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Sacred Treasures V

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This beautiful CD features mainly 20th century and contemporary composers. There are several selections from "Liturgy of Peace" by Archbishop lonafan (Yeletskyh) of Kiev in which the eastern "Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom" is sung to the melodies of Western Gregorian chants, creating a musical synthesis of the two traditions.

Nikolai Kedrov Sr.'s famous setting of "The Lord's Prayer" is sung by the Eva Quartet in
traditional Bulgarian women's folk style. They appear again in "To Thee We Sing" by Dobri
Christov, Bulgaria's greatest sacred music composer.

The "Ektenia" by N. Frunza is an exquisite example of the Slavonic style in which a single
angelic voice floats above a dense carpet of a cappella voices. "The Sound of Spirit" by American
composer Georgia Kelly is not from the Orthodox tradition, yet is similar in structure and feeling
to the Ektenia. Kiev's Credo Chamber Choir gives a passionate rendition of "Holy God" by Russia's
Georgiy Sviridov. Three hymns from Rachmaninov's version of the "Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom"
and one from Tchaikovsky's version, along with "O Gentle Light," are powerful examples of singing
by Russia's massive mixed choirs.

Estonian Urmas Sisask's spectacular "Dominus Vobiscum," though not Orthodox, reveals
the influence of Orthodox chant. "It is Truly Meet" is one of many pieces by composers who left
the USSR and continued to create abroad. "Shen Khar Venakhi" is a lovely 12th century Georgian
hymn in honor of the Mother of God. The numerous repetitions of "Amen," "Alleluia" and "Gospodi
pomilui" ("Lord have mercy") throughout the compilation create a unifying theme.

All the pieces and performances are infused with a solemn and deeply devotional quality.
The singing is spacious and warm, creating an atmosphere of holiness and benediction. The
intention was to weave hymns and verses into a seamless tapestry in which the whole is greater
than the sum of its parts, and the individual elements of the compilation become movements in
a choral symphony of timeless beauty.

Produced by Ellen Holmes.

Track Listing

  1. Lord's Prayer (Archbishop Ionafan)
  2. Our Father (N. Kedrov, Sr.)
  3. Ektenia of Fervent Supplication (N. Frunza)
  4. Grant This, O Lord (Sergei Rachmaninov)
  5. Bless the Lord, Praise the Lord, Amen (Archbishop Ionafan)
  6. The Sound of Spirit-Choral Epilogue (Georgia Kelly)
  7. Holy God (Georgiy Sviridov)
  8. To Thee We Sing (Dobri Christov)
  9. Ektenia (Sergei Rachmaninov)
  10. Dominus Vobiscum (Urmas Sisask)
  11. O Gentle Light (17th Century Traditional)
  12. To Thee We Sing (P. Tchaikovsky)
  13. It Is Truly Meet (harmonized by M. Konstantinov)
  14. Shen Khar Venakhi (Traditional Polyphony)
  15. Praise the Lord, Amen (Archbishop Ionafan)
  16. Amen, Alleluia (Sergei Rachmaninov)

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