Oct 9, 20231 min readChoral Corner #33: An Anaphora fun fact!Immediately before the choir sings "Holy, Holy, Holy Lord of Sabaoth! Heaven and earth are full of Thy glory," the priest chants the...
May 13, 20231 min readChoral 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...
Feb 22, 20232 min readChoral Corner #14: What is Forgiveness Vespers, and why do we sing Paschal music at the end of it?Forgiveness Vespers is a unique form of Sunday Lenten Vespers served on the Sunday of the Expulsion from Paradise, otherwise known as...