St. Moses The Black Fellowship Choir
The Choir
Dr. Zhanna Lehmann is the very first Conductor of The St. Moses the Black Fellowship Choir in the history of the FSMB.
In 2021, Zhanna began one of the most professional rewarding experiences of her career, working in collaboration with Abbess Katherine Weston. Zhanna was introduced to Mother Katherine and asked if her Illinois Orthodox choir was interested in performing some of her pieces. Abbess Katherine’s work was in the application of the texts of traditional Orthodox hymns to the melodies of the African-American spirituals. This collaboration resulted in the recording of the previously mentioned CD.
In 2022, Zhanna started working as the music editor of the Jubilee Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom by Abbess Katherine. The debut of this composition took place in October of 2023 at the National Conference of the St. Moses the Black Fellowship in Houston, Texas.
The work on the Liturgy was continued and more hymns were added in 2024. The FSMB Choir sings the Jubilee Liturgy at the National Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana in October of 2024.
