New Cd Release: Hymns and Songs to the Mother of God Vol. 1

The first and unique completed musical work with more than 70 hymns and songs to the Virgin Mary from all over Greece read more…

“Hymns and Songs to the Mother of God” is the new Album (in English andGreek language) of the acclaimed performer of Byzantine Music and Primeval Tradition Nektaria Karantzi, by the Radio Stations of the Church of Greece. It’s about the First Edition of a big project with Byzantine Ecclesiastical Hymns and Traditional Songs to the Mother of God!

The total project comprises more than 40 Byzantine Ecclesiastical Hymns and about 30 traditional songs with reference to the Mother of God which makes it as the first and unique completed musical work with collected hymns and songs of the Virgin Mary from all over Greece.

The hymns cover the Great Feasts of the Mother of God while many others are included: Kalophonic Heirmos, some known hymns recently composed [i.e O Virgin Pure written by St Nektarios, Virgin Pure by hieromonk Daniel Koutanakiotis] and many other hymns such as the Akathist Hymn and the Supplicatory Canon to the Mother of God.

Regarding to the traditional songs there has been an attempt to include all regions of Greece from Crete to Thrace and the one-time unforgotten Homelands [Sinasos in Cappadocia, Silivria, Tsesme, Alatsata, Kato Panayia]. Some songs of the project are unpublished, preserved either through the musical archives of the Hellenic Folklore Research Center of the Academy of Athens, the recording of which was edited at times by reputable musicians and musicologists such as the late Spyridon Peristeris or through amateur recordings of past generations.

The whole work has been distributed in three editions, each of these contains a double CD with traditional songs and byzantine hymns of Theotokos.

The first edition of this music work includes the honorary participation of the greatest performer and teacher of the Greek Folk culture Chronis Aidonids, of the internationally acclaimed pianist, composer and conductor Vassilis Tsabropoulos and of the internationally acclaimed folk singer of Hungary and a UNESCO artist for Peace Marta Sebestyen!

 

You can buy the cd by calling in Radio Station of Church of Greece ordering departement: 0030 2107298222

The CD will be available online at Itunes and Amazon, in a few weeks.

Release price: 15 euros

Info: Nektaria Karantzi