I am a choir director (henceforth my moniker) of a small mission in Myrtle Beach, SC. Would love to hear from anyone who can share some sheet music with us for the upcoming Lent and Pascha services
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MariaRegina
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Have you contacted the Antiochian Music Director? They have a lot of sheet music they can share with you. The Antiochian Church has music seminars every summer in Pennsylvania, and some local ones all over the USA.
Also try Orthodox PsalmNotes. I'll see if I can get you the website. You can download sheet music from there.
Also try Orthodox PsalmNotes. I'll see if I can get you the website. You can download sheet music from there.
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In particular I am searching for some of the traditional Kanons used in most OCA services. Our parish is Antiochian (seems the OCA is nowhere to be found in this area) but our pastor likes to include some traditional Russian composers since we are a truly pan-Orthodox parish. Made up of Arabs, Greeks, Slavs, and are you listening Susannah, even some IRISH!
Myrtle Beach is a retirement community and we have a lot of parishioners who came from different Orthodox up north. Good mixture of OCA, Greek, Antiochian, even some Ukrainian Orthodox.
Myrtle Beach is a retirement community and we have a lot of parishioners who came from different Orthodox up north. Good mixture of OCA, Greek, Antiochian, even some Ukrainian Orthodox.
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MariaRegina
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http://groups.yahoo.com/group/orthodoxpsalm/
This group has a lot of OCA, Serbian, Greek and some Antiochian music. The people involved are primarily choir directors like yourself.
This group has a lot of OCA, Serbian, Greek and some Antiochian music. The people involved are primarily choir directors like yourself.
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Matrona,
We are starting to grow. When I first arrived here, it was strictly congregational singing. In 4 months time I have established a choir and have them doing 3 part harmony for parts of the service. We could use a few more males tho. Missing that bass section. A lot of snowbirds are down now. And the Sunday services have been full house for the last few weeks.
We are starting to grow. When I first arrived here, it was strictly congregational singing. In 4 months time I have established a choir and have them doing 3 part harmony for parts of the service. We could use a few more males tho. Missing that bass section. A lot of snowbirds are down now. And the Sunday services have been full house for the last few weeks.
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Some of the founders, believe it or not, have actually searched the local phone book for ethnic names. Called them and asked if they are Orthodox and if they knew we existed. To date it has brought in about 10 new families. The latest is a Russian woman and her daughter. They are new to America. The daughter speaks perfect english but mom is just learning. And the daughter is my newest soprano. Being in the Bible belt it is tough to find other Orthodox. We even have had some Protestants attend services out of curiousity. Mainly from a piece the local paper did when Father G came to town.
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Matrona
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At the risk of hijacking your thread, did you know that Frederica Mathewes-Green is coming to Columbia? She's going to be speaking and doing a book-signing at St. Barnabas on February 8 and at University of South Carolina on February 9. Since it was her writings that originally got me interested in Orthodoxy, I'm really excited! 
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The OCA website has downloadple PDF format sheet music that is free as long as its use is for liturgical purposes.
http://www.oca.org/pages/orth_chri/Publications/Music/index.html
http://www.oca.org/pages/departments/litmusic.html
http://www.oca.org/pages/orth_chri/Publications/Music/index.html
http://www.oca.org/pages/departments/litmusic.html
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A post from John at PsalmNotes:
About 4 years ago I had my choir begin singing the
Lamentations (Praises) of Holy Saturday Matins in the
"Byzantine" style. (These are NOT the pseudo-byzantine
melodies arranged into traditional late-romantic Russian-
style harmonies that are running around the OCA. Talk
about a square peg in a round hole.) I mean the "real
byzantine" ones done in many Antiochian parishes. I
reset the texts however to match those in the OCA service
book.
The first year brought many raised eyebrows and looks of
disgust from choir members, since for years the parish
had used some sort of plain Obikhod setting. 4 years
later, I now have many people in the choir & parish
comment how beautiful and memorable it is. We'll never
go back.
-john
About 4 years ago I had my choir begin singing the
Lamentations (Praises) of Holy Saturday Matins in the
"Byzantine" style. (These are NOT the pseudo-byzantine
melodies arranged into traditional late-romantic Russian-
style harmonies that are running around the OCA. Talk
about a square peg in a round hole.) I mean the "real
byzantine" ones done in many Antiochian parishes. I
reset the texts however to match those in the OCA service
book.
The first year brought many raised eyebrows and looks of
disgust from choir members, since for years the parish
had used some sort of plain Obikhod setting. 4 years
later, I now have many people in the choir & parish
comment how beautiful and memorable it is. We'll never
go back.
-john
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