NEW YORK — On the feast of the Transfiguration in 1994, then-seminarian Elias Rafaj made the journey to visit the monastic village of Ormylia in Greece, home to the largest women’s monastery in the ...
From outside the doors of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral, the baritone voice of John Michael Boyer can be heard. Inside the church, Boyer is standing just to the right of the church’s icon ...
"This music aims to touch people's souls," said Thomas Anastasiou, 35, a Greek Cypriot chanter from a nearby district. "Singing with people around us is something very important for us." The UN's ...
Mt Athos is a mountain rising about 2000 metres above sea level and it's also a peninsula jutting 50 kms into the blue Aegean Sea in north-eastern Greece. But most importantly Mt Athos is a ...
Bogotá (AsiaNews/Agencies) – Byzantine chant (see video below) is an ancient tradition of liturgical music, and now one of the 42 cultural traditions and practices, 15 from Asia, added to the ...
King Charles is presented with the Jewelled Sword of Offering and his spurs as the Byzantine Chant Ensemble sings a Greek Orthodox offering. The Liturgical piece of music was requested specifically by ...
As a teenager, John Boyer landed a featured part as the song-and-dance man Billy Faraday in the movie "Mr. Holland's Opus." Boyer showed exceptional talent in music, but he also enjoyed competing in ...
A Lower Paxton Twp. church known for its beautiful icons and ethnic cooking will hold its annual Slavic-American Festival from noon to 9 p.m. on Sunday. St. Ann Byzantine Catholic Church at 5408 ...
Chanting resonates through a church in the Cypriot resort town of Ayia Napa, darkened but for a few low lights and mobile devices displaying the singers' Byzantine melodies. The UN's cultural agency ...
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