Greek-American composer Peter Michaelides perceptively combines elements of Byzantine chant with modern neo-classicism to create unaccompanied liturgical music of uncommon elegance and spiritual depth. The CD comes with a deluxe 20-page booklet with extensive essays and full-color photography of the stunning St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church in Santa Barbara, California.

The CD comes with a deluxe 20-page booklet with extensive essays and full-color photography of the stunning St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church in Santa Barbara, California, for whose choir Dr. Michaelides wrote several liturgical works, including the hymn in honor of St. Barbara included on this present recording. Sung primarily in English, the recording features selections in Greek and in Arabic.