On November 12, 2008, a significant event occurred in the life of Orthodoxy in North America: the election of a new Metropolitan for the OCA, or Orthodox Church in America. We would like to dedicate this program of “Icons in Sound” to the newly elected Metropolitan JONAH, as we focus on some of the special hymns that are sung when a bishop celebrates the Divine Liturgy. “Many years to you, Master!”
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Icons in Sound 021 - Rejoice: Hymns to the Virgin Mary
A brand new CD by the St. Vladimir’s Seminary Chorale draws upon the richness of many Orthodox musical traditions, all adapted into the English Language. From Byzantine and Slavic chants adapted and arranged by graduates of the Seminary, to new compositions by American Orthodox composers, this CD allows listeners to experience the musical breadth and diversity found in the Seminary’s liturgical practice.
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Dr. Tikey Zes has worked in the field of Orthodox Church music for over 55 years, producing numerous compositions and chant arrangements in both Greek and English. This program explores his musical legacy and the beauty it has contributed to the Orthodox musical landscape in North America.
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Celebrate the great feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross with a broad selection of hymns in a variety of musical traditions, drawn from a brand new CD, entitled “Life-Giving Wood: The Feast of the Elevation of the Cross,” by the St. Lawrence Orthodox Chorale. On this CD all the hymnography is in English, allowing the sense and meaning of the festal texts to emerge fully.
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Icons in Sound 018 - The Nativity of the Theotokos
The Church begins its New Year on September 1, and very soon afterwards, on September 8, celebrates the first major feast of New Testament salvation history--the Nativity of the Holy Virgin Theotokos. This episode of “Icons in Sound” takes listeners on a musical celebration of the feast, with a variety of selections taken from Byzantine, Slavic and contemporary North American roots.
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Icons in Sound 017 - The Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos
The great feast of the Dormition or Falling Asleep of the Most Holy Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary, which the Church celebrates on August 15th, has some of the richest hymnography of the Orthodox festal cycle. This program samples the vast treasure-house of Dormition hymns in three languages--English, Greek, and Church Slavonic. Listen Now (mp3)! or click below to listen:
Icons in Sound 016 - The Everlasting Light of the Transfiguration
This episode of “Icons in Sound” is a musical celebration of the great feast of the Transfiguration of Christ, which the Orthodox Church marks on August 6th. The festal hymns describe the events of the feast, offer praise to the Lord Jesus Christ for His glorious works, exhort and inspire the faithful, and reflect upon the theological depth of the celebration. Listen Now (mp3)! or click below to listen:
Icons in Sound 015 - Byzantine Chant Liturgy in English
Hear the Divine Liturgy like you've never heard it before!
On this week's "Icons in Sound" we are delighted to bring you a preview of Cappella Romana's newest CD, which is being launched at the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese's Clergy-Laity Congress. This is truly a history-making recording, on which the complete Divine Liturgy, in the English translation of the Thyateira Diocese, is chanted in authentic Byzantine style by expert, professional-caliber chanters, whose native language is English.
Icons in Sound 014 - The Music of Fr. Sergei Glagolev
Orthodox worship in the English language requires musical settings of hymns that “sing” and “pray” in English. For over 50 years, Father Sergei Glagolev has been composing liturgical music in English, and teaching and inspiring others to do the likewise. It is fitting, therefore, that our first program in a series devoted to Orthodox composers in America be devoted to his pioneering works.
Icons in Sound 013 - Let Us Praise the Saints of North America!
This episode of "Icons in Sound" celebrates "All the Saints of North America," featuring hymns in honor of such saints as St. Herman of Alaska, St. Innocent, Enlightener of North America, and St. John, the Wonderworker of Shanghai and San Francisco. Although this is a relatively recent tradition in the life of the North American Churches, the musical selections, drawn from a variety of chant styles and sung in English, demonstrate that the practice of commemorating the American saints is becoming increasingly widespread. Listen Now (mp3)! or listen below.
On November 12, 2008, a significant event occurred in the life of Orthodoxy in North America: the election of a new Metropolitan for the OCA, or Orthodox Church in America. We would like to dedicate this program of “Icons in Sound” to the newly elected Metropolitan JONAH, as we focus on some of the special hymns that are sung when a bishop celebrates the Divine Liturgy. “Many years to you, Master!”
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Celebrate the great feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross with a broad selection of hymns in a variety of musical traditions, drawn from a brand new CD, entitled “
Hear the Divine Liturgy like you've never heard it before!
Orthodox worship in the English language requires musical settings of hymns that “sing” and “pray” in English. For over 50 years, Father Sergei Glagolev has been composing liturgical music in English, and teaching and inspiring others to do the likewise. It is fitting, therefore, that our first program in a series devoted to Orthodox composers in America be devoted to his pioneering works.
This episode of "Icons in Sound" celebrates "All the Saints of North America," featuring hymns in honor of such saints as St. Herman of Alaska, St. Innocent, Enlightener of North America, and St. John, the Wonderworker of Shanghai and San Francisco. Although this is a relatively recent tradition in the life of the North American Churches, the musical selections, drawn from a variety of chant styles and sung in English, demonstrate that the practice of commemorating the American saints is becoming increasingly widespread.