Tag: Akathistos Hymn

  • Alexander Lingas’s Cappella Romana Playlist: The Akáthistos & Great Lent

    Although the Coronavirus crisis is temporarily preventing our wonderful artists from gathering to sing for you, I will be creating a series of playlists featuring music taken not only from Cappella Romana’s commercially released CDs, but also from our archive of live recordings. This, my first playlist, features selections from two services of the Byzantine…

  • Ivan Moody Talks Akáthistos Hymn With iClassics

    Ivan Moody Talks Akáthistos Hymn With iClassics

    “The harmonies are lush and dark in Russian style, though periodically the shadows disperse as in a cloud-break and the sound brightens. The effect over the whole hymn is of a slow revelation of light and warmth over an ancient musical ground.” (Willamette Week) “Something new, substantial, and profound” (Sunday Oregonian) Standing Room Only — Ivan…

  • Gramophone Review of The Akáthistos Hymn

    Gramophone Review of The Akáthistos Hymn

    Looking forward to our upcoming performances of Ivan Moody’s Akáthistos Hymn in Seattle and Portland, as well as the re-release of our original recording, we’re looking back at Gramophone Magazine’s 2003 review of our recording of the work: “The Byzantine Akáthistos Hymn probably dates from the early 6th century and comprises 24 stanzas, one for…

  • Northwest Focus features Ivan Moody: Akáthistos Hymn

    Northwest Focus features Ivan Moody: Akáthistos Hymn

    In the lead-up to our Ivan Moody: The Akáthistos Hymn series, Seattle’s KING FM will be previewing the performance on the Northwest Focus program on Monday, March 12! Tune in at 8:30pm for a broadcast from the upcoming recording re-release! Rev’d Dr. Ivan Moody, British composer, conductor, and Orthodox priest, returns to direct his stunning…