April 2017
Good Friday Orthodox Service of Lamentations
Every year on Good Friday, Orthodox Christians around the world gather to remember the time of mourning when Jesus rested in the tomb. His followers and family experienced great sorrow and confusion as their friend, teacher, and Lord suffered before their eyes on the cross, finally yielding up His spirit. How could their savior truly be dead? The beautiful hymns of this service express these feeling of grief and loss through a dialog of prayer between the Virgin Mary and…
Find out more »January 2018
12 Days of Christmas in the East Concert
In this program, the Boston Byzantine Choir will take us on a journey of sacred chant through the 12 Days of Christmas in the East starting with the Nativity and ending with Epiphany. Each day from Dec 25 to Jan 6 brings its own hymnography rich in the theology of the season, beautifully expressed through the Byzantine musical tradition. For the past 25 years, the Boston Byzantine Choir has endeavored to make Byzantine chant and the Orthodox Christian faith accessible…
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UniteBoston Meetup: Good Friday Orthodox Service of Lamentations
Every year on Good Friday, Orthodox Christians around the world gather to remember the time of mourning when Jesus rested in the tomb. His followers and family experienced great sorrow and confusion as their friend, teacher, and Lord suffered before their eyes on the cross, finally yielding up His spirit. How could their savior truly be dead? The beautiful hymns of this service express these feeling of grief and loss through a dialog of prayer between the Virgin Mary and…
Find out more »December 2019
Christmas Concert: Eastern & Western Carols & Hymns
St. Mary’s Orthodox Church, 8 Inman St, Central Square, Cambridge, MA will be hosting a concert of Christmas Carols and hymns from the Eastern and Western Christian traditions on Sunday, December 8 at 4:00pm. Joining St. Mary’s Parish Choir and the Boston Byzantine Choir will be the Arabic Choir of the Theotokos from St. Mary’s Pawtucket, RI and the St. Romanos the Melodist Byzantine Choir from Hellenic College/Holy Cross Seminary in Brookline, MA. The concert will conclude with a traditional…
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