EPISODE · Mar 17, 2025 · 1H 38M
The Mystery of Greek Orthodox Chant: an interview with Byzantine chant expert John Michael Boyer
from The Pursuit of Beauty with Matthew Wilkinson · host Matthew Wilkinson
John Michael Boyer, associate director of Capella Romana, is probably the foremost expert on Byzantine chant in the English-speaking world. We spoke about the various music sung in Greek Orthodox churches across the United States, Bulgarian chant, Arabic chant, Romanian chant, Georgian chant, Znameny chant, ornamentation, ancient medieval manuscripts, Capella Romana, temperaments, tuning systems, Byzantine modes, Eastern Orthodox Christian theology, the received tradition of Greek Orthodox chant, Hagia Sophia, etc.
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John Michael Boyer, associate director of Capella Romana, is probably the foremost expert on Byzantine chant in the English-speaking world. We spoke about the various music sung in Greek Orthodox churches across the United States, Bulgarian chant, Arabic chant, Romanian chant, Georgian chant, Znameny chant, ornamentation, ancient medieval manuscripts, Capella Romana, temperaments, tuning systems, Byzantine modes, Eastern Orthodox Christian theology, the received tradition of Greek Orthodox chant, Hagia Sophia, etc.
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