"This music aims to touch people's souls," said Thomas Anastasiou, 35, a Greek Cypriot chanter from a nearby district. "Singing with people around us is something very important for us." The UN's ...

A 15 th century Byzantine icon of the Virgin Mary and the infant Christ at the Cleveland Museum of Art served as an artistic and spiritual muse for Aleksandra Vrebalov. The Serbian-American composer ...

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From outside the doors of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral, the baritone voice of John Michael Boyer can be heard. Inside the church, Boyer is standing just to the right of the church’s icon ...

Since 2004 Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) has used the Secret History of Chicago Music to shine a light on worthy artists with Chicago ties who’ve been forgotten, underrated, or never noticed in ...

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The newly established Byzantine Music School of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese in Australia officially opens on February 24, 2020 in Melbourne and will gradually expand to other Australian cities. The ...

Chanting resonates through a church in the Cypriot resort town of Ayia Napa, darkened but for a few low lights and mobile devices displaying the singers' Byzantine melodies. The UN's cultural agency ...