What’s On Your Analogion?

About What’s On Your Analogion?

Byzantine chant has a rich book and manuscript culture going back a millennium, but English language Byzantine chant books are still a very new thing. What does it take to produce beautiful chant books in a world where electronic devices and loose leaf binders have become the norm in their absence? How do they get from a composer’s pencil to your chant stand? Richard Barrett, Cappella Romana’s Director of Publishing, invites you behind the curtain for the unique stories each of these books have to tell.

Publisher

Cappella Romana Publishing

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

30 Oct 2024

Latest episode

6 Aug 2025

Latest episodes

13 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   6 Aug 2025

   Episode 6: WSYWIG

   Richard discusses his absence and the challenges of page layout for binotational and bilingual volumes, highlighting the complexities of liturgical publishing.

2. 

   9 Apr 2025

   Bonus Episode: The Calm Before the Storm

   It's the week before Holy Week and all is well! Some news: - The Unction and Baptism Holy Week booklets are up - go get 'em! (https://cappellaromana.org/divine-liturgy-music/) - We've got one last sale before Holy Week: buy Mysteries: Byzantine Chant for Orthodox Sacraments plus any other book or books, and your whole order will be 50% off. Plus, pre-order two or more copies of A Sacrifice of Praise for 50% off as well. Visit the online store now! (https://www.cappellaromana.org/publishing) - Fellowship of St. Alban and St. Sergius (https://fsass.org) - Support Cappella Romana Publishing! (https://www.cappellaromana.org/support) - #WhatsOnYourAnalogion on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23WhatsOnYourAnalogion&sp=QhYSFFdoYXRzT25Zb3VyQW5hbG9naW9u)

3. 

   12 Mar 2025

   Bonus Episode: A Brief Check-In at the Second Week of Lent

   After a busy February, what's in the hopper for Cappella Romana Publishing, and what comes next? ...AND, as a thank you to everybody who has supported us so far: a Cappella Romana Publishing flash sale! LINKS:⁠⁠ (http://www.cappellaromana.org/publishing) FLASH SALE: HALF OFF ALL CAPPELLA ROMANA PUBLISHING TITLES UNTIL MIDNIGHT (PDT) 13 MARCH 2025 (http://www.cappellaromana.org/publishing) ⁠A SACRIFICE OF PRAISE, VOLUME I: MODE I by Gabriel Cremeens (Byzantine notation)⁠ (https://cappellaromana.org/shop/publications/a-sacrifice-of-praise/) MYSTERIES: BYZANTINE CHANT FOR ORTHODOX SACRAMENTS by John Michael Boyer (https://cappellaromana.org/shop/publications/mysteries-byzantine-chant-for-orthodox-sacraments/) THE DIVINE LITURGY by Samuel Herron (https://cappellaromana.org/shop/publications/the-divine-liturgy-by-samuel-herron/) ⁠SUN OF JUSTICE: BYZANTINE CHANT FOR THE NATIVITY OF OUR LORD by John Michael Boyer (https://cappellaromana.org/shop/publications/sun-of-justice/) KASSIANÍ CHRISTMAS VESPERS (https://cappellaromana.org/shop/publications/kassiani-christmas-vespers/) BYZANTINE CHANT, THE RECEIVED TRADITION: A LESSON BOOK by John Michael Boyer (https://cappellaromana.org/shop/publications/byzantine-chant-received-tradition-john-michael-boyer/) Support Cappella Romana Publishing⁠⁠⁠ (http://www.cappellaromana.org/support) ⁠⁠Shop Cappella Records⁠⁠ (http://www.cappellarecords.com) ⁠⁠⁠#WhatsOnYourAnalogion on YouTube⁠ (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23WhatsOnYourAnalogion&sp=QhYSFFdoYXRzT25Zb3VyQW5hbG9naW9u)⁠

4. 

   19 Feb 2025

   Episode 5: All About A Sacrifice of Praise, Volume I: Mode I, with Gabriel Cremeens

   In which we talk to the latest composer in the Cappella Romana Publishing family, Gabriel Cremeens, about his first book with us, now available for pre-order! LINKS: PRE-ORDER A SACRIFICE OF PRAISE, VOLUME I: MODE I (BYZANTINE NOTATION) (https://cappellaromana.org/shop/publications/a-sacrifice-of-praise/) ⁠Shop Cappella Romana Publishing⁠ (http://www.cappellaromana.org/publishing) ⁠Shop Cappella Records⁠ (http://www.cappellarecords.com) ⁠Support Cappella Romana Publishing⁠ (http://www.cappellaromana.org/support) ⁠Gabriel Cremeens (http://www.englishanalogion.com) St. George Greek Orthodox Church, Albuquerque, NM (https://www.stgeorgenm.org/) Dynamis Byzantine Ensemble (https://plane-chicken-zt9j.squarespace.com/products/a-sacrifice-of-praise-divine-liturgy-in-the-1st-mode) Recording: A Sacrifice of Praise: Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom in the First Mode (CD) (https://plane-chicken-zt9j.squarespace.com/products/a-sacrifice-of-praise-divine-liturgy-in-the-1st-mode) Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/album/6cLdcQXRht8h0S7AF1t2IS) Apple Music (https://music.apple.com/us/album/a-sacrifice-of-praise/1744433810) YouTube (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kjQ87DweLdCaLLAUIImf1PB7tDsCOMDmE&si=yXm2NaWrYHa4shG7) ⁠⁠#WhatsOnYourAnalogion on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23WhatsOnYourAnalogion&sp=QhYSFFdoYXRzT25Zb3VyQW5hbG9naW9u)⁠

5. 

   25 Jan 2025

   Bonus Episode: 10 Years After with Jesse Cox of St. Nicholas Antiochian Mission, Jackson, TN

   In January 2015, a beginning cantor named Jesse Cox asked his Facebook network for guidance on Byzantine chant resources - except they didn’t exist. Now, in 2025, the landscape has changed. In this mini episode, Jesse offers his thoughts on the resources that are available now, including Cappell Romana Publishing’s books, and how they help his music ministry at a mission parish in Tennessee. LINKS: ⁠Shop Cappella Romana Publishing⁠ (https://www.cappellaromana.org/publishing) ⁠Shop Cappella Records⁠ (https://www.cappellarecords.com) ⁠Support Cappella Romana Publishing⁠ (https://www.cappellaromana.org/support) St. Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Mission, Jackson, TN (https://www.orthodoxjackson.com) Dynamis Ensemble (https://www.dynamisensemble.org) Trisagion School of Byzantine Chant (https://trisagionschool.org) St. John Koukouzelis Institute of Liturgical Arts (https://www.koukouzelis.net) School of Byzantine Music of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America (https://sbm.goarch.org) Hellenic College Holy Cross Certificate in Byzantine Chant (https://www.hchc.edu/certificate-programs/certificate-in-byzantine-music/) Antiochian Orthodox Ecclasiastical Online Music School (https://www.antiochian.org/dashboard?name=Antiochian%20Orthodox%20Ecclesiastical%20Online%20Music%20School) ⁠The Liturgical Arts Academy Gabriel Cremeens, www.EnglishAnalogion.com⁠ Greek Orthodox Archdiocese Digital Chant Stand Saint Anthony's Monastery Divine Music Project ⁠⁠#WhatsOnYourAnalogion on YouTube⁠

6. 

   11 Jan 2025

   Episode 4: Talking to Dr. Vladimir Morosan About the Big Picture, Part 2

   Part II of a conversation with Dr. Vladimir Morosan of Musica Russica about the big picture of Orthodox music publishing in the North American context. LINKS: ⁠Shop Cappella Romana Publishing⁠ (https://www.cappellaromana.org/publishing) ⁠Shop Cappella Records⁠ (https://www.cappellarecords.com) ⁠Support Cappella Romana Publishing⁠ (https://www.cappellaromana.org/support) ⁠Musica Russica⁠ (https://www.musicarussica.com) ⁠Vladimir Morosan’s bio⁠ (https://www.musicarussica.com/p/about) ⁠St. Katherine Orthodox Church, Carlsbad, CA⁠ (https://www.stkatherineorthodoxchurch.org) ⁠Department of Liturgical Music, Orthodox Church in America⁠ (https://www.oca.org/about/departments/liturgical-music) A Conversation With Samuel Herron - The Divine Liturgy (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_dXZDVYXC0) ⁠Conspirare, The Sacred Spirit of Russia⁠ (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnkVLAWop0x1MzDNhXKkdPJIA3nfEhGS7&si=eLrIpUQ9gk0OSx_w) Church Music Publishers Association (https://cmpamusic.org) ⁠Gabriel Cremeens, www.EnglishAnalogion.com⁠ (https://www.englishanalogion.com) Greek Orthodox Archdiocese Digital Chant Stand (https://dcs.goarch.org) Saint Anthony's Monastery Divine Music Project (https://stanthonysmonastery.org/pages/the-divine-music-project) ⁠ (https://www.antiochianvillage.org/museum-and-library/library/)⁠#WhatsOnYourAnalogion on YouTube⁠ (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23WhatsOnYourAnalogion&sp=QhYSFFdoYXRzT25Zb3VyQW5hbG9naW9u)

7. 

   23 Dec 2024

   Bonus Episode before Christmas: Listener Recording of “Bethlehem, make ready”

   We have our first #WhatsOnYourAnalogion recording! Megan Morgan of St. Markella and Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church posted her recording of “Bethlehem, make ready” from John Michael Boyer’s Sun of Justice: Byzantine Chant for the Nativity of Our Lord. LINKS: ⁠Shop Cappella Romana Publishing⁠ (https://www.cappellaromana.org/publishing) ⁠Shop Cappella Records⁠ (https://www.cappellarecords.com) ⁠Support Cappella Romana Publishing⁠ (https://www.cappellaromana.org/support) Megan Morgan's original recording (https://www.facebook.com/megan.morgan.37/posts/pfbid02NYdvimNzwBsgRNvFpEGR8FFZA1Dgqjg7CoLUFHechpstZ4sbNgCVic32XD5qrtEfl) ⁠#WhatsOnYourAnalogion on YouTube⁠ (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23WhatsOnYourAnalogion&sp=QