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Greek Byzantine Choir

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Active from
  
1977

Albums
  
Byzantine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom

Genres
  
Easy listening, Christian/gospel

Record labels
  
Jade/Milan Records, Editions Jade, Psalmus, JADE

Similar
  
Cappella Romana, Divna Ljubojević, Ensemble Organum, Marcel Pérès, Marie Keyrouz

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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.

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The choir has traveled around the world for concerts, participated in music festivals, 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), including the following:

  • 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)
  • Songs

    KekragarionLa dormition de Saint Jean le Théologien (Office des Vêpres) · 2016
    Tropaires de la 1ère et de la 8ème Ode et Mégalynaire du Canon de la Grande Paraclèse2006
    Tous ensemble les AngesLycourgos Angelopoulos Collector · 2015

    References

    Greek Byzantine Choir Wikipedia