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# 32nd Russian Orthodox Church Musicians Conference to Be Held in October
- URL: https://uoj.news/news/84756-32nd-russian-orthodox-church-musicians-conference-to-be-held-in-october/
- Published: 2025-07-14T16:54:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-25T16:10:33.000Z
- Description: The conference will be hosted by St. Vladimir Memorial Church in Jackson, New Jersey.
- Author: News
- Tags: #Category: News, Orthodox music

**JACKSON, NJ —** The 32nd annual Russian Orthodox Church Musicians Conference will be held this October.

This year's speakers include:

- John Arlievsky: Baritone and Tanglewood Fellow
- Katya Ermolaeva: Musicologist and Prokofiev specialist
- Kurt Sander: Grammy-nominated composer
- Valentina Shatalova: Pianist, vocal coach, conductor, and educator
- Anastasia Shmytova: Soprano, 17th-century Russian liturgy researcher

Registration is now open [via the ROCM website](https://rocmconference.net/about/).

Archpriest Sergei Ledkovsky has appealed to Orthodox Christians to support the ROCM with a financial contribution:

> We're asking if you could please consider making a monetary contribution to our efforts. This will help to defray the cost of participation for the members of the conference.  
>  
> When St. Vladimir decided to receive Holy Orthodoxy for his people, it was due in a large part due to the chanting which he heard in the temple of the Divine Wisdom in Constantinople.  
>  
> This is something we hope to pass along to further generations and we ask for your wholehearted support in this endeavor.  
>  
> May God bless you for whatever it is you can do.

The ROCM asks that donations be [made via PayPal](https://www.paypal.com/fundraiser/charity/4655967).

The conference will be held at St. Vladimir Memorial Church in Jackson, New Jersey.