Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Večerňa z Osadného, 16.9.2024. - YouTube - Vespers from the village of Osadne,Snina District,Presov Region,Slovakia

Orthodox Church of the Ascension of Our Lord*Priest:Father Peter Soroka*His Beatitude Metropolitan Rastislav (Gont) is Carpatho-Rusyn.*The little boy appears to have a priestly vocation.Let us ask God to bless him.He wore a jacket because,even before the autumnal equinox,Carpathian Mountain evenings are chilly.*Muchanika:Martyr*How beautiful the Carpatho-Rusyn chant is!I am Carpatho-Rusyn on my mother's side.

Sunday, September 15, 2024

Večerňa z Hostovíc, 15.9.2024. - YouTube - Vespers from the village of Hostovice,Snina District,Presov Region,Slovakia

Orthodox Church of the Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos*Priest:Father Peter Soroka*The little boy appears to have a priestly vocation.Let us ask God to bless him.*Muchaniki:Martyrs*I love the Carpatho-Rusyn chant.I am Carpatho-Rusyn on my mother's side.*Everything is chanted in the East Slavic tradition.

Thursday, September 12, 2024

Večerňa z Hostovíc v predvečer položenia čestného opasku Presvätej Bohor...Vespers of the Translation of the Zone (sash) of the Most Holy Theotokos from the village of Hostovice,Snina District,Presov Region.Slovakia

Orthodox Church of the Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos*Priest:Father Peter Soroka*The sash of the Most Holy Theotokos is the only relic we have of her earthly life.A portion of it is preserved at Vatopaidi Holy Monastery,Mt.Athos,Greece.*How beautiful the Carpatho-Rusyn chant is!I am Carpatho-Rusyn on my mother's side.*The Rusyn language is written in the Cyrillic alphabet.

Wednesday, September 11, 2024

King Charles greets New Zealand women’s rugby team - YouTube

On 11 SEPT 2024,HM King Charles III met with the Black Ferns,the New Zealand Rugby Union Team,ahead of their game with the England Red Roses on 14 SEPT 2024.Mention is made of the passing of the indigenous New Zealand monarch of the Maori people.New Zealand is a member of the British Commonwealth.

Tuesday, September 10, 2024

Monday, September 9, 2024

Igor Stravinsky: Orpheus ballet (1948) - YouTube - Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra,Igor Stravinsky

The ancient Greek legend of Orpheus and Eurydice tells the tragic story of the musician Orpheus and his wife Eurydice.After her death,Orpheus travels to the underworld to try to revive her,but fails because he broke the rules by looking back at her.

Friday, September 6, 2024

Stravinsky: The Firebird / Valery Gergiev · Vienna Philarmonic Orchestra · Salzburg Festival 2000 - YouTube

Note:The Vienna Philharmonic didn't admit women until 1997,so at this point there were only one or two.Today there are more.This blog doesn't know the exact number,but estimates 10.