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Review: Rachmaninoff's All-Night Vigil by Gloriæ De Cantores under Peter Jermihov, joined by members of the St. Romanos Cappella, The Patriarch Tikhon Choir,...

As basso-profundo and octavist, Mr. Sutko has sung with the Northwestern University Choir, the Rockafeller Choir of the University of Chicago and the Bach S...

Take a look at the oktavists page--many new names have been added! I have also begun work with a Russian colleague in developing a Russian-language partner s...

Although oktavism.com will still feature longer articles, be sure to follow us on Facebook for more frequent updates. https://www.facebook.com/oktavism As I ...

March 10th was the 100-year anniversary of the first performance of Rachmaninov’s All-Night Vigil. Coincidentally, this was also the release date of a new re...

I recently purchased the Vox Early Music Ensemble’s disc Extreme Singing: La Rue Requiem and other Low Masterpieces of the Renaissance (2011). This wonderful...

The Illumni Men’s Chorale’s recent release, Music of Russia, is one of the more remarkable recordings in the world of oktavism. Artistic Director Christopher...

Pavel Chesnokov’s “Do Not Reject Me in My Old Age” / “Ne Otverzhi Mene” is a truly unique composition: a sacred concerto for chorus and bass-oktavist soloist...

After about a year of researching Zlatopolsky, I finally was able to contact his son who was kind enough to mail me a copy of a wonderful documentary he crea...

Let us picture a young boy named Viktor Telegin, born in Saint Petersburg in 1822. We know little about him except that he had an interest in music. It is li...

The Origins and Context of the Oktavist Since this website is devoted to the oktavist, this question seems an appropriate place to begin. Simply put, the ter...