are invited to attend Pilgrimage services held throughout the weekend, as well as a special concert performance by St. Tikhon’s Choir Sunday afternoon, commemorating the 100-year anniversary of the repose of St. Tikhon of Moscow (details and tickets to be released shortly).
The Festival Choir rehearsal schedule:
Saturday May 24
1-3pm Festival Choir Rehearsal
Sunday May 25
4-6pm Festival Choir Rehearsal
Monday May 26
8:30-9:45am Liturgy Warm-up
10am-12:30pm Memorial Day Liturgy
You can download the full pilgrimage & choir schedule HERE.
The Festival Choir registration fee goes directly to cover the cost of printing scores, as well as to support the St. Tikhon’s music program.
Music repertoire will be sent out to registrants early May. We encourage you to familiarize yourself with the pieces before our rehearsals Memorial Day Weekend.
All rehearsals will be held in the St. Tikhon’s Monastery Music Center. Monday’s Pilgrimage Liturgy will be held under the Pilgrimage Liturgy tent in front of All Saints Chapel located to the east of the Monastery Church.
Please note: Meals & lodging are not included. You are welcome to share in any pilgrimage meals provided by the monastery. For a schedule of meals and all other activities please refer to the full weekend schedule HERE.
Lodging: We recommended finding lodging at Hotel Anthracite, in Carbondale, Pa, or CLICK HERE for more info on traveling here and detailed lodging recommendations.
Please reach out to us with any questions you may have: admin@stmarts.org.
We look forward to singing with you!
Join us for the St. Tikhon’s Memorial Day Pilgrimage — May 23-26, 2025.
Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the repose of St. Tikhon of Moscow
St. Tikhon’s Monastery warmly invites you to come sing with our Festival Choir for the 121st annual Memorial Day Day Pilgrimage! This year’s pilgrimage commemorates the 100th anniversary of the repose of our founder, St. Tikhon of Moscow. We hope you will join us for this wonderful weekend of services, events and music.
Festival singers will enjoy two days of rehearsals conducted by choral director and faculty member Anastasia Kappanadze, culminating in the celebration of the Memorial Day Hierarchical Liturgy on Monday, May 26th.
You are invited to attend Pilgrimage services held throughout the weekend, as well as a special concert performance by St. Tikhon’s Choir Sunday afternoon, commemorating the 100-year anniversary of the repose of St. Tikhon of Moscow (details and tickets to be released shortly).
The Festival Choir rehearsal schedule:
Saturday May 24
1-3pm Festival Choir Rehearsal
Sunday May 25
4-6pm Festival Choir Rehearsal
Monday May 26
8:30-9:45am Liturgy Warm-up
10am-12:30pm Memorial Day Liturgy
You can download the full pilgrimage & choir schedule HERE.
The Festival Choir registration fee goes directly to cover the cost of printing scores, as well as to support the St. Tikhon’s music program.
Music repertoire will be sent out to registrants early May. We encourage you to familiarize yourself with the pieces before our rehearsals Memorial Day Weekend.
All rehearsals will be held in the St. Tikhon’s Monastery Music Center. Monday’s Pilgrimage Liturgy will be held under the Pilgrimage Liturgy tent in front of All Saints Chapel located to the east of the Monastery Church.
Please note: Meals & lodging are not included. You are welcome to share in any pilgrimage meals provided by the monastery. For a schedule of meals and all other activities please refer to the full weekend schedule HERE.
Lodging: We recommended finding lodging at Hotel Anthracite, in Carbondale, Pa, or CLICK HERE for more info on traveling here and detailed lodging recommendations.
Please reach out to us with any questions you may have: admin@stmarts.org.
We look forward to singing with you!