Rachmaninov Vespers

Rachmaninov’s Vespers (All-Night Vigil) is a masterpiece of Russian choral sonority, draped in rich, warm harmonies. First performed in Moscow in 1915, this extended a cappella work is unquestionably one of Rachmaninov’s finest achievements, a work of extraordinary beauty and drama that many consider to be the crowning glory of Russian choral music.

After our 1998 performance of Rachmaninov’s Vespers, the Seattle P-I wrote, “Seattle Choral Company’s performance reached a clear sweet purity of tone [and] sounded exquisitely beautiful... It became a moving experience... Again and again, the different voices would come together on a perfectly pitched chord, such as can give intense pleasure.”

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