Rachmaninoff’s Lost Russia, Captured in his ‘Vespers’

Hear the masterpiece at St. Paul’s Chapel by the Choir of Trinity Church on Nov. 16

Julian Wachner conducts the Choir of Trinity Wall Street for an Evening Concert Series performance. Courtesy of Trinity Church Wall Street

For most, the brilliant composer Sergei Rachmaninoff brings to mind powerful piano works and an iconic, unequivocally Russian sound.

Few think of him as a particularly religious character, and so most are in awe when hearing his unique sacred piece the “All-Night Vigil,” largely known to audiences as the “Vespers.”