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An Interview with Benedict Sheehan on the Premiere Recording of his Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom

By Hamilton Provonsha on October 28, 2020
An Interview with Benedict Sheehan on the Premiere Recording of his Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom

This week Cappella Records released the world premiere recording of Benedict Sheehan’s Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom. It’s an ambitious and truly incredible setting, full of sweeping melodies and rich deep harmonies. It calls to mind the great concert liturgies and masses by famous composers of the past, and can compare admirably with any of […]

Posted in Music | Tagged Benedict Sheehan, Capella Records, capella romana, Divine Liturgy, Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom, saint tikhon choir November 12, 2020

“And the Glory of The Lord Filled the Tabernacle” – Some Reflections on the World Premiere of Benedict Sheehan’s Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom

By Rev. Dr. Alexis Trader on June 13, 2019
“And the Glory of The Lord Filled the Tabernacle” - Some Reflections on the World Premiere of  Benedict Sheehan’s Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom

In the past thirty years, I have attended almost 7000 liturgies in the United States, Canada, Russia, and Greece. Some of these have been in small candlelit chapels in the desert of Mount Athos; others have been in magnificent imperial monasteries with a thousand years of history. I have beheld liturgies celebrated by patriarchs and […]

Posted in Music | Tagged Benedict Sheehan, composition, contemporary, Divine Liturgy, English, liturgical music, Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom, premier, Russian Orthodox June 15, 2019

Kurt Sander’s Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom: An American Orthodox Musical Milestone

By Vladimir Morosan on May 10, 2019
Kurt Sander’s Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom: An American Orthodox Musical Milestone

The appearance of Kurt Sander’s Divine Liturgy of St John Chrysostom, which was released simultaneously on April 26, 2019, in recorded form by Reference Recordings and in print form by Musica Russica, in many ways represents a unique and unprecedented event in the realm of Orthodox liturgical singing in North America. The work was created […]

Posted in Music | Tagged choral music, Divine Liturgy, Kurt Sander, liturgical music, Musica Russica, orthodox music, Vladimir Morosan May 10, 2019

Benedict Sheehan: Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom (2018)

By Benedict Sheehan on December 6, 2018
Benedict Sheehan: Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom (2018)

Liturgical Music in America Liturgical music is closely bound up with the people that sing it. Language, history, culture, experience, education, social class, all of these things shape the sound-world of worship. The people that founded Orthodox parishes in America more than a century ago—for the most part, immigrants from Russia, Greece, Eastern Europe, and […]

Posted in Artist Features, Liturgy, Music, News | Tagged American, Benedict Sheehan, composition, Divine Liturgy, English, Music, PaTRAM, russian December 7, 2018

The Typika Psalms and Beatitudes: A Liturgical Opportunity

By Richard Barrett on September 11, 2017
The Typika Psalms and Beatitudes: A Liturgical Opportunity

Editor’s note: This article addresses the Typika Psalms and Beatitudes in the Divine Liturgy, and describes the differences in usage among contemporary North American Orthodox jurisdictions. In particular, the author considers opportunities in which choirs in the Greek and Antiochian Archdioceses might expand their use of these liturgical texts. It is frequently observed that the Psalter is the chief source […]

Posted in Liturgy, Music | Tagged antiochian, beatitudes, Divine Liturgy, greek, hymnography, Orthodox, slavic, typika psalms September 12, 2017

A New Musical Setting of the Divine Liturgy

By Dr. Kurt Sander on August 22, 2017
A New Musical Setting of the Divine Liturgy

Editor’s note: On Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at 9:30 am the PaTRAM Institute singers Choir, conducted by Maestro Peter Jermihov, will sing an original all-English Liturgy based on the Russian style, commissioned by the PaTRAM Institute and composed by Dr. Kurt Sander, at St. Alexander Nevsky Diocesan Cathedral in Howell, NJ. We have asked Dr. […]

Posted in Music | Tagged Divine Liturgy, Kurt Sander, musical, PaTRAM, Peter Jermihov, premier, score, setting August 23, 2017

American Professional Choir Conspirare Performs Russian Sacred Music

By Vladimir Morosan on January 31, 2013

One of the finest professional choirs in America—Conspirare, under the direction of Craig Hella Johnson—based in Austin, Texas, is presenting a set of four concerts entitled “The Sacred Spirit of Russia“.  The concerts take place on January 31 in Fredericksburg, Texas, and February 1-3, in Austin, Texas. (See the link above for times and venues.) The […]

Posted in Music, News | Tagged Austin, Conspirare, Craig Hella Johnson, Divine Liturgy, Orthodox Choral Music, russian choral music, Russian Music, Texas, Vladimir Morosan December 20, 2013
 

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