Over 200 church musicians from Europe, Australia, and North America gathered in online presentations and discussions to explore the theme of “Music as Liturgy.” The three-day 2020 Pan-Orthodox Music Symposium, held June 11-13, was co-hosted by the International Society for Orthodox Church Music (ISOCM) and St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary...

[img_assist|nid=20401|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=300|height=224]On Saturday, September 17, 2016, at 7 p.m., St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary will host a panel discussion titled, “Rethinking Sacred Arts.” The event, which is open to the public, will feature 11 renowned international scholars and artists, drawing on their expertise in the study, practice, and interpretation of the visual arts, music, rhetoric, and aesthetics. The panel discussion will top off a weekend-long “Sacred Arts Symposium,” which is the first in a series of events planned between Fall 2016 and Spring 2018 by the Seminary, all of which are a part of the Seminary’s Sacred Arts Initiative (SAI). These SAI events are funded by a grant from the Henry Luce Foundation, and are designed to explore the Seminary’s contribution to the study and practice of the Sacred Arts.

Online Events Even if you missed out on registering for the upcoming, online Pan-Orthodox Music Symposium, you can still catch three incredible Symposium events that have been opened up to the public! Two keynote addresses and a special musical performance will be livestreamed, courtesy of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA) and Symposium cohosts The International Society for Orthodox Church Music (ISOCM). Information on each event and where to watch is below. [img_assist|nid=29625|title=|desc=|link=none|align=center|width=450|height=417] Keynote Address 1 - Music as Liturgy: Models from Ancient Syriac Christianity By Dr Susan Ashbrook Harvey Thursday, June 11, 2020 at 4 p.m. EDT