WORKSHOP

Published by the Council of Orthodox Christian Churches, February 16, 2005

COUNCIL OF ORTHODOX CHURCHES TO HOST LITURGICAL MUSIC WORKSHOP

DETROIT - The Music Committee of the Council of Orthodox Christian Churches of Metropolitan Detroit (COCC) will host a workshop on Orthodox liturgical music at 9 a.m. on Saturday, March 19 at the Basilica of St. Mary Antiochian Orthodox Church, 18100 Merriman Road, Livonia.

Entitled "When the Saints Go Marching In," the workshop will focus on the Trisagion, antiphons, troparia and other processional music sung during the Divine Services and sacraments of the Orthodox Church.

The workshop is designed for choir directors, chanters and choral singers at Orthodox churches. Church musicians from other Christian traditions also are welcome to attend. Participants will:

+ Study the history of the development of this liturgical music;
+ Sing selections in a variety of styles from a variety of traditions, ranging from early Byzantine chant to music of contemporary American composers; and
+ Re-enact the ancient tradition of processional singing during the Divine Services.

Workshop presenters will be Valerie Yova and the Very. Rev. Paul Jannakos. Ms. Yova is the choir director at St. Anthony Antiochian Orthodox Church in San Diego, Calif. Previously, she directed the choir at St. George Romanian Orthodox Cathedral in Southfield, Mich. She holds a Master of Music degree from the New England Conservatory in Boston.

Fr. Jannakos is the priest at St. Mary Magdalene Orthodox Mission in Fenton, Mich. He holds a Bachelor of Art degree in Sacred Music from Concordia College in Bronxville, N.Y., and a Certificate of Studies in Orthodox Liturgical Music and a Master of Divinity degree from St. Vladimir's Orthodox Seminary in Crestwood, N.Y.

Registration for the workshop will be from 8:30 to 9 a.m. The workshop itself will be from 9 a.m. to noon, followed by lunch. At 1 p.m., the COCC’s Inter-Orthodox Choir will rehearse for its annual series of Lenten Vesper services, held at five churches in metropolitan Detroit during Great Lent. The fee for the workshop is $25. The luncheon fee is $5. There is no charge for the rehearsal. To register for the workshop or obtain further information, contact Janet Damian, of the COCC Music Committee, at (313) 274-1226 or damianj@juno.com.

The COCC is a 49-year-old clergy and lay association that represents various canonical Orthodox churches in metropolitan Detroit. It promotes inter-Orthodox cooperation, heightens the Orthodox community's awareness of its cultural heritage, and supports the Inter-Orthodox Choir and other Orthodox ministries and charities through the Lenten Vesper services, held in various Orthodox churches across the metropolitan area during Great Lent, and other projects. For further information, call (313) 937-2120.

David Adrian
Adrian & Associates, Inc.
(248) 322-9226
david.adrian@adrianassoc.com



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