May 31, 20231 minChoral Corner #25: What does the word "Theotokos" mean?Theotokos is a Greek word that means “bearer of God” * or “she who bore/gave birth to God”. There is no single-word English cognate; in...
May 31, 20231 minChoral Corner #24: What is the Kliros?The kliros is the area of the nave (the area west of the iconostas) where the choir stands; the term also refers to the podium and...
May 13, 20231 minChoral Corner #23: Why do we not serve from memory?Clergy, readers and singers are forbidden from serving from memory; the appropriate service book must be open to the proper page, even if...
May 2, 20232 minChoral Corner #22: Why don't we sing "O heavenly King" from Pascha until Pentecost?Although the prayer “O heavenly King” appears near the beginning of almost every service and personal prayer rule throughout the...