Lead Chanter: John Brakatselos
Current status/assignments:
Readings: Photini/Tom
Responses: Photini
Evlogitaria: Rita, Demetri, Photini, Kathy
Rita: for the next while, will be working on prepping the first of the Exaposteilaria in Greek.
Rebecca: will be working on one of the Praises
Kathy: one of the Kathisma hymns
If possible, anyone that wants to prepare a particular hymn for next week should speak with Fr. Anthony after the Liturgy to reserve that hymn. Fr. Anthony is happy to meet after Coffee Hour concludes to help practice, and can provide recordings for practice during the week as well.
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Responses (throughout) – 3 |
Photini |
| Readings – 1 | Tom/Photini/Justin/Demetri |
| God is the Lord Verses – 4 | Demetri/Photini/Rita/Kathy |
| God is the Lord Tune – 6 | Proto first to set the tone, then others (Photini will prep one repetition of this refrain) |
| Apolytikia – 7 | Chanters unless otherwise assigned |
| Kathismata – 7 | Chanters unless otherwise assigned (Kathy will do the Glory hymn of the 1st Kathisma, Not quitting the immaculate bosom…; Demetri will do the Glory hymn of the 2nd Kathisma, The women came secretly…) |
| Evlogitaria – 5 | Rita/Justin/Demetri/Photini/Kathy |
| Anavathmoi – 9 | Chanters |
| Kontakion/Oikos – 2 | Tom/Photini/Rita |
| Synaxarion – 2 | Tom/Photini/Rita (unless the names in the Synaxarion are over-complicated, in which case they should be read by one of the Chanters) |
| Katavasies – 9 | Chanters (for now, only one chanter at a time; others should try to follow along silently with the music being sung by the Chanter, in preparation for eventually singing this oloi mazi) |
| Let everything that breathes/Pre & Post Gospel elements – 5 | Photini/Justin/Demetri/Rita |
| Psalm 50 – 6 | Chanters start and set tone, and then Photini/Rita/Justin/Demetri can join in |
| Psalm 50 final hymns – 6 | Chanters |
| Megalynarion/Ode 9 of Canon – 9 | Chanters (refrain sung by everyone all together; everyone should sing softly, carefully listening to one another and matching the Proto/lead chanter) |
| Holy is the Lord – 6 | Chanters start, Rita/Photini/Justin/Demetri continue, Chanters finish |
| Exaposteilaria – 7 | Chanters unless otherwise assigned (Rita may, if she is able, prep the 1st Exaposteilarion, but should note that it is a different melody from the "normal" Exaposteilarion: Σαρκὶ ὑπνώσας ὡς θνητός…) |
| Praises – 8 | Chanters unless otherwise assigned (Rita is prepping Lauds 3 – Χαίρετε λαοί,…, Rebecca is prepping Lauds 4 – Before Your conception…) |
| Doxastikon – 10 | Chanters |
| Both now – 10 | Chanters |
| Doxology – 9 | Chanters (Justin will stay to help for a little while before joining the choir) |
| Liturgy – Antiphon Verses – 4 | Photini/Justin/Demetri |
| Epistle Reading | As seems appropriate |
| Communion hymn | Chanters |
| Psalm 33 (after the 3rd "Blessed be the name of the Lord") | Read by whatever reader is present, or chanted by a small Byzantine choir |