Greek-Byzantine choir
| Greek-Byzantine choir | |
|---|---|
| Seat: | Greece |
| Carrier: | Greek Orthodox Church |
| Founding: | 1977 |
| Genus: | church choir |
| Founder: | Lykourgos Angelopoulos |
| Voices : | 20 ( TB ) |
The Greek Byzantine Choir is a church choir of the Greek Orthodox Church .
history
The choir was founded in 1977 by the musicologist and Greek Orthodox church musician and choir director Lykourgos A. Angelopoulos . The Greek-Byzantine Choir performs the traditional rich church chant of the Greek-Orthodox Church. Since its inception, the choir has given over six hundred concerts in Europe, North America, Asia and Africa, enriching Orthodox services and taking part in many music festivals .
Some of the highlights of the choir were the participation in the nightly vigil in the St. Catherine's Monastery in Egypt, in Cologne Cathedral , in the Megaspiläon in Greece, and also in the Saint Demetrios Cathedral in Thessaloniki.
In terms of musicology, the Greek-Byzantine Choir deals with the relationship between Orthodox and ancient Roman church chants .
Web links
- History (English)
- History (English; PDF; 286 kB)
- Portrait / performance of the Greek-Byzantine Choir in Jaroslaw 2005
- Execution of the Κλίμαξ by the Greek-Byzantine Choir