Oct 9, 20232 minChoral Corner #35: Why doesn't our choir sing famous Orthodox concert music?Choral masterpieces such as Sergei Rachmaninoff’s All-night Vigil are undeniably gorgeous, and can play an important evangelistic role in...
Oct 9, 20232 minChoral Corner #30: About the ending of the Lord's Prayer — "evil one" or just "evil"?In most American Orthodox parishes, the Lord's Prayer concludes with the phrase, "...but deliver us from the evil one." However, we...
Feb 7, 20231 minChoral Corner #12: What does the word "Alleluia" actually mean?"Alleluia" (sometimes spelled "Hallelujah") is Hebrew for "praise the Lord" (literally, "praise Yahweh"). This term appears frequently in...
Jan 16, 20232 minChoral Corner #9: Why is “It is Truly Meet” occasionally replaced with another hymn?At the Divine Liturgy, why does It is Truly Meet occasionally get replaced with something else? At the Divine Liturgy of St. John...