Chant & Music
Subcategories:
• Chants from the Holy Land
• Christmas Music
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From St. Vladimir's Seminary
VIGIL
Selections from the All-Night Vigil of the Orthodox Christian Church
Kevin Smith, director
Mark Bailey, associate director
Sung by the choirs of St Vladimir's Seminary
Jubilant antiphonal singing and responsorial psalmody, chants, and anthems in English include, among others:
- Gladsome Light, Igor Dvoretsky
- The Great Doxology, Boris Ledkovsky
- St Symeon's Prayer, Mark Bailey
- Psalm 103, Fr Sergei Glagolev
- The Polyeleon (Psalms 134, 135), Mount Athos melody
- The Evlogitaria of the Resurrection, Boris Ledkovsky
- Saturday Evening Prokeimenon, Carpatho-Rusyn chant arranged by Fr Paul Jannakos
Total time: 59 minutes
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From St. Vladimir's Seminary
CHANT
Chant Traditions of the Orthodox Christian Church
Kevin Smith, director
Mark Bailey, associate director
Sung by the choirs of St Vladimir's Seminary
Arranged for English-language liturgical use in North America, these chants draw from various musical traditions of the Orthodox Church and include, among other selections:
- Gladsome Light, Znamenny chant
- "The Shadow of the Law," Znamenny chant
- St Symeon's Prayer, Byzantine chant
- Antiphon XV at the Entrance of the Cross on Great and Holy Friday, Byzantine chant
- The Polyeleon (Psalm 135), Byzantine chant
- Exapostilarion of Bridegroom Matins, Bulgarian melody
- Kathisma Hymn of Great and Holy Thursday, Carpatho-Rusyn chant
- Kathisma Hymn of Paschal Nocturns, Bulgarian melody
- "Christ is Risen," Serbian and Byzantine chant
Total time: 57 minutes
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From Holy Cross Hermitage
CHRIST IS RISEN!
Ancient Hymns of Pascha
From their Hermitage deep in the hills of West Virginia, the monks of Holy Cross Hermitage dedicate this collection to the Feast of Feasts -- the glorious Resurrection of our Lord. The choir adapts Synodal books of the Russian Orthodox Church, chanting these sanctified melodies entirely in English. Includes hymns from Paschal Matins, the Paschal Canon in its entirety, and a few special hymns from the Paschal Divine Liturgy, in Russian, Byzantine and Georgian chant styles. You'll also hear the festive peals of the monastery's bells.
36 selections
Total time: 53:29
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GATES OF REPENTANCE
Hymns from Great Lent
& Holy Week
This expanded version of Fr. Apostolos Hill's original English-language recording adds eight new hymns, providing for a complete chant journey through Great Lent. One of only a few Byzantine chant recordings that comprises a complete selection of Lenten and Holy Week hymnology. Booklet includes complete hymn text.
27 selections
Total time: 59:47
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RUMANIAN CHANT
Liturgical Songs & Carols
The best of Eastern Christian spirituality and musical tradition is brought together in this anthology of Rumanian Orthodox melodies. Sung at the Rumanian Orthodox Monastery outside the walls of Jerusalem's Old City, these powerful chants are performed by a Rumanian choir of men and women. Recorded live.
16 selections
Total time: 52:09
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