The seminary choir came to America and traveled to Byzantine Catholic parishes from Washington through Pittsburgh
and Cleveland, to Chicago then back through northern Pennsylvania to New Jersey, and returned to Washington over a four week
period.
At each location, the group performed a
concert of sacred music according to the singing tradition of the Carpathian Mountains at Byzantine Catholic parishes in each
region. Each concert included a combination of liturgical selections and hymns in Church Slavonic.
The concerts were free and open to the public, and very generous free-will donations were received that are being sent
to support the Seminary. Divine Liturgies in Church Slavonic were also scheduled at the Pittsburgh, Parma
and Passaic Cathedrals on the Sundays during the tour, as well as many parishes.
Recordings of Marian, Eucharistic, and Lenten
Hymns, as well as selections from the Divine Liturgy, Vespers, and Panachida, are available for purchase for further fund
raising. Additional donations can be sent to: Seminary Concert Tour, PO Box 192, Fairfax, VA 22038
with checks made payable to "Seminary Concert Tour." All net proceeds from the tour are being sent directly
to support the seminary in Uzhorod.
In some locations, additional events were scheduled – liturgy, parish dinner, reception,
etc. – with the choir members to allow for parishioners and seminarians to have an informal exchange of living experiences.