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The Gorbik Master Class — An Auditor’s Reflection

By Benedict Sheehan on March 11, 2013
The Gorbik Master Class — An Auditor's Reflection

The following article was written by my wife, Maria Sheehan. There was great anticipation in the choir from St. Tikhon’s as the day for Maestro Gorbik’s arrival approached. The seminarians were already carrying their normal course load, many caring for their families in addition to maintaining their duties as clergy or altar servers. Yet in […]

Posted in Music, News, Reviews | Tagged chant, chanting, concert, gorbik, liturgy, master class, Music, sheehan, st-tikhon July 14, 2014

Notes from the psalterion, updated and annotated — part IV, in which the question is asked, “Shouldn’t you be at rehearsal?”

By Richard Barrett on March 1, 2013

This is post 4 of 6 in the series “Notes from The Psalterion” Part one of this series outlined an argument as to why Orthodox liturgical singing needs to be treated as a privilege, a craft, and a discipline. I’ve spent some time on the craft end of the discussion; I’d like to now devote […]

Posted in Music | Tagged chanting, choir, learning, liturgy, Music, Orthodox, practice April 1, 2017

Benedict Sheehan Invited To Conduct in Moscow

By Jonathan Pageau on December 21, 2012
Benedict Sheehan Invited To Conduct in Moscow

(Editorial note: This article, regarding one of our contributors, Benedict Sheehan, was taken from the St-Tikhon Seminary website.) On December 27, 2012, St. Tikhon’s Seminary choir director, Benedict Sheehan, will travel to Moscow to work with the Male Choir of the Moscow Representation Church (Podvorye) of the Trinity–St. Sergius Lavra and its renowned choirmaster, Vladimir […]

Posted in Music, News | Tagged Benedict Sheehan, chant, choral, conducting, conductor, Music, Orthodox, Podvorye, St. Tikhon’s Seminary, St.Sergius Lavra, vladimir gorbik July 14, 2014

Notes from the psalterion, updated and annotated — part III, dealing with that strange subspecies called the “musician”

By Richard Barrett on December 12, 2012

This is post 3 of 6 in the series “Notes from The Psalterion” In part one of this series, I outlined the argument that Orthodox liturgical singing, given that it is above all else an offering to God, is a privilege, a craft, and a discipline. In part two, I tried to suggest, at least in […]

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged chanting, liturgical music, Music, musician orthodox music, Orthodox Church, Orthodoxy, polyphony. choir, psalterion, Richard Barret April 1, 2017

The Saint John of Damascus Society on NPR’s “Harmonia Early Music”

By Richard Barrett on December 11, 2012
The Saint John of Damascus Society on NPR's "Harmonia Early Music"

The mission of The Saint John of Damascus Society is “revealing Orthodox Christianity through its sacred music”, and one part of how we seek to do this to be a collaborative partner for existing arts organizations and entities on projects promoting Orthodox liturgical music. Our first collaboration to reach the public eye is a segment […]

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged antiphony, chanting, choir, greek, harmonia, liturgical music, liturgy, Music, npr, Orthodox Church, orthodox music, Orthodoxy, polyphony, psalterion, Richard Barret, slavonic July 14, 2014

‘Memory Eternal’ — A New Recording from St. Tikhon’s Mission Choir

By Benedict Sheehan on December 4, 2012
'Memory Eternal' — A New Recording from St. Tikhon's Mission Choir

Memory Eternal: an Orthodox Christian Requiem, my most recent recording with St. Tikhon’s Mission Choir, was just released this month. The CD is a recording of the entire Panikhida (Orthodox memorial service), plus two extra pieces—one at the beginning and one at the end—and is based completely on arrangements of Russian Chant melodies. Many of the […]

Posted in Liturgy, Music | Tagged chant, harmony, liturgy, moscow synodal school, Music, Orthodox, panikhida, REquiem, Rusian, sheehan, smolensky July 14, 2014

The 22nd Russian Orthodox Church Musicians’ Conference

By Jonathan Pageau on November 2, 2012
The 22nd Russian Orthodox Church Musicians’ Conference

(Editorial note: George Skok, the choir director of Holy Trinity Cathedral in Toronto kindly sent us this summary of ROCOR’s recent Orthodox Church Musicians’ Conference which gathered an amazing array of musical experts from Russia and North America.  Among these, our own Benedict Sheehan led a seminar for the group. The Article is by V.V. […]

Posted in Music | Tagged Benedict Sheehan, chant, choir, Ekaterina N. Sadikova, George A. Skok, Holy Trinity Cathedral, Kurt Sander, Mariya V. Bakhvalova, Music, Orthodox, Priest Mikhail Asmus, ROCOR, Russia, toronto, Vladimir A. Gorbik July 14, 2014

Notes from the psalterion, updated and annotated – Part II, Getting Started

By Richard Barrett on October 11, 2012

This is post 2 of 6 in the series “Notes from The Psalterion” In the first installment, I discussed a set of ideals that essentially argue that Orthodox liturgical singing is, first and foremost, an offering to God and to be treated as such — in short, that it is a privilege, a craft, and […]

Posted in Liturgy, Music | Tagged chanting, choir, liturgical music, Music, Orthodox Church, orthodox music, Orthodoxy, polyphony, psalterion, Richard Barret April 1, 2017

The Creation of a Christian Culture, Part 2

By Nicholas Kotar on August 14, 2012
The Creation of a Christian Culture, Part 2

This is post 2 of 2 in the series “The Creation of a Christian Culture” In part one of this article, I tried to establish the importance (and difficulty) of introducing the liturgical art forms into a secular space, in order to help those outside the Church to have a genuine experience of that otherworldliness […]

Posted in Music | Tagged Conquering Time, Music, Nicholas Kotar, Orthodox Church, Two Paths Diverged in a Wood April 1, 2017

A ‘Small Entrance’ into Orthodox Christian Sacred Music: Part Two – The Songs of Men

By Benedict Sheehan on July 7, 2012
A 'Small Entrance' into Orthodox Christian Sacred Music: Part Two - The Songs of Men

This is post 2 of 2 in the series “A ‘Small Entrance’ into Orthodox Christian Sacred Music” The Fathers of the Church teach that, before the Fall, Adam was like an angel. In his being, Adam was to be the bridge between the visible and the invisible creations — containing elements of both within himself […]

Posted in Music, Theory | Tagged Angelic Song, Benedict Sheehan, Music, orthodox music, sacred music, secular music, song, worship April 1, 2017
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