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Hieromonk Herman (Majkrzak)

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Russia and the West: Artistic Unity in Christ—A Reflection on Kastalsky’s Requiem

By Hieromonk Herman (Majkrzak) on October 7, 2020
Russia and the West: Artistic Unity in Christ—A Reflection on Kastalsky’s Requiem

In Babel long ago they wanted to build a tower that would reach heaven, and in Belfast in 1912 they wanted to build a ship that nothing could sink. When, in April of that year, the Titanic did sink, the aspirations and pride of the late Victorian era sank with it. I like to think […]

Posted in Music, Theory | Tagged Byzantine, hieromonk herman, Kastalsky Requiem, Russia, the west, Theory October 8, 2020

On Pronouncing Saints’ Names in English

By Hieromonk Herman (Majkrzak) on January 22, 2020
On Pronouncing Saints’ Names in English

At the Name of Jesus, every knee shall bow … and every tongue shall confess that Jesus Christ is Lord.       —Phil. 2:10, 11 I You might remember the old song in which a man and woman argue about pronunciation. “You like potayto and I like potahto; you like tomayto and I like […]

Posted in Music, Theory | Tagged Byzantine, choral, English, greek, hieromonk herman, liturgical, Music, Orthodox, pronunciation, saint's names, singing June 21, 2021

Sing Ye Carols: An Interview with Hierodeacon Herman

By Hieromonk Herman (Majkrzak) on November 24, 2015
Sing Ye Carols: An Interview with Hierodeacon Herman

Hierodeacon Herman (Majkrzak), Chapel Music Director and Lecturer in Liturgical Music at Saint Vladimir’s Seminary, has started a small ministry during this Nativity fast – a series of Facebook posts highlighting lesser-known hymns and carols from the Western tradition. You can enjoy his posts here: Fr. Herman’s Choral Advent Calendar. We thought this a good […]

Posted in Artist Features, Music | Tagged carols, christmas, herman, hierodeacon, hymns, nativity, paraliturgical January 22, 2020

A New Hieratikon – The Typographical Design of a Liturgical Book

By Hieromonk Herman (Majkrzak) on December 29, 2014
A New Hieratikon - The Typographical Design of a Liturgical Book

Editor’s note: This article is offered to us by Hierodeacon Herman regarding his design for a new liturgical book. This book represents one of the first significant applications of the Orthodox Illustration Project, sponsored by this journal. All the graphic ornaments used in the Hieratikon come from the Illustration Project, being drawn or edited by Scott Patrick O’Rourke, […]

Posted in Liturgy, Minor Arts, Theory | Tagged hieratikon, hierodeacon herman, liturgical, monastery, oca, Orthodox, orthodox graphics, orthodox illustration project, press, russian, saint tikhon, service book, typography January 7, 2015
 

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