Peter Michaelides: The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom

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Album Details

EAN/UPC: 614511764728
Catalog No: CR-406
Release Date: January 19, 2010
Liner Notes

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.

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  1. Opening Blessing and Litany of Peace
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  3. First Antiphon
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  5. Short Litany
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  7. Second Antiphon
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  9. Short LItany (Third Antiphon omitted)
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  11. Entrance with the Holy Gospel
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  13. Apolytikion of St. Barbara
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  15. Kontakion of the Forefeast of the Nativity
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  17. Trisagion
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  19. Prokeimenon and Apostle
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  21. Alleluiarion
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  23. Gospel
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  25. Litany of Fervent Supplication
  26. Cherubic Hymn

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  27. Ekphonesis
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  29. Opening Section
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  31. The Great Entrance
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  33. After the Entrance
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  35. Litany of the Precious Gifts and Kiss of Peace
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  37. The Creed
  38. The Holy Oblation (Anaphora)

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  39. The Dialogue before the Anaphora
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  41. Ekphonesis of the Anaphora and the Sanctus
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  43. The Words of Institution and Acclamation of Offering
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  45. Megalynarion and Conclusion of the Anaphora
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  47. Litany of the Lord's Prayer
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  49. The Lord's Prayer
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  51. Communion of the Clergy
  52. Distribution of Holy Communion

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  53. Communion of the Laity
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  55. Of thy mystical supper
  56. Post-Communion Hymns

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  57. We have seen the true light
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  59. Let our mouths be filled
  60. Thanksgiving and (Constantinopolitan) Dismissal

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  61. Attend! Having partaken...
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  63. Prayer behind the Ambo
  64. Final (Monastic) Dismissal

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  65. Blessed be the name of the Lord
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  67. Final dismissal