Author:   CAPPELLA ROMANA, IOANNIS ARVANITAIS aND ALEXANDER LINGAS , DIRECTORS  

#:  8599  

A breathtaking collection of medieval Byzantine Chant sung from manuscripts made at the Abbey of Grottaferrata in the suburban hills of Rome, which has operated continuously in the Byzantine rite since its founding, before the Great Schism, in 1004. During the Middle Ages, Grottaferrata was the site of an important scriptorium, the surviving manuscripts of which bear precious witness to musical repertories sung in Constantinople before the Crusader sack of 1204.  

Author:   CAPPELLA ROMANA, ALEXANDER LINGAS DIRECTOR  

#:  8095  

A male ensemble led by Alexander Lingas chants the hymns,psalms and responses of the Byzantine liturgy using the English translation of the Greek text blessed by Archbishop Gregorios of Thyateira and Great Britain. The celebrants are the Very Rev. Dr. Meletios (Webber) and the Rev. Dr. Deacon John (Chyrssavgis), who render in full all of the litanies and prayers of the entire service. This attractively packaged two CD set is accompanied by a forty page booklet with an annotated text of the service and essays on Orthodox worship and Byzantine chant by the Very Rev. Archimandrite Ephrem (Lash), Alexander Lingas, and John Michael Boyer.  

Author:   ST VLADIMIRS SEMINARY CHOIR, KEVIN SMITH DIRECTOR, MARK BAILEY ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR  

#:  8040  

Arranged for English-language liturgical use, 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 ofthe 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.   

Author:   ST VLADIMIRS SEMINARY CHOIR, KEVIN SMITH DIRECTOR, MARK BAILEY ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR  

#:  8041  

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. 59 minutes   

Author:   ST VLADIMIRS SEMINARY CHORALE, KEVIN SMITH DIRECTOR  

#:  8620  

Featuring English-language arrangements of traditional Russian, Serbian, and Greek chants, as well as new compositions from St. Vladimir's Seminary. The chants honour Mary's particular and intimate role in the life and death of her son and God, Jesus. "Rejoice" focuses the listener on God's saving plan revealed through Mary as "Mother of God," and on her own unique joy which is granted to every believer who receives Christ by virtue of his/her own "Let it be."  

Author:   Bishop Hilarion Alfeyev  

#:  8677  

This recording in Church Slavonic of the Divine Liturgy is imbued with the spirit of prayer. It was not produced in a studio or staged in a concert hall but celebrated in church of St Nicholas on the Three Mountains, in Moscow with the composer as celebrant and the voices of the State Tretyakov Gallery Choir leading the faithful in prayer. The accompanying booklet includes information about the Liturgy , Composer, Director and Choir. 26 Tracks   

Author:   CAPPELLA ROMANA - ALEXANDER LINGAS, DIRECTOR  

#:  8288  

The Roman Empire finally came to an end in 1453 with the fall of its capital, Constantinople, to the Ottoman Turks. This stunning recording is a musical exploration of the relations between Eastern and Western Christians at this critical time. The listener is transported from the majestic ceremonial of the Orthodox Cathedral of St. Sophia in Constantinople to the Council of Florence, Italy, where hopes of reunion between East and West were not fulfilled. The recording is accompanied by a 23 page booklet providing historical and musicological background together with full English translations of all texts sung.