What’s On Your Analogion?

In which Richard explains a longer than anticipated absence, as well as the trials and tribulations of page layout for binotational and bilingual volumes.

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The Liturgical Arts Academy

GoFundMe for Tikey Zes Legacy Project

Third Annual Synaxis of Orthodox Women Byzantine Cantors

Interview with Christina Stavros Kidonakis about the 2024 Synaxis (A Sacrifice of Praise)

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It's the week before Holy Week and all is well! Some news:

- The Unction and Baptism Holy Week booklets are up - go get 'em!

- We've got one last sale before Holy Week: buy Mysteries: Byzantine Chant for Orthodox Sacraments plus any other book or books, and your whole order will be 50% off. Plus, pre-order two or more copies of A Sacrifice of Praise for 50% off as well. Visit the online store now!

- Fellowship of St. Alban and St. Sergius

- Support Cappella Romana Publishing!

- #WhatsOnYourAnalogion on YouTube

After a busy February, what's in the hopper for Cappella Romana Publishing, and what comes next?

...AND, as a thank you to everybody who has supported us so far: a Cappella Romana Publishing flash sale!

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FLASH SALE: HALF OFF ALL CAPPELLA ROMANA PUBLISHING TITLES UNTIL MIDNIGHT (PDT) 13 MARCH 2025

• ⁠A SACRIFICE OF PRAISE, VOLUME I: MODE I by Gabriel Cremeens (Byzantine notation)⁠
• MYSTERIES: BYZANTINE CHANT FOR ORTHODOX SACRAMENTS by John Michael Boyer
• THE DIVINE LITURGY by Samuel Herron
• ⁠SUN OF JUSTICE: BYZANTINE CHANT FOR THE NATIVITY OF OUR LORD by John Michael Boyer
• KASSIANÍ CHRISTMAS VESPERS
• BYZANTINE CHANT, THE RECEIVED TRADITION: A LESSON BOOK by John Michael Boyer

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In which we talk to the latest composer in the Cappella Romana Publishing family, Gabriel Cremeens, about his first book with us, now available for pre-order!

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PRE-ORDER A SACRIFICE OF PRAISE, VOLUME I: MODE I (BYZANTINE NOTATION)

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⁠Gabriel Cremeens

St. George Greek Orthodox Church, Albuquerque, NM

Dynamis Byzantine Ensemble

Recording: A Sacrifice of Praise: Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom in the First Mode (CD)

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In January 2015, a beginning cantor named Jesse Cox asked his Facebook network for guidance on Byzantine chant resources - except they didn’t exist. Now, in 2025, the landscape has changed. In this mini episode, Jesse offers his thoughts on the resources that are available now, including Cappell Romana Publishing’s books, and how they help his music ministry at a mission parish in Tennessee.

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St. Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Mission, Jackson, TN

Dynamis Ensemble

Trisagion School of Byzantine Chant

St. John Koukouzelis Institute of Liturgical Arts

School of Byzantine Music of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America

Hellenic College Holy Cross Certificate in Byzantine Chant

Antiochian Orthodox Ecclasiastical Online Music School

⁠The Liturgical Arts Academy

Gabriel Cremeens, www.EnglishAnalogion.com⁠

Greek Orthodox Archdiocese Digital Chant Stand

Saint Anthony's Monastery Divine Music Project

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Part II of a conversation with Dr. Vladimir Morosan of Musica Russica about the big picture of Orthodox music publishing in the North American context.

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⁠Musica Russica⁠

⁠Vladimir Morosan’s bio⁠

⁠St. Katherine Orthodox Church, Carlsbad, CA⁠

⁠Department of Liturgical Music, Orthodox Church in America⁠

A Conversation With Samuel Herron - The Divine Liturgy

⁠Conspirare, The Sacred Spirit of Russia⁠

Church Music Publishers Association

⁠Gabriel Cremeens, www.EnglishAnalogion.com⁠

Greek Orthodox Archdiocese Digital Chant Stand

Saint Anthony's Monastery Divine Music Project

⁠⁠#WhatsOnYourAnalogion on YouTube⁠

We have our first #WhatsOnYourAnalogion recording! Megan Morgan of St. Markella and Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church posted her recording of “Bethlehem, make ready” from John Michael Boyer’s Sun of Justice: Byzantine Chant for the Nativity of Our Lord.

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Megan Morgan's original recording

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Part I of a conversation with Dr. Vladimir Morosan of Musica Russica about the big picture of Orthodox music publishing in the North American context.

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Support Cappella Romana Publishing

Musica Russica

Vladimir Morosan’s bio

St. Katherine Orthodox Church, Carlsbad, CA

Department of Liturgical Music, Orthodox Church in America

Music Typewriters at MusicPrintingHistory.org

A Sacrifice of Praise: The Living Tradition of Byzantine Chant in America

Gabriel Cremeens, www.EnglishAnalogion.com

Antiochian Heritage Library

Antiochian Archdiocese Sacred Music Library: Basil Kazan, Byzantine Music Project

Robert Shaw Festival Singers, Rachmaninoff Vespers, 1989

“I psaltikí téchni - Discovering Byzantine Chant” by Richard Barrett, Early Music America Magazine (EMAg), May 2024

Melodos Byzantine Music Notation Software

EZ Byzantine Music Font Package

“Músika Kímena” Byzantine Music Notation Software

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While editing the main event for next week's episode, Richard offers some reflections on why the physical chant book persists, and suggests a comparison to another kind of speciality publication.

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Katavasies of Christmas, Canon I, from Sun of Justice, sung by the Choirs of Dormition of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church, Somerville, MA

"Pastitsio and Byzantine chant: in which one finds, at the very least, the best pastitsio recipe ever(also the worst)" by Richard Barrett

"Echoes of Constantinople : oral and written tradition of the psaltes of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople" by Alexander Khalil

Boston Public Radio Podcast: Best Of BPR 4/30: Corby Kummer & Christopher Kimball, Apr 30, 2024

All the moving pieces mean Richard doesn’t have a full episode for you this week, but Mysteries pre-orders are on their way out the door, and he’s editing a conversation he had with Musica Russica’s Vladimir Morosan (https://www.musicarussica.com) about the big picture of Orthodox music publishing. More on all of that next time.

Meanwhile — want to be featured on the podcast? Record something from one of our titles, tag the video with #WhatsOnYourAnalogion, and send it to Richard AT cappellaromana DOT org (don’t forget that “Cappella” has two Ps). He recorded an example with members of his own choir singing the Christmas Katavasies here.

And then we’ve got Black Friday deals! Let us help you get your shopping done now — check out https://www.cappellaromana.org/publishing for all of the different bundles and possibilities.

Happy Thanksgiving, friends!