31st Annual Orthodox Musician’s Conference was held in Los Angeles at the Holy Transfiguration Cathedral from October 2-6, 2024. Lodging for the conference as well as the lectures, rehearsals and meals were held at the Four Points by Sheraton Los Angeles Westside with transportation to and from the church provided for the participants. The conference brought together talented musicians, clergy and participants from the US and throughout the world, including many from Canada and Europe. Among the speakers were Larissa Doohovskoy, educator and choral director, with over 25 years of experience as a teacher of voice for both children and adults. In 2018, Ms. Doohovskoy joined the faculty of the Synodal School of Liturgical Music in Jordanville, NY. Also, speaking were Protodeacon Ioann Drobot of the St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Paris, Protodeacon Alexander Kedroff, archdeacon of the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Paris, France, Vladimir Krassovsky, conductor of the Holy Virgin Cathedral Pontifical Choir in San Francisco, Dr. Vladimir Morosan, one of the leading experts outside Russia in the field of Orthodox liturgical music and founder and president of Musica Russica and Kurt Sander, Professor of Music and Composition and Coordinator of Music Theory and Composition at Northern Kentucky University. The conference concluded with a bountiful banquet on Sunday in the church hall following the liturgy with all participants. Irene Orloff, choir director at the Holy Transfiguration Cathedral and Committee Chair of ROCM thanked all donors and sponsors of the event. Victoria Sabelnik, CRA Exec.Secretary represented Congress of Russian Americans, one of the sponsors of the conference and was instrumental in getting the youth group together at the banquet.
