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Painting as Prayer, The Art of A. Sophrony Sakharov

By Christabel Helena Anderson on April 8, 2021
Painting as Prayer, The Art of A. Sophrony Sakharov

Editorial note: This is the third part of a series on the artistic path and iconographic legacy of Saint Sophrony the Athonite (1896-1993) as seen through a collection of monographs written by Sister Gabriela, a member of his monastic community in Essex, England.  The previous articles, Seeking Perfection in the World of Art can be […]

Posted in Iconography, Reviews, Theory | Tagged Architecture, art, athonite, Christ, church, Eastern Orthodox, essex, fresco, Icon, icon painting, iconographer, iconography, liturgical, liturgical art, liturgy, Monastery of St. John the Baptist, mount athos, Orthodox, Orthodox Church, Russian Orthodox, Sr Gabriela, St. Silouan the Athonite, St. Sophrony the Athonite, Tradition April 8, 2021

Acoustical Considerations in Orthodox Church Design

By Andrew Gould on April 6, 2020
Acoustical Considerations in Orthodox Church Design

As a designer of Orthodox churches, I am frequently asked whether a proposed church building will have good acoustics. Acoustics is a complex matter that cannot always be catagorized as simply “good” or “bad”. In order to shed some light on this topic, I am going to discuss the various acoustical characteristics encountered in churches, […]

Posted in Architecture, Music | Tagged acoustics, Andrew Gould, Architecture, Byzantine Chant, liturgical, Music, Orthodox, russian April 7, 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 January 25, 2020

A Gospel Cover Crafted in the Tradition of a Medieval Treasure Binding

By Andrew Gould on May 26, 2017
A Gospel Cover Crafted in the Tradition of a Medieval Treasure Binding

I have always been fascinated by liturgical book bindings from the Middle Ages. Their perfect union of leather, wood and metal, as a supple and tactile work of functional art, is singularly satisfying. In contrast, there is something lacking in most contemporary gospel covers, which are normally made by applying decoration overtop the cardboard covers […]

Posted in Minor Arts | Tagged Andrew Gould, basma, book binding, Byzantine, carved icon, gospel cover, Jonathan Pageau, limoges, liturgical, medieval book binding, Orthodox, russian, treasure binding June 5, 2017

St. Tikhon’s Monastery Reaches Out into the Culture through Sacred Music

By Vladimir Morosan on November 18, 2015
St. Tikhon’s Monastery Reaches Out into the Culture through Sacred Music

The recent release of the CD Till Morn Eternal Breaks marks a number of laudable firsts: First and foremost, it is the debut CD comprised almost entirely of the choral works of American Orthodox composer Benedict Sheehan (b.1980), a gifted musician who has something important to say in ways that are both traditional and innovative. Second, it […]

Posted in Music | Tagged Benedict Sheehan, composer, liturgical, Music, Orthodox, recording, saint tikhon's monastery, till morn eternal breaks November 18, 2015

Developing an Anglo-Byzantine Calligraphy for Memorial Plaques

By Andrew Gould on October 23, 2015
Developing an Anglo-Byzantine Calligraphy for Memorial Plaques

I would like to describe an especially challenging recent project, in which I had the honor to collaborate with a master calligrapher. I was asked to create a pair of memorial plaques flanking an icon. The purpose was to commemorate donors who contributed to two separate capital campaigns benefitting Saint Nicholas Melkite Church, in Rochester, […]

Posted in Minor Arts | Tagged Andrew Gould, Byzantine, calligraphy, georgia angelopoulos, liturgical, melkite, memorial, Orthodox, panels, plaques October 22, 2015

The Question of Polychrome – Part 2: Painting a Byzantine Analogion

By Andrew Gould on July 6, 2015
The Question of Polychrome - Part 2: Painting a Byzantine Analogion

This is post 2 of 2 in the series “The Question of Polychrome for Liturgical Woodcarving” In Part 1 of this article, I gave examples of historic Orthodox woodwork decorated with polychrome, and discussed the reasons why this can be effective. Specifically, I compared the visual impact of historic painted and gilded iconostases with modern […]

Posted in Church Furniture, Minor Arts | Tagged analogion, Andrew Gould, Byzantine, Carving, gilding, icon stand, iconostasis, lectern, liturgical, mary may, Orthodox, painting, polychrome, russian April 8, 2017

The Question of Polychrome for Liturgical Woodcarving – Part 1

By Andrew Gould on June 29, 2015
The Question of Polychrome for Liturgical Woodcarving - Part 1

This is post 1 of 2 in the series “The Question of Polychrome for Liturgical Woodcarving”   Among the traditional liturgical arts, one that stands out as being especially healthy and prolific nowadays is decorative woodcarving. Especially in Greece, workshops produce intricately carved church furnishings in impressive quantities. Almost every Greek church the world over […]

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Andrew Gould, baroque, Byzantine, Carving, color, gilding, greece, greek, iconostasion, iconostasis, liturgical, Orthodox, painting, polychrome, Russia, wood April 8, 2017

Donald Sheehan, The Grace of Incorruption – Book Review

By Andrew Gould on February 27, 2015
Donald Sheehan, The Grace of Incorruption – Book Review

Editor’s Note: Donald Sheehan, whom I knew in the last years of his life, truly lived and breathed liturgical poetry. He awoke long before dawn and prayed the psalter for hours each day, developing a rare and profound linguistic and spiritual understanding of it. Ultimately, he wrote his own translation, The Psalms of David, which […]

Posted in Reviews | Tagged donald sheehan, donatos sheehan, liturgical, poetics, the grace of incorruption February 27, 2015

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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