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Cantors Amy Hogg and Richard Barrett discuss the state of the field in English-language Byzantine chant, exploring where we’ve been, where we are, and where we’re going.

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    • Religion & Spirituality
    • 4.7 • 25 Ratings

Cantors Amy Hogg and Richard Barrett discuss the state of the field in English-language Byzantine chant, exploring where we’ve been, where we are, and where we’re going.

    Book Preview - Byzantine Chant, The Received Tradition: A Conversation with John Michael Boyer

    Book Preview - Byzantine Chant, The Received Tradition: A Conversation with John Michael Boyer

    Amy and Richard welcome back John Michael Boyer to talk about his new textbook for Byzantine music aimed specifically at English language readers. They have a conversation about the book's beginnings, John's nearly two decades long writing process, what it offers cantors, and how the chant landscape has changed in North America since he first had the idea for the book. Show notes: John Michael Boyer, Saint John Koukouzelis Institute of Liturgical Arts Byzantine Chant: The Received Tradition - A Lesson Book Book launch at Maliotis Cultural Center Cappella Romana Publishing Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral, New Orleans, LA

    • 49 min
    A Conversation with Demetrios Katsiklis of St. Nicholas Shrine, Ground Zero

    A Conversation with Demetrios Katsiklis of St. Nicholas Shrine, Ground Zero

    Demetrios Katsiklis is the newly-appointed Master Chanter of the newly-reopened St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine at Ground Zero. In this episode he talks to Amy and Richard about his upbringing in Greece, his chanting education, the challenges and opportunities of daily worship at one of the most visible Orthodox churches in the United States, and the intentionality of establishing St. Nicholas as a bilingual (Greek/English) worshipping community.

    • 53 min
    Heaven and Earth: A Song of Creation - Byzantine-Informed Choral Composition

    Heaven and Earth: A Song of Creation - Byzantine-Informed Choral Composition

    Amy and Richard chat with the composers of Heaven and Earth, Cappella Romana's latest CD release, about the influence of Byzantine chant on this unique collaborative work. Heaven and Earth by Cappella Romana, recording release, October 14 2022 Heaven and Earth, concerts in Seattle and Portland, October 14-16 2022 Heaven and Earth: A Song of Creation performing edition, complete and individual movements, Musica Russica Background on Heaven and Earth: A Song of Creation CERN’s Higgs boson discovery Archimandrite +Ephrem (Lash) - Fr. Ephrem’s translation of Ps103, from draft to final Tikey Zes - The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom CD release - Tikey Zes: Choral Works CD release +Richard Toensing - Kontakion on the Nativity of Christ with new Orthodox Christmas Carols CD release Kurt Sander - The Divine Liturgy CD release Alexander Khalil - The Science Network interview John Michael Boyer - The Divine Liturgy in English CD release Matthew Arndt - Interview with Society of St. Romanos the Melodist

    • 54 min
    Paralaggi Practice: Resurrection Apolytikion, Mode 4

    Paralaggi Practice: Resurrection Apolytikion, Mode 4

    In this episode Amy and Richard discuss the 4th Mode Resurrectional Apolytikion. You can find the score and recordings of the hymn on paralaggi and melos in the show notes, as well as a scale chart for reference. 4th Mode Resurrection Apolytikion in Byzantine notation, by Papa Ephraim 4th Mode Resurrection Apolytikion in Western notation, by Papa Ephraim Parallagi Recording, Amy Hogg Melos Recording, Amy Hogg Parallagi Recording, Richard Barrett Melos Recording, Richard Barrett Scales Chart (B & W): https://trisagion-school.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/2021/01/Trisagion-School-Scale-Chart-B-and-W.pdf Scales Chart (Color): https://trisagion-school.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/2021/01/Trisagion-School-Scale-Chart-Color.pdf Recordings of the 4th Mode Resurrectional Apolytikion in Greek: The Choir of Theodore Vasilikos Thrasyvoulos Stanitsas Pan Hellenic League of Sacred Cantors

