Greek Byzantine Choir
Greek choir founded in 1977
The Greek Byzantine Choir is a choir specializing in singing traditional Byzantine chant. The choir was founded in 1977 by Lykourgos Angelopoulos (also the director) and is based in Athens, Greece.[1]
The choir has traveled around the world for concerts, participated in music festivals,[2] and released studio recordings. Being dedicated to religious music, the choir has participated in church services (with an average monastery vigil lasting for about 10 hours of perpetual singing),[3] including the following:[4]
- Vigils at the Mount Sinai Monastery (1983)
- Cologne (1985)
- Mega Spelaion Monastery (1987)
- Vatopedi monastery Mount Athos (1995)
- Cathedral of Saint Demetrios in Thessaloniki (1993)
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Byzantine music
- Romanos the Melodist
- Andrew of Crete
- John of Damascus
- Cosmas of Maiuma
- Stephen the Sabaite
- Theodore the Studite
- Theophanes the Branded
- Kassia
- Joseph the Hymnographer
- Joseph the Confessor
- Leo VI the Wise
- Constantine VII
- Nikephoros Ethikos
- Gregorios Glykys
- John Koukouzelis
- Xenos Korones
- Joannes Glykys
- John Kladas
- John Laskaris
- Manuel Chrysaphes*
- Janus Plousiadenos
- Paschal troparion
- Octoechos
- Aposticha
- Canon
- Cherubikon
- Byzantine Rite
- Koinonikon
- Kontakion
- Troparion
- Sticheron
- Byzantine lyra
- Thaboura
- Organon
- Greek Byzantine Choir
- Nikodimos Kabarnos
- Iakovos Nafpliotis
- Konstantinos Pringos
- Thrasyvoulos Stanitsas
- *also music theorist
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