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An All-Night Vigil for St. Richard of Wessex: An Old Saint is Venerated Anew

By Richard Barrett on May 10, 2022
An All-Night Vigil for St. Richard of Wessex: An Old Saint is Venerated Anew

Overview: On the evening of 6 February 2022, Dormition of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church in Somerville, Massachusetts celebrated an All-Night Vigil (full festal Vespers, Orthros, and Divine Liturgy served consecutively) for Saint Richard of Wessex (7 February, +722 A.D.). At the altar were three priests: Rev. Fr. Anthony Tandilyan, proistamenos of Dormition Rev. […]

Posted in Liturgy, Music, News | Tagged Anglo-Saxon, Byzantine Chant, hymnography, Orthodox, richard barrett, Richard of Wessex, saxon, vigil, western orthodox May 11, 2022

Review: Great and Holy Pascha and The Mystic Pascha

By Richard Barrett on June 3, 2021
Review: Great and Holy Pascha and The Mystic Pascha

In a recent panel discussion on music for the Orthodox Christian Studies Center of Fordham University, composer Benedict Sheehan made the observation that the publication of musical anthologies tends to solidify and codify generational snapshots of particular traditions, carrying authoritative weight for those who use it as a resource. These anthologies… put on the page […]

Posted in Music, News | Tagged Byzantine Chant, Music, Pascha, repetoire, review, samuel herron, Vladimir Morosan June 3, 2021

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

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

Saint Tikhon Choir & Company Release Chart-Topping Album

By Benedict Sheehan on September 9, 2020
Saint Tikhon Choir & Company Release Chart-Topping Album

South Canaan, PA—On August 28, the world-premiere recording of Alexander Kastalsky’s Requiem was released by Naxos Records. The recording—which was made during a live performance in the Washington National Cathedral in October of 2018 in celebration of the 100-year anniversary of the World War I Armistice—features the combined forces of multiple GRAMMY-winning ensembles, including the Cathedral Choral […]

Posted in Music, News | Tagged kastalsky, Kastalsky Requiem, saint tikhon choir September 9, 2020

A Recording of the Kastalsky Requiem – Fundraising Request

By Benedict Sheehan on July 17, 2020
A Recording of the Kastalsky Requiem - Fundraising Request

In 1917, Russian composer Alexander Kastalsky wrote a monumental Requiem commemorating the Allied slain of World War I. He brought together melodies from all the religious traditions of the Allies, weaving them into a harmonious and triumphant whole, memorializing those who gave their lives in service to their nation. The work is testament to the […]

Posted in Music | Tagged Benedict Sheehan, Kastalsky Requiem July 17, 2020

Blessed Art Thou among Women—a New Release by the PaTRAM Institute Singers

By Vladimir Morosan on April 15, 2020
Blessed Art Thou among Women—a New Release by the PaTRAM Institute Singers

Blessed Art Thou among Women—a New Release by the PaTRAM Institute Singers, Peter Jermihov, Conductor Reviewed by Vladimir Morosan The liturgical tradition of the Orthodox Church is extremely rich with hymnography in honor of the Virgin Mary—the Most Holy Theotokos or Mother of God, as she is typically referred to. Virtually every complex of Orthodox […]

Posted in Music | Tagged album, Music, PaTRAM, Peter Jermihov, Russian Orthodox May 4, 2020

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 September 3, 2021

Byzantine Music is Choral Music

By Richard Barrett on January 29, 2020
Byzantine Music is Choral Music

Some years ago, a singer who was primarily active in Russian Orthodox choral music pulled me aside at a church music event. “Can I be honest with you about something?” this person said to me. “I don’t understand Byzantine music. To me, it looks like it’s either a soloist or a group of mostly men; […]

Posted in Music | Tagged Byzantine Chant, choral music, richard barrett February 5, 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
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