On this CD the Archangel Voices vocal ensemble explores a rich variety
of Orthodox liturgical repertoire in the English language, focusing
on the hymns of Pascha. The present CD draws widely upon both Byzantine
and Slavic heritage and includes selections from the traditional
repertoire of the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries (Bortniansky, Dyletskiy,
Makarov) as well as settings by contemporary American Orthodox composers--Walter
Obleschuk, Alexander Ruggieri, Jessica Suchy-Pilalis, and Tikey
Zes, among others. Through its recordings Archangel Voices aims
to bring the beauty of Orthodox liturgical music before a wide audience
of listeners and to serve as a vehicle for spreading the Orthodox
faith through its music. Like their previous releases, With the
Voice of the Archangel and Christ Is Born! Give Glory! this CD was
recorded in the rich acoustics of SS Peter and Paul Church in Meriden,
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1.
Come Receive the Light~Byzantine Chant, arr. Tikey Zes
2. Angels
in Heaven~Kievan Chant, Tone 6, arr. Morosan, Kastalsky
3. Paschal
Beginning~Znamenny Chant, arr. Alexander Nikolsky
4. Paschal
Canon Ode 1~Russian "Greek" and Byzantine Chant,
by J. Suchy-Pilalis
5. Paschal
Canon Ode 3~Russian "Greek" and Byzantine Chant,
by J. Suchy-Pilalis
6. Hypakoe
"Before the Dawn"~arr. Alexander Nikolsky
7. Paschal
Canon Ode 6~Russian "Greek" and Byzantine Chant,
by J. Suchy-Pilalis
8. Kontakion
"You descended" and Ikos~arr. Alexander Nikolsky
9. We
have Seen Christ's Resurrection~Chant of New Skete
10.
Paschal Canon Ode 8~Russian "Greek" and Byzantine
Chant, by J. Suchy-Pilalis
11. Paschal
Canon Ode 9~Russian "Greek" and Byzantine Chant,
by J. Suchy-Pilalis
12. Exapostilarion~Galician
Chant and arr. Walter Obleschuk
13.
Paschal Stichera "Let God Arise"~Znamenny Chant,
arr. Vladimir Morosan
14. The
Paschal Sermon of St. John Chrysostom
15. Grace
Shining Forth~Valaam Chant
16. 1st
Paschal Antiphon~as sung by the Choir of Valaam Brethren
17. 2nd
Paschal Antiphon~as sung by the Choir of Valaam Brethren; Only Begotten Son ~P. Dinev
18.
3rd Antiphon~Byzantine Chant, arr. James Meena
19. Christ
Is Risen~Byzantine Chant, arr. Fr. James C. Meena
20. Hypakoe
"Before the Dawn"~Little Znamenny Chant, arr. John
Warren
21. Kontakion
"Thou Didst Descend"~Little Znamenny Chant, arr.
John Warren
22. Prokeimenon
"This is the Day"~Znamenny Chant, arr. Vladimir
Morosan
23. Alleluia
(Variations on a theme by Verbitsky)~Fr. Sergei Glagolev
24. The
Angel Cried~Valaam Chant, arr. Mily Balakirev
25. Receive
the Body of Christ~Byzantine Chant, arr. Tikey Zes
26. Receive
the Body of Christ~Mykola Dyletskiy
27. Concerto
no. 34, "Let God Arise"~Dmitry Bortniansky
28. The
Angel Cried~P. Makarov
29. Christ
is Risen~Russian Old Believer Chant, arr. Alexander Ruggieri
30. Great
Prokeimenon "Who is so Great a God?"~Anonymous,
18th century
31.
Christ is Risen~Alexander Kastalsky; Bells of St. Nicholas
Church, San Anselmo, CA
