Sacred Music Festival. Opening Concert. Musicaeterna Byzantina
Mon 01 Sept
|Skala - Geniko Gymnasium and Lyceum
1 September, Geniko Gymnasium and Lyceum, Skala, 9PM "Heavenly Hymn – Sweet Heavenly Wine" musicAeterna Byzantina Teodor Currentzis, Artistic Director Antonios Koutroupis, Conductor
Time & Location
01 Sept 2025, 21:00
Skala - Geniko Gymnasium and Lyceum, Skala 855 00, Grecia
About the event
"Heavenly Hymn – Sweet Heavenly Wine"
musicAeterna byzantina
The Byzantine choir musicAeterna byzantina, under the artistic direction of the internationally renowned conductor Teodor Currentzis, opens the 23rd Festival of Sacred Music of Patmos.Participating in the Festival for a second consecutive year, musicAeterna byzantina, under the direction of choirmaster Antonios Koutroupis, will perform Byzantine hymns of praise and thanksgiving, under the title “Heavenly Hymn – Sweet Heavenly Wine.”
Program:
1. Supplication (Déēsis)2. “I will enter into Your House” (Oik. G. Riga)3. “Anixantaria” by kyr Georgios Raidestinos, “Political” (selection)4. “Praise” (slow) in Tone A – kyr Iakovos the Protopsaltis5. “Doxology” in Grave Harmonious tone – kyr Chourmouzios the Chartophylax (selection)6. “Give Thanks” – composition of Simonos Petras7. “Around the Table” – kyr Theodoulos Kallinikos the Cypriot8. “Holy God” – kyr Thrasyvoulos Stanitsas the Archon9. Dismissal (Apólysis)
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