CDs

Just released: The eagerly awaited recording by Cappella Romana—the renowned international ensemble of Byzantine chanters — with Fr. Meletios Webber, priest, and Fr. John Chryssavgis, deacon.

The Orthros Service of Holy Pascha (Easter). The most widely attended service of the year, it is filled with hymns of exhortation and joyful praise, announcing the good news of Christs Resurrection.

Centuries old, Byzantine Chant is the traditional liturgical music of the Greek Orthodox Church.

Archangel Voices in an ensemble of professional-level singers established with the goal of producing high-quality recordings of Orthodox liturgical music in English, This CD offers a variety of compositions and chant arrangements by some of North America's leading composers, including Mark Bailey, Fr. Sergei Glagolev, Frederick Karam, Kevin Lawrence, Vladimir Morosan, Walter Obleschuk, and Jessica Suchy-Pilalis.

The Akathist Hymn is a Service of the Orthodox Church that invites the faithful to rejoice in the unique and sublime role the Virgin Mary played in the salvation of mankind.

A collection of Byzantine Hymns, sung in English, as well as our own original Contemporary Christian Music.

Eikona and their children present a collection of stories and hymns highlighting the major feasts and great saints of the Orthodox liturgical year.

This CD will provide a wonderful means of disseminating the awareness of the living tradition of Byzantine music throughout the United States.

Selections from the All-Night Vigil of the Orthodox Church
liturgical music on compact disc

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 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.

This CD presents the Orthodox Divine Liturgy in its richest, most majestic form--when a bishop serves. The resplendent singing of the mixed choir alternates with angelic trios and the sonorous singing of the clergy choir. Where appropriate, the congregation joins in with joyful refrains of antiphonal psalmody.