This year, the parish of Saint John the Forerunner in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, will host the Seventh Diocesan Liturgical Music Conference ("Певческий Съезд").  The conference will begin on Thursday 1 May and end on Sunday 4 May with a concert in Canberra.  God willing, Metropolitan Hilarion will preside at All-night vigil and Divine Liturgy.  Participating in a program across four days will be Father George Johnson (ROCOR, USA), Georgiy Safonov (Danilov Monastery, Moscow) and Abbot Sergei (Shatrov) (Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Bombala, NSW).  More information is available from the Canberra parish website here.