Greek Byzantine Choir Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. See Analogion pages about the choir and its followers .
  2. http://www.helleniccomserve.com/greekbyzantinechoirrelease.html Press-release at the helleniccomserve.com
  3. Web site: liturgica.com . 2011-05-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101228114334/http://liturgica.com/cart/musicInfo.jsp?catNo=AB035 . 2010-12-28 . dead .
  4. http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=30073388728&topic=4508 Choir's Facebook page