Tikey Zes: The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom
$9.98 – $17.98
Dr. Tikey Zes (b. 1927) is the most prolific composer of Greek Orthodox liturgical music in America. This highly original Liturgy, which Zes dedicated to Cappella Romana, bears the marks of a composer long engaged with the traditions of Orthodox worship. Cumulatively opulent in its variety, level of musical difficulty and ecstatic polyphonic climaxes, this Liturgy achieves a balance of splendor with restraint that is, in an inculturated and dignified musical idiom, thoroughly Byzantine.
Music of purity and radiance. —Gramophone
- Litany of Peace
- The Three Antiphons
- The Small Entrance
- Trisagion
- Alleluiarion and Gospel
- The Cherubic Hymn
- The Litany of Precious Gifts
- The Holy Oblation
- Megalynarion
- Conclusion of the Holy Oblation
- Litany of the Lord’s Prayer
- Communion Verse for Sunday
- The Communion of the Laity
- Post-Communion and Dismissal
- Prayer Behind the Ambo and Final Dismissal
Classical Net
this new look at The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom is nothing short of ravishing. … We are very fortunate to have a choir like Cappella Romana to share this with us; the world is a better place as a result. ” –Brian Wigman
Audiophile Audition
there is no doubt that Zes’s music is significant, historical, and important in the larger scheme of things, and represents a segment of the contemporary Byzantine music scene that is large enough and supported enough such that it cannot be ignored. Performances are superb, and this is a first class production ” –Steven Ritter
