Orthodox Liturgical Music

Chant with ison, Byzantine Tone 3, arranger unknown. Sung three times on each evening of Bridegroom Matins (Palm Sunday evening, Holy Monday evening and Holy Tuesday evening.)

Text and for the Bridegroom Matins service, served on the evenings of Palm Sunday, Holy Monday and Holy Tuesday. Meant to accompany the music from the Kazan Project for Bridegroom Matins (Troparion and congregational responses included.)

4-part harmony, composer unknown. Sung only on Holy Friday during the procession with the bier. A hauntingly beautiful melody.

Chant, Byzantine Tone 2, arranged by Basil Kazan. "The Pious Joseph" and "Verily the Angel," used at Taking Down from the Cross Vespers.

4-part harmony, composed by Klimov and Lebedev. "Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silent": replaced the Cherubic Hymn on Holy Saturday morning.

Chant with ison, Byzantine tone 8, arranged by Basil Kazan. Sung at Holy Thursday Divine Liturgy.

4-part harmony, composed by Erickson. Sung at the Passion Gospels service.

Chant, Byzantine Tone 8, arranged by Basil Kazan, harmonized by Colleen Oren. Used during the Matins services of Holy Week.

Chant with ison, Byzantine Tone 1, arranger unknown. Sung throughout the weekend of Lazarus Saturday and Palm Sunday.

4-part harmony, origin and composer unknown, adapted by Colleen Oren. Used at the Little Entrance on Palm Sunday only.

Chant with ison, Byzantine tone 6, arranged by Kh. Joyce Black. Used during the Palm Sunday Procession.

Four-part harmony, Kievan chant, composer unknown. Sung at the Passion Gospels service on Holy Thursday.

Four-part harmony, Russian Tone 1, arranger unknown. Interspersed with verses to be sung at the Passion Gospels service on Holy Thursday.

Chant, Byzantine tone 2, arranged by the Boston Byzantine Choir, transcribed by Emily Lowe. Sung at the Lamentations service between the Canon odes.