UOC choir director and catechist school in Dnipro opens enrollment

Graduates of the Choir Director and Catechist School in Dnipro. Photo: Dnipropetrovsk Eparchy

Graduates of the Choir Director and Catechist School in Dnipro. Photo: Dnipropetrovsk Eparchy

The Choir Director and Catechist Theological School at the St. Tikhvin Convent in Dnipro has announced admissions for the new academic year, the press service of the Dnipropetrovsk Eparchy reports.

The school trains students in three areas: church choir director, church choir singer, and psalm reader/typikon specialist. The course of study lasts three years and includes both musical and theological disciplines. Upon graduation, students receive a diploma entitling them to teach at theological educational institutions.

Applicants can obtain additional information and enroll by calling the phone numbers provided by the organizers.

As the UOJ reported, a graduation ceremony for choir directors was previously held at the St. Tikhvin Convent in Dnipro.

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