THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHILDREN'S CHOIR
   OF THE BROTHERHOOD IN THE NAME OF CHRIST
             ALL GRACIOUS SAVIOUR
          Precentor Tatiana Koroleva

    The Brotherhood in the Name of Christ, All Gra-
cious Saviour unites religious communities of the
Moscow clergymen: Archpriest Vladimir Vorobyev,
Archpriest Dmitri Smirnov, Arkadi Shatov,Aleksan-
der Saltykov, Valentin Asmus who serve as priests
in Moscow in Nikolo-Kuznetsky Church, in
St.Prince Dmitri Church of the First Gradsky (Go-
litsin) Hospital, in Sanctifier Mitrophani of Voro-
nezh Church and Annunciation Cathedral. The of-
ficial registration of the Brotherhood took place
in October 1990, but the spiritual unity and en-
ergetic religious activities of its members have its
origin in the spiritual leadership and nurture of the
remarkable holy Elder Hermit Pavel Troitsky (1894
-1991) and his beloved intimate friend and fellow
pastor Archpriest Vsevolod Shpiller (1902 - 1984),
Dean of the Nikolo-Kuznetsky Church.
     One of the most favoured acts of the Brother-
hood started still in those recent times when all
activities of that kind were regarded as illegal, was
setting up of Children's Choir. The children ga-
thered together secretly and their houses, often
changed the places of rehearsals showing moving
enthusiasm for that.
     The soul of the Choir since the moment of its
appearence has been its teacher and precentor
Tatiana Koroleva, she is also a precentor of the
adult's choir in the Nikolo-Kuznetsky Church. The
Children's Choir was educated at church services
and is able to sing the whole of the Vespers and
Liturgy. The existance of the Choir would be im-
possible without the main things: pastor leader-
ship, and regular confessions and Eucharists to
Holy Sacraments of Jesus Chriest.
     The Choir always ornaments important sol-
emn events in the life of the Brotherhood. It is
impossible to forget funeral services and wedding
within the Brotherhood. Joyous, radiant strikingly
beautiful wedding ceremonies the wonderful singing
of the Children's Choir.
     The interest and attraction to ancient religious
monastic singing, to the famous chant was incul-
cated with great love and affection by Anatoli
Grindenko - one of the best performes of ancient
holy songs.
     Children are growing. The first generation sings
already in the adult's choir of the Brotherhood
churches.
     This disc is possibly the first recording of the
Russian Orthodox Children's Choir. There had
been many such choirs before 1917 but their rec-
ordings are not known, after 1917 children's sing-
ing in churches was impossible. With the revival
of the Russian religious life children's church sing-
ing is also returning to life.