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The Divine Liturgy

Music: The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom — Trisagion
Composer: Tikey Zes
Artists: Cappella Romana, choir; Douglas Schneider, organ;
Album: Tikey Zes: The Divine Liturgy
Label: Cappella Romana

Order: http://cappellaromana.org/product/divine-liturgy-tikey-zes/

The Divine Liturgy is the principal Eucharistic service in the Orthodox Church, somewhat analogous to the Roman Catholic Mass. Dr. Tikey Zes (b. 1927) is the most prolific composer of Greek Orthodox liturgical music in America. This highly original choral setting of the Liturgy, which Zes dedicated to Cappella Romana, bears the marks of a composer long engaged with the traditions of Orthodox worship. Cumulatively opulent in its variety, level of musical difficulty, and ecstatic polyphonic climaxes, this Liturgy achieves a balance of splendor with restraint that is, its acculturated musical idiom notwithstanding, thoroughly Byzantine.

Tikey Zes: The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom — Trisagion

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The Divine Liturgy of St John Chrysostom Op31 by Rachmaninov. Performed by The Oriana Chorale, Canberra.
Soloists: Mary Tatchell and Michael Tatchell
Conductor: Piroska Varga

09 The Eucharistic Prayer  A Mercy Of Peace by Rachmaninov

10 We Hymn Thee by Rachmaninov

Music: Слава…Единородный Сыне / Glory… Only Begotten Son
Composer: Pavel Chesnokov
Artists: PaTRAM Institute Male Choir; Vladimir Gorbik, conductor
Album: Teach Me Thy Statutes (Научи мя оправданием Tвоим)
Label: FRESH! From Reference Recordings
Release Date: May 18 2018
https://referencerecordings.com/?p=11545

We are very pleased to present our first release in a new series from the PaTRAM Institute. The music performed on this recording of Orthodox choral music in the Slavonic language was written by famed Russian composer Pavel Chesnokov (1877-1944). Teach me Thy Statutes is performed by the PaTRAM Institute Male Choir, a highly professional group which is a collaboration of Russian and American singers. The male choir is considered by many to be the mainstay of traditional chant and Orthodox monasticism. PaTRAM Institute Singers and Reference Recordings are planning several more CD releases over the next 5 years with Dr. Peter Jermihov as artistic director and conductor. Alexis Lukianov, Founder, Chairman and CEO of PaTRAM Institute states: “I am very pleased that PaTRAM Institute Singers has partnered with one of the top labels in the classical music industry. We are excited about our newest prospects and opportunities to produce and distribute world-­class orthodox liturgical music.”

Teach Me Thy Statutes was recorded in Russia in July of 2016 in the Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian Orthodox Church, at the Saratov Orthodox Theological Seminary. PaTRAM’s objective was to immerse the listener in the beautiful Russian monastic style of singing through its fullness and richness of sonority. Highly-esteemed conductor Maestro Vladimir Gorbik, whose pedigree is from the Moscow Conservatory and as choirmaster of the Holy Trinity—St. Sergius Lavra Representation Choir (monastery), skillfully unites strong musicianship with superb diction to a degree that is seldom heard outside of Russia, but which epitomizes the best traditional culture of singing in the Russian Orthodox Church.

Teach Me Thy Statutes

Pavel Chesnokov: Glory... Only Begotten Son

Music: The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom: The Beatitudes
Composer: Kurt Sander
Artists: PaTRAM Institute Singers; Peter Jermihov, conductor
Album: The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom
FRESH! From Reference Recordings (FR-713)
Available April 26, 2019
https://referencerecordings.com/?p=13443

Reference Recordings is very pleased to present the second release in our series from the PaTRAM Institute, rising stars whose debut album on our label, Chesnokov: Teach Me Thy Statutes (FR­727SACD), has recently garnered a GRAMMY® nomination for Best Choral Performance. The music performed on this new recording of Russian Orthodox choral music in the English language was written by Dr. Kurt Sander.

Conductor Peter Jermihov writes: “The Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom by Kurt Sander is unique in several respects. Within the body of repertoire contained in the Russian­based jurisdictions of North America (Moscow Patriarchate, Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, and the Orthodox Church in America), it is the first and only complete setting of the Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom in English. Rooted in the 19th Century Russian models of such masters as Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Gretchaninoff, and others, Sander’s Liturgy grows out of the monumental choral edifices of these masters and rightfully belongs in their midst.”

The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom is performed by the PaTRAM Institute Singers, a highly professional group of Russian and American male and female vocalists, joined by soloists Evan Bravos, Keven Keys, Protodeacon Vadim Gan, Glenn Miller, and Daniel Shirley. PaTRAM Institute Singers and Reference Recordings are planning several more CD releases over the next 5 years with Dr. Peter Jermihov as artistic director and conductor.

The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom

Kurt Sander: The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom: The Beatitudes

We at RR believe that how a recording sounds is as important as the music itself. "Prof." Keith O. Johnson, our chief engineer and Technical Director, is a true audio legend, having designed and patented many innovative products in the professional and consumer fields. The RR Sound comes from his singular methods and equipment, hand-built or extensively modified by him. Microphone techniques range from single-point Blumlein to spaced omnis to complex studio mixes, depending on the musical forces and the performing space involved. Our goal is to recreate the sound of real musicians making music in real space.