hierarchical liturgy | Sound and Silence

Choral Corner #28: What is the exclamation before "Holy God" when a hierarch is present?

A note on context: This article was originally published the week following our annual archepiscopal visit, when our hierarch served as a...

Choral Corner #27: What does "Eis polla eti, Despota" mean?

When a hierarch gives a blessing, the singers (or those standing about, if in a non-liturgical context such as a diocesan assembly or...

Getting Pitches From Clergy

So...you need to grab choir pitches from the clergy. Oh Lawd! Talk about terrifying. Normally, directors can sneak in new pitches between...