In this episode of Icons in Sound, Dr. Vladimir Morosan, a leading expert in Orthodox sacred music, plays selections from an extraordinary and unique work of Orthodox-inspired non-liturgical art: Fr. Ivan Moody's Passion and Resurrection. Listen Now (mp3)! or listen below.
The third episode of Icons in Sound showcases a CD that came out just before Pascha in 2007 -- Russian composer Alexandre Gretchaninoff's Passion Week, as recorded on the Chandos label by the Kansas City Chorale and the Phoenix Bach Choir, under the direction of Charles Bruffy. This superb recording of was nominated for five Grammy awards, including Best Classical Album and Best Choral Performance, and it ended up winning one Grammy for Best Engineered Classical Album. The CD got absolutely glowing reviews in a number of magazines and periodicals, which gave wide exposure to Orthodox church music in a positive light.
In the first episode of our newest show, Icons in Sound, host Dr. Vladimir Morosan looks at the musical beauty and deep theology of the Orthodox Church's hymnography for the Feast of the Annunciation. Click here or listen below.
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