The Life of the Mother of God, Part 2 (Aug 7, 2016)

The Life of the Mother of God
Through the Hymns of the Orthodox Church
St. Spiridon Orthodox Cathedral
August 7th, AD 2016
Seattle, Wash.
Part 1: • The Life of the Mother...
A walk through the life of the Theotokos as told by the Marian hymns of the Orthodox Church, sung by a Pan-Orthodox choir of singers from St. Spiridon's Cathedral, St. Nicholas' Cathedral, St. Herman's Orthodox Church, and St. Paul's Orthodox Church.
Held as a benefit for our seminaries; please consider donating to St. Tikhon's, St. Vladimir's, St. Herman's, and Holy Trinity (Jordanville) Seminaries!
0:00
Resurrectional Dismissal Theotokion, Tone 3
Abbr. Russian ‘Greek’ Chant, Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra Variant
0:51
Exapostilarion for the Dormition of the Mother of God
Dormition Cathedral Chant: ‘O ye apostles from the ends of the earth…’
2:45
Burial Troparia for the Mother of God
Bulgarian Chant, Tone 2: ‘The Noble Joseph…’
7:57
Evlogitaria (Burial Hymns on Psalm 118[119]) of the Theotokos
Abbr. Kievan Chant, Tone 5
11:31
Troparion (Anthem) of the Dormition
Abbr. Russian ‘Greek’ Chant, Tone 1, Wide Harmony
12:36
Troparion (Anthem) of Our Lady of Kursk, Found Amongst the Roots
Russian ‘Greek’ Chant, Tone 4
arr. M. Konstantinov
adap. J.J. Kotalik
13:33
Exapostilarion of the Feast of the Protection of the Mother of God
Dn. S. Trubachëv, adap. Pr. G. Monforte
16:19
O Victorious Leader
The Kontakion (Collect) of the Theotokos
Kievan Chant, arr. Apr. D. Allemanov
adap. Apr. D. Kovalak
19:00
Many Years
Patriarchal
“[God grant them] many years! Preserve them, O Lord; grant unto them, O Lord! Many years! Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Many years!”
Director: Rd. John Joseph Kotalik IV, M.Div., St. Spiridon Orthodox Cathedral (Seattle)
Sopranos:
Elizabeth Anderson, St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral (Seattle)
Lynne Ericson, St. Herman’s Orthodox Church (Port Townsend)
Jan Freeland, St. Herman’s Orthodox Church (Port Townsend)
Maria-Victoria Kovalsky, St. Spiridon Orthodox Cathedral
Kristina Kronauer, St. Xenia’s (Methuen, MA) & St. Katherine’s (Kirkland)
Evelyn Leigh, St. Herman’s Orthodox Church (Port Townsend)
Xenia Miller, St. Spiridon Orthodox Cathedral (Seattle)
Susan Priebe, St. Spiridon Orthodox Cathedral (Seattle)
Altos:
Lucy Hill, St. Paul’s Antiochian Orthodox Church (Brier)
Yelena Kovalsky, St. Spiridon Orthodox Cathedral (Seattle)
Raisa Priebe Kreek, St. Spiridon Orthodox Cathedral (Seattle)
Macrina Lewis, Choir Director, St. Herman’s (Port Townsend)
Helen Miller, St. Spiridon Orthodox Cathedral (Seattle)
Natalea Skvir, St. Spiridon Orthodox Cathedral (Seattle)
Tenors:
Rd. Paul Barrera, St. Spiridon Orthodox Cathedral (Seattle)
Rev. Steven Clark, St. Innocent Russian Orthodox Mission (Silverdale)
Greg Kotar, Choir Director, St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral (Seattle)
Basses:
Don Hill, St. Paul’s Antiochian Orthodox Church (Brier)
Andy Kreek, St. Spiridon Orthodox Cathedral (Seattle)
Jason Rossiter, St. Spiridon (Sea.) & St. Michael’s (Broadview Heights, OH)
Greg Warns, St. Herman’s Orthodox Church (Port Townsend)
Mark Warns, St. Herman’s Orthodox Church (Port Townsend)