Chant Traditions of the Orthodox Church - Music CD

Chant Traditions of the Orthodox Church
liturgical music on compact disc

Tracks: 24

Kevin Smith, director
Mark Bailey, associate director
Sung by the choirs of St Vladimir's Seminary

Arranged for English-language liturgical use in North America, 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 of the 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