On June 7, 2026, the concert "Through the Prayers of Your Saints" of the V Patriarchal International Festival of Sacred Music "Light of Christ" was held at the Red Guard Palace of Culture in Omsk with the support of the Presidential Foundation for Cultural Initiatives.
The event became a platform for the exchange of experience between the leading sacred music groups of Moscow and Omsk. The program of masterpieces of the spiritual tradition was presented by the laureates of the Light of Christ Festival:
• Choir of the Patriarchal Volunteers movement, artistic director and chief regent — Anna Golik;
• The Episcopal Men's Choir of the Omsk Archdiocese, artistic director and chief regent — Deacon Sergiy Paliy.
The members of the Patriarchal Volunteers choir also performed selected hymns during the Divine Liturgy and All-night vigil, led by Metropolitan Dionysius of Omsk and the Irtysh Region at the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Omsk.
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The Patriarchal Volunteers Choir is a laureate of the II Patriarchal International Festival of Sacred Music "Light of Christ" in the nomination "Youth Choirs". The band regularly participates in Patriarchal services and holds concerts in hospices. The team is led by Anna Golik.
The Episcopal Men's Choir of the Omsk Archdiocese is a laureate of the IV Patriarchal International Festival of Sacred Music "The Light of Christ". The collective was founded in 2024 with the blessing of Metropolitan Dionysius of Omsk. The regent and artistic director is Deacon Sergiy Paliy. The choir actively participates in the liturgical and Orthodox cultural life of the Omsk Archdiocese, and engages in educational and charitable activities.