Hymns of Kassianí

Hymns of Kassianí
The Earliest Music by a Female Composer
Cappella Romana - Alexander Lingas, dir.
Cappella Romana CR-422 [CD]

Contents:

    Hymns for Christmas
  1. Lamplighting Psalms, excerpt, Mode 2 (Psalm 140 &c., MS Sinai 1255)
  2. Stíchera Prosómoia (Kassía, MS Vienna Theo. gr.181)
  3. Other Prosómoia (Kassía, MS Ambr. 139)
  4. Doxastikón of Great Vespers of Christmas Day (Kassía, MS Grott. E.a.II)

    5. Hymns from the Triodion and Holy Week
  5. Idiómelon from Great Vespers (Kassía, MS Grott. E.a.5)
  6. Tetraódion for Great and Holy Saturday, Odes 1 and 3 (Kassía, MS Grott. E.II)
  7. Idiómelon from Matins for the Sunday of the Pharisee and the Publican (Kassía, MS Vienna Theo. gr.181)
  8. Tetraoódion for Great and Holy Saturday, Odes 4 and 5 (Kassía, MS Grott. E.II)
  9. From Great and Holy Wednesday at Matins (Kassía, MS Grott. E.a.5)
  10. Kalophonic Stícheron (text: Kassía; music: attr. Meletios the Monk)

Performers:
Cappella Romana
Alexander Lingas, dir.
Singers:
John Michael Boyer, Kristen Buhler, Photini Downie Robinson, Nicholas Fine, Erik Hundtoft, Stelios Kontakiotis, Constantine Kokenes, David Krueger, Alexander Lingas, Margaret Lingas, Kerry McCarthy, Mark Powell, Catherine van der Salm, David Stutz, Anya Thetford

Playing time: 79' 40"

Recording site and date:
The Madeleine Parish, Portland, Oregon [January 13-17, 2020];
Rel.: April 16, 2021

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Jorge Salazar