Greek Byzantine Choir
The Greek Byzantine Choir is a choir specializing in singing traditional Byzantine chant. The choir was founded in 1977 by Lykourgos Angelopoulos (also the director) and is based in Athens, Greece.[1]
The choir has traveled around the world for concerts, participated in music festivals,[2] and released studio recordings. Being dedicated to religious music, the choir has participated in church services (with an average monastery vigil lasting for about 10 hours of perpetual singing),[3] including the following:[4]
- Vigils at the Mount Sinai Monastery (1983)
- Cologne (1985)
- Mega Spelaion Monastery (1987)
- Vatopedi monastery Mount Athos (1995)
- Cathedral of Saint Demetrios in Thessaloniki (1993)
References
- ↑ See Analogion pages about the choir and its followers.
- ↑ Press-release at the helleniccomserve.com
- ↑ liturgica.com
- ↑ Choir's Facebook page
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