NEW YORK — On the feast of the Transfiguration in 1994, then-seminarian Elias Rafaj made the journey to visit the monastic village of Ormylia in Greece, home to the largest women’s monastery in the ...
A moment as mysterious as the sacred idea it celebrates – the crucified Christ’s decent into Hades before his resurrection – arrived Saturday morning at St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in a ...
As a living art over 2000 years old, the Byzantine chart is a significant cultural tradition and music system belonging to the musical traditions originating in the Byzantine Empire. Focused on ...
Paul Barnes, an American pianist and chanter, filled the Shigemi Matsumoto Recital Hall with the sounds of a piano and Greek Orthodox chant on Friday, Feb. 8. Barns presented a re-enchantment of music ...
BOB ABERNETHY, anchor: This weekend of Easter Sunday (April 12) for Western Christians we have a profile coming up of an inspiring Christian musician. We also have a “Belief and Practice” segment on ...
The haunting, otherworldly sound of Gregorian chant transports us to another time and place. The trouble is, that time and place may never have existed. That’s because the style of chant we’re used to ...
Dr. Alexander Lingas, founder and music director of Cappella Romana, will lead the Byzantine Chant Ensemble in the Coronation at Westminster Abbey on Saturday, 6 May 2023. Buckingham Palace recently ...