Sakhalin orthodox singing tradition

This article is devoted to the formation of the Orthodox singing tradition in one of the youngest diocesan formations - the South Sakhalin and Kuril dioceses of the Russian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate. The quantitative ratio of the existing religious views and beliefs of the ethnic groups of the island region is touched upon. The features of the historical processes of the development of Orthodoxy in the region, which have determined the range of problems that exist in the dynamics of the formation of the liturgical and singing tradition of the region and its transmission, are considered. Three typological types of worship (in relation to the singing component) in the Sakhalin region are considered: monastic, cathedral and parish. The repertoire preferences in liturgical chants of cathedrals and branches are analyzed. As a result of the research, the author reveals that for one daily liturgical circle of a separate temple or cathedral, in the singing relation, a kind of synchronous cut is characteristic, represented by chants of different eras, styles and directions in simultaneity, leading to stylistic eclecticism, however, difficult to differentiate by the ear of an unprepared parishioner. The existing organizational problems in the regency-singing business are analyzed. The concert and educational activities of choirs and vocal ensembles of the parishes of the Yuzhno-Sakhalin diocese are covered. The conclusion is made about the incompleteness of the described processes and the unstable current state of the Orthodox singing tradition of Sakhalin, which is in the initial period of its formation.