Extending from Western Europe to Asia Minor and North Africa to the Middle East, the Byzantine Empire was one of the most influential political, commercial, and cultural forces in the Mediterranean basin for more than a…
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Byzantine Music at HCHC
The Byzantine Music program at Hellenic College Holy Cross equips students with a mastery of the skills required for chanting the sacred hymns of the Greek Orthodox Church. It provides thorough knowledge of the psaltic notational system, the theoretical framework of the modal system, the ability to sight-read musical scores at all levels of complexity, and an extensive familiarity with the contents and usage of liturgical books and the rubrics of liturgical services. Upon completion of its requirements, students are able to perform all musical parts of the daily liturgical cycle and the sacraments of the Orthodox . Learn more >