Це хард-рокова балада з елементами фолка. Єдина пісня «8 кулі», де грає бандура. Ми намагались її зробити ще у 2016 році з харківським Hardrockers Band, але члени гурту на жаль були проти україномовних текстів. З того варіанту залишився приспів, навіяний «Чорним вороном» Василя Шкляра. Вся інша сльозоточива історія про сиву мати та зросійщених онучат прийшла вже потім під «Думи мої, думи мої» Тараса Григоровича.
It's a hard rock ballad with folk elements. We used a traditional Ukrainian music instrument - bandura. The song tells a story of our Motherland was being tortured by russian invaders during over the 300 years.

Голгофа

8 куля - Голгофа (Remaster)

Avec Chantal Touvet, auteur de « Histoire des sanctuaires de Lourdes » (éditions NDL, 3 tomes) et de « Tout commença par un souffle » (éditions Béatitudes)

https://www.traditions-monastiques.com/fr/livres-spiritualite/2194-voie-coeur-jesus-saint-francois-sales-l1175f.html

La voie du cœur de Jésus 2025-02-25 Comment, par la prière, aimer Dieu et répondre à son amour

318@Nicea is an orchestral composition, in A major, celebrating the First Ecumenical Council of Nicea (325AD). It is Nicea, where 318 bishops from around the world gathered to assert the divinity of Jesus Christ, and denounce the heresy of Arius. 

The composition commemorates, in 2025, exactly 17 centuries (1700 years) since that significant Council of Nicea. The timing of the composition was by coincidence. For so many years, I had a persistent urge to celebrate the Council of Nicea in some artistic form. I had a novel or some form of drama in mind, but only last year I found myself venturing into this music composition.

The piece is composed of 318 music bars, almost by coincidence, a bar for each of the bishops in attendance at the Council of Nicea. The title of the piece reflects this, and I elected to add a Coptic subtitle, shomt she mit-eshmin khen Nikea, which means 318 at Nicea. This is homage to the great Coptic Orthodox Church that spiritually and doctrinally led the Council, through St Athanasius of Alexandria. It is St Athanasius who led the authorship of the Nicene Creed that is the basis for Christians’ belief in Christ the Lord, around the world. 

To guide the listener, I provided below a brief description for each of the ideas that inspired me through the composition. A time mark for each of these ideas is included.

0:00 – 2:40 Church of Alexandria and its spiritual growth. I included a couple of motifs that allude to two well-known tunes of the Coptic Orthodox Church, Evlogimenos (0:23-0:27; sung on Palm Sunday), and Golgotha (1:27-1:30; sung on Good Friday and adopted from burial rituals from the Pharaonic era).

2:41 – 4:12 Arius, his fall in heresy, and the danger the Church faces.

4:13 – 5:08 Sad divisions within the universal Church.

5:08 – 6:27 Constantine the Great calls a council to address the Arian heresy.

6:28 – 7:39 St Athanasius and Pope Alexandros prepare their defence of Christ and travel from Alexandria to Nicea.

7:40 – 8:43 Triumph of St Athanasius and the Church at Nicea against Arius and his heresy.

8:44 – 10:17 The Church is united in faith, condemning Arius.

10:18 – 10:47 Bishops develop the Nicene Creed based on faith of Christ’s divinity. 10:18-10:21 is a music motif (phrase) that reflects the sound uttered when one vocalises the word “Ho-moou-si-os” (ὁμοούσιος). This was the key term at the Council of Nicea, meaning “of the one and same essence”, when referring to the nature of Christ, being of the same and one essence with the Father. This motif is repeated in that section, to reflect the agreement that bishops had at Nicea, that this is indeed their faith. The celesta is clearly audible in this part, to symbolise the Divine guidance that led the Council of Nicea to have this faith in Christ. That is, it was the Holy Spirit who led the Council to assert Christ’s Divinity, as being of the one and same essence as the Father.

10:47-11:47 this is a military march, a reminder of the endorsement by the Roman Empire of the outcomes and canons of the Council of Nicea. It is based on a rhythm that Roman legions played at the time, when marching for war and during their military parades. It has a tempo of 120bpm and a time signature of 4/4, 4/4, 4/4, and 3/4 over a 4-bar unit that is repeated 8 times (a 32-bar section).

11:48 – 12:58 Continued spiritual growth of the Church. The Coptic Orthodox Church describes this during its liturgy, when reading Acts of the Apostles (Praxis): “the word of the Lord shall grow, multiply, be mighty, and be confirmed in the holy Church of God, Amen”.  

