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"He has destroyed death by death"

This is a performance of the tenth movement of Sergei Rachmaninoff's All-Night Vigil. It is a musical elaboration on an ancient chant, "Having beheld the Resurrection of Christ." Having beheld the resurrection of Christ, let us worship the holy Lord Jesus, the only sinless one. We venerate thy cross, O...

Posted by Michael Bates on April 20, 2014 11:11 PM

Heifetz, Rachmaninoff, Pavlova play Tulsa, 1922

I've been told that Leon Russell's voice is being used to greet travelers at the Tulsa International Airport, and that, in his greeting, he mentions seeing world-renowned violinist Jascha Heifetz at the Tulsa Municipal Theater, now known as the Brady Theater. Heifetz appeared in Tulsa, at what was then known...

Posted by Michael Bates on April 15, 2014 6:20 PM

Tulsa Oratorio Chorus, Sunday: Rachmaninoff Vespers

This Sunday, March 6, 2011, 2:30 pm at Trinity Episcopal Church, 501 S. Cincinnati in downtown Tulsa, the Tulsa Oratorio Chorus will perform Sergei Rachmaninoff's Vespers. Tickets are $20 and are available online (and, presumably, at the door). Also known as All-Night Vigil, the work is an a capella setting...

Posted by Michael Bates on March 4, 2011 12:43 AM

Oklahoma roundup 2009/07/10

Some quick links to local bloggers and other local news: Tulsa Boy Singers will hold tryouts for new singers this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Trinity Episcopal Church, 6th & Cincinnati in downtown Tulsa. Boys from 8 to 18, in all vocal ranges, are welcome to try...

Posted by Michael Bates on July 10, 2009 12:33 AM

Orthodox dreams

One of the lovely things about my room at the Hampton Inn in East Aurora is the Sony Dream Machine -- a twin-alarm clock radio and CD player. The alarms are easy to set. It has a "nap" function -- you can set an alarm for so many minutes from...

Posted by Michael Bates on April 29, 2004 1:17 AM