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| | 17 May 2003 - Silver Season Gala Concert |
 | | The All-Night Vigil, celebrated within the Orthodox Church every Saturday and on the eve of feast days, is actually three services in one - the Great Vespers, Matins, and the First Hour – which take place from evening into the night and through the dawn which follows. |
| | Although the Psalms of "Blazhén Muzh" are traditionally recited during Vespers, this work, for solo voice and chorus, is more suitable for the concert hall than the church, where solo chanters would traditionally be accompanied by a sustained drone. |
| | According to music editor Vladimir Morosan, Chesnokov's music is characterized by a variety of textures, from "austere unisons" to "sumptuous eight-voice polyphony," and colorful harmony spiced with chromaticism. |
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