If you’ve come so far in this description, one thing remains that can make all the difference: lift up your heart to the Holy Trinity that He may unite all Christians in the one faith. The Scriptures teach us that there is  "One Lord, one faith, one baptism" (Ephesians 4:5).

Composer/Orchestrator: Kyrillos Guirguis
Copyright: Kyrillos Guirguis, 2024

YouTube link: https://youtu.be/2Q9plYlf1b8

318@Nicea

318@Nicea (Shomt She Mit-eshmin Khen Nikea)

Trinity Lutheran Church's Rev. Steve Wagner delivers a sermon titled, "It Is Finished" based primarily on the Gospel reading of Christ's passion from John 19. Learn more at www.trinitylombard.org.

It Is Finished - April 18, 2025 - Good Friday

I Caught Her Drinking Catpiss

Pagan Torment

God Watched Us Die

Filth and Greed Is The World

Doing Speed At 9 In The Morning

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Rev. Steve Wagner is the Senior Pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lombard, Illinois. He was installed on November 8, 2016, following a 7 month term as Associate Pastor at Trinity. Rev. Wagner holds an MDiv from Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Indiana. An ordained pastor of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, he hails from Conroe, Texas.

Kyrillos Guirguis is an Australian composer who has been passionate about music since early childhood. His music is influenced by both Middle Eastern music, including Coptic Christian, and Western classical music traditions. His compositions occasionally use the Arabic and Coptic maqams (scales/modes) that utilise micro-tonality (quarter tones), giving his music a rich flavour. He enjoys orchestrating his own music, utilising principles developed by some of the great orchestrators such as Rimsky-Korsakov.

Kyrillos has been learning and playing the lute (oud) for several years. He uses the lute for most of the compositional process, which tends to focus on melody. However, his strong music theory and broad intimate knowledge with various instruments enable him to orchestrate effectively and compose for a wide variety of genres and ensembles. 

Kyrillos loves the oboe, bassoon, and the French horn, and can't resist including them in his orchestrations.

Kyrillos has only recently started to share his music with others, bringing to the world wonderful music that has deep spiritual meanings. The Valley Winds Ensemble, Massachusetts, considers him a composer with “strong compositional skills”, attesting to his abilities to write music that inspires others and appeals to both musicians and listeners alike.

One of the scholars at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music described his compositional style as "evocative, setting him apart in the Western contemporary classical idiom".

Kyrillos is currently completing his postgraduate music studies at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, with a focus on music composition.

Kyrillos continues to compose inspiring music that is loved by many fans around the world. He is also pursuing opportunities to collaborate and to support others in their musical journeys.

Please subscribe to my YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@kyrillosguirguis9825

Radio Maria est née en Italie dans les années 1980. Elle s'est rapidement développée en Europe et dans le monde pour atteindre 83 pays en 2024. En France depuis 1998,  sa mission est de diffuser l'Evangile en harmonie avec la doctrine et les indications pastorales fournies par l'Eglise catholique, dans la fidélité au Saint Père, et en utilisant toutes les possibilités que peut offrir un moyen de diffusion radiophonique. Radio Maria est une radio catholique, mariale, d'évangélisation.

Гурт було засновано у Харкові 2019-го, але теперішню назву - «8 куля» - він отримав у 2021-му на відборі до фестивалю «Тарас Бульба: 30 ROCK'ів». До речі, там ми здобули 2 місце. 

Стиль: хард-рок, пост-гранж, блюз-рок тощо. Всі тексти завжди були виключно українською. Після 24.02.2022 «8 куля» існує в on-line режимі у неповному складі: Андрій "Шипіт" (музика, тексти, бас, вокал) та Юрій Дюканов (музика, гітара). Барабани записав відомий драмер Олексій Линник @skad1212.

Project was founded in 2019 and renamed as «8 куля» (8 ball) in June 2021. Style: hard rock, post grunge, blues rock etc. Special features: nice tunes, badass riffs and good ukrainian lyrics.

In 2021 we got the second prize award of the «Taras Bulba» festival. After the big russian-ukrainian war began our band became an on-line project with two main members (Andre "Shipit"- melodies, lyrics, bass, vocal; Yura Diukanov - melodies, guitars). Drum tracks was recorded by wellknown drummer Oleksiy Linnik @skad1212!

New tracks tagged #Golgotha