Lawrence Power's superb account of what is perhaps Walton's finest orchestral work differs in one respect from all its recent predecessors in using the original version of the score, dating from 1929.

Cellist Anja Lechner and pianist Vassilis Tsabropoulos perform music by Greek Armenian composer G.I. Gurdjieff on a new CD, Chants, Hymns and Dances. The CD also features music composed by ...

NEW YORK — On the feast of the Transfiguration in 1994, then-seminarian Elias Rafaj made the journey to visit the monastic village of Ormylia in Greece, home to the largest women’s monastery in the ...

Every prayer routine in the Byzantine tradition, whether at church or at home, begins with a hymn to the Holy Spirit: “Heavenly King, Comforter, Spirit of Truth, everywhere present and filling all ...

While it is a lesser-known fact that many great classical compositions stemmed from improvisation, performance of most classical work is much more literal, with interpretation being relegated to more ...

The program of the Byzantine-Russian Liturgical Choir's Sunday night concert noted that "because of the sacred nature of the music the audience is requested not to applaud." But if the nature of the ...

Independent news and stories connecting you to life in Australia and Greek-speaking Australians. Stories from Australians who served in World War II, including some who are no longer with us. Get the ...

One of our featured albums is English, the other Greek. Each is very intimate, & absolutely solo. One is centred on what some see as "the devil's music", the other inspired by Byzantine hymns. Slide ...

Photo by Andrzej Skonieczny on Unsplash. On Dec. 8, 2020, Pope Francis announced that the new year would be dedicated to St. Joseph. Along with his apostolic letter, “Patris Corde,” he also encouraged ...