St. Tikhon s Choir nominated for Grammy
The Monastery in Wayne County was up for Best Choral Performance. Although the group didn t get the win, the choir has been flung into the national spotlight Author: Courtney Harrison Updated: 7:20 PM EDT March 15, 2021
WAYNE COUNTY, Pa. Tucked away in rural Wayne County sits St. Tikhon s Monastery and Seminary. It s the oldest American Orthodox Seminary, but it s the choir that has gained national attention in the last few months.
Benedict Sheehan is the director of the St. Tikhon s Choir, most recently the Grammy-nominated choir.
The Academy nominated four choirs and an orchestra in the Best Choral Performance category. St. Tikhon s was nominated for their performance of Kastalsky Requiem.
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Sound Recording Technology (SRT) students work at the mixing board in the SRT studio.
FREDONIA Bernd Gottinger, head of the State University at Fredonia’s Sound Recording Technology program, was nominated for a Grammy in the category of Best Engineered Album-Classical for his work on the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra’s recording of Richard Danielpour’s “The Passion of Yeshua.”
The work tells the story of the final days of Jesus.
In addition, Adam Luebke, SUNY Fredonia School of Music assistant professor and director of the Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus, which also performed on the recording, was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category of Best Choral Performance. Alex Jokipii, a SUNY Fredonia trumpet professor and Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra principal trumpet, and Jonathan Lombardo, SUNY Fredonia trombone professor and Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra principal trombone, perform on the recording.