The choir-master: a destiny, a ministry: Archpriest Michael Fortounatto
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[ Regent: Sud`ba i Sluzhenie : Protoierei Mikhail Fortunato]
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Москва: Iazyki slavianskoi kul`tury, 2012 424 p. [8 ill.] Hardcover. 16 x 24 cm. Printing 800 ISBN: 9785955104812 Язык: Русский
The monograph is a biography of Michael Fortunato (b. 1931), an Orthodox choir-master and archpriest. He belongs to the second generation of Russian emigre. The diverse aspects of the life of Russian emigration in France and Britain can be seen through the story of Fortunato`s life. Father Michael`s ministry as priest and choir-master took place in England within the diocese of Sourozh under the authority of metropolitan Anthony (Bloom). This book also tells the story of Fortunato`s contribution in the restoration of the chant in the liturgical musical tradition of Russia. The publication is lavishly illustrated. Index. Appendices.