Theoria Chamber Choir is a group formed by students and alumni of Westminster Choir College. The choir specializes in the sacred music of the Byzantine Catholic Church, as well as some Russian Orthodox and other Eastern European choral traditions.
Greek for contemplation, “theoria” refers to a stage of spiritual illumination in Eastern
Christian theology. Theoria Chamber Choir seeks to lead others in spiritual
contemplation through a cappella choral music.
Theoria was founded by Andrew Skitko in 2010. Having grown up in the
Byzantine-Ruthenian Church, his passion for the Eastern-European choral repertoire
inspired the formation of an ensemble that could explore this music with other
professionally trained singers, and share the repertoire of the Slavic sacred choral
tradition. Theoria Chamber Choir consists of students and alumni of Westminster Choir
College.
In addition to concert performances, Theoria Chamber Choir serves as the primary
liturgical choir at The Assumption of The Virgin Mary Byzantine Ruthenian Catholic
Church in Trenton, New Jersey (www.avmbcc.org).