Venue

University of Eastern Finland,

School of Theology,

Agora, Auditorium AT100 (Entrance B, Yliopistokatu 4, Joensuu)

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Organizers
The International Society for Orthodox Church Music 

School of Theology, Philosophical Faculty, University of Eastern Finland

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Conference Programme

 

Last updated 28 February 2025

 

Time zone: EEST (UTC+3)

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Monday 9th June 

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Arrivals

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15.00–17.00 Piano Masterclass (open for registration)

Paul Barnes, Marguerite Scribante Professor of Music, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA
Small Concert Hall of Joensuu Conservatory, Yliopistokatu 2

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Dinner (self-funded)

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Tuesday 10th June 

 

10.00 Opening session

Associate Professor Maria Takala-Roszczenko, Chair of the ISOCM

HE Elia, Archbishop of the Orthodox Church of Finland

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10.45 Session 1

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12.15 Lunch, restaurant Aura

 

13.30 Session 2

 

15.00 Coffee

 

15.30 Keynote

Another Paradise, Fairer than the Old: Adam’s Lament through Silouan, Sophrony, and Pärt

Peter Bouteneff, Professor of Systematic Theology, Kulik Professor of Sacred Arts, St Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary, USA​

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16.45 Memorial service (Panikhida)

Ecumenical chapel of the School of Theology (AT101)

 

18.00 Concert, "Sounds of Eternity"
Latvian Radio Choir, conductor Kaspars Putniņš

Evangelical Lutheran Church of Joensuu, Papinkatu 1

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Reception

Hosted by the Orthodox Church of Finland

Orthodox parish of Joensuu, Kirkkokatu 32

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Wednesday 11th June 

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10.00 Session 3

 

11.30 Lunch

 

13.00 Session 4

 

14.30 Coffee

 

15.00 Workshop, "We Are Drops of the Ocean, Witnesses to the Divine Play"

Composer Tetiana Yashvili

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16.30 Vespers

Church of St John the Theologian, Torikatu 41

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18.00 Piano Concert, "In Memoriam: Ivan Moody – Music Inspired by Byzantine Chant"

Paul Barnes, Marguerite Scribante Professor of Music, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA

Taiga Quartet, Joensuu, Finland

Concert Hall of Joensuu Conservatory, Yliopistokatu 2

Tickets available here (included in the conference registration fee)​

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Reception

Orthodox Seminary, Torikatu 41

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Thursday 12th June 

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8.00 Divine Liturgy

Church of St John the Theologian

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10.00 Session 5

 

11.30 Lunch

 

13.00 Session 6

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15.00 Coffee

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15.30 Session 7

 

16.30 Coffee

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16.45 Keynote

Death, the Afterlife, and Eternity in the Life of Saint Nephon of Constantiane (BHG 1371z)

Vasileios Marinis, Professor of Christian Art and Architecture, Yale Divinity School, USA 

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18.00 Annual Meeting of ISOCM

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Friday 13th June 

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9.00 Session 8

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10.30 Coffee

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11.00 Session 9

 

12.30 Lunch

 

13.30 Session 10

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15.00 Coffee

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15.30 Workshop

 

17.00 Vespers

Church of St John the Theologian

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18.00 Dinner

Restaurant Usva, Kauppakatu 44

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Saturday 14th June 

 

Excursion to Ilomantsi

Lunch at the Karelian restaurant Parppeinpirtti

Karelian death rites, folk singer and lamenter Liisa Matveinen, Parppeinvaara

Kokonniemi cemetery (the tomb of St John of Sonkajanranta)

Vespers, Church of Prophet Elijah

Wine Tower

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Sunday 15th June 

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10.00 Divine Liturgy

Church of St Nicholas, Orthodox parish of Joensuu, Kirkkokatu 32

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Departures

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