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Benedict Sheehan has his new All-Night Vigil in English soon to be released on November, 19th 2021! Pre-order on Amazon.com here:...

I have re-uploaded a recording with some photographs of Streltsov that I was recently able to obtain. You can hear Streltsov descending...

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

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

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...

Although oktavism.com will still feature longer articles, be sure to follow us on Facebook for more frequent updates....

I've added Jyrki Korhonen to the oktavists page. Korhonen is a Finnish opera and choral singer who has performed many roles, but is...

Glenn Miller is the first oktavist to have ever recorded Chesnokov's original ending with the double low G. Now we finally get a chance...

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

English subtitles for Part 2 of the Zlatopolsky documentary are available!

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

It is my great pleasure to present Part 1 of the Zlatopolsky documentary with English subtitles! Many thanks to my Russian friends for...

"Nothing but Steppe All Around" (Russian Folk Song) Sung by the Doros Male Vocal Ensemble Oktavist: Evgeny Badanin

"O Mother Worthy of All Praise" (A Kiev-Pechery Lavra Chant) Combined Choir of the Trinity St. Sergius Lavra & Moscow Theological...

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

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...

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...

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...

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

View our promo video here. Voice over provided by American profundo/oktavist Eric Hollaway. Visit his channel here:...