    • 13 min
    “Eve’s Daughter Mary Has Opened Your Mouth”: A Conversation With Susan Ashbrook Harvey

    “Eve’s Daughter Mary Has Opened Your Mouth”: A Conversation With Susan Ashbrook Harvey

    Amy and Richard talk to Brown University’s Susan Ashbrook Harvey about her work, including liturgical aesthetics in late antiquity, and how St. Ephraim the Syrian’s choirs of women in fourth century Edessa might be helpful models for us today. Show Notes: Extract from Jacob of Serug’s Homily on St. Ephraim the Syrian [Hyperlink to the pdf which is attached to the email] More of Susan Ashbrook Harvey’s Work: Music as Liturgy: Models from Ancient Syriac Christianity: ISOCM Presentation ISOCM Publication Performance as Exegesis: Women’s Liturgical Choirs in Syriac Tradition On Mary’s Voice: Gendered Words in Syriac Marian Tradition Singing Women’s Stories in Syriac Tradition Revisiting the Daughters of the Covenant: Women’s Choirs and Sacred Song in Ancient Syriac Christianity Modern Syrian Women’s Choirs: Syriac Choir of Nouri Iskandar, Aleppo Choir of St. Petrus, Stockholm Syriac Music Institute

    • 55 min
    Paralaggi Practice: Resurrection Apolytikion, Mode 3

    Paralaggi Practice: Resurrection Apolytikion, Mode 3

    In this episode Amy and Richard discuss the 3rd Mode Resurrectional Apolytikion. You can find the score and recordings of the hymn on paralaggi and melos in the show notes, as well as a scale chart for reference. 3rd Mode Resurrectional Apolytikion - Looped Recording 3rd Mode Resurrection Apolytikion in Byzantine notation, by Papa Ephraim 3rd Mode Resurrection Apolytikion in Western notation, by Papa Ephraim Scales Chart (B & W) Scales Chart (Color)

    • 19 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
25 Ratings

25 Ratings

looneyitooney ,

A Chanting treasure

Thank you so much for doing this. I know it's a huge time investment. Years ago I toe-dipped into chanting and really appreciate what you are doing here. God bless and please keep it up!

Aerojamie ,

Lots of great history and interviews

If you’re interested in Orthodox music in the English-speaking world, this is the podcast for you. Whether you’re a church musician or not, you’ll learn a lot about the development of Byzantine chant in English. You’ll hear examples and see how the work of many musicians has led us to where we are today - a work in progress to train chanters and make excellent materials available to every parish. Engaging interviews connect us with those who are making great contributions in this area, and let us know about their challenges and goals.

Devin Barnes ,

Byzantine Chant for everyone!

I highly recommend this podcast to anyone who is interested in Byzantine Chant. Richard and Amy do a wonderful job of covering the history of Byzantine Chant in the English language. They also do a great job of summarizing the basics of Byzantine Chant.

Each episode leaves me excited for the next one to come out. When the next one is due out, I eagerly hit the refresh button on my browser hoping to catch it as soon as it is published.

This podcast fills a need that hasn’t been filled. Byzantine Chant is the largest, most widely practiced musical repertoire in the Orthodox world. Yet, until recent years, it has been underserved in English, especially amongst podcasts and lecture series.

I appreciate AFR giving this podcast the green light, because it helps get the word out there about this beautiful, ancient repertoire of music.

This podcast will help show that Byzantine Chant is for everyone. It’s not just for Greeks, Romanians, Bulgarians, Serbs or Arabs. But it’s a sacred repertoire that transcends ethnicity and transcends language. Converts and cradles, men and women, young and old can all learn traditional Byzantine Chant and practice it.

This podcast will help ‘get the word out’ that Byzantine Chant is for everyone, and is accessible to everyone.

I look forward to more wonderful episodes from Richard and Amy, and more interviews of well-respected and very talented individuals who practice Byzantine Chant in a traditional manner; and who show that it is accessible to all of us, regardless of ethnicity, language, gender or background.

Thanks be to God for this podcast!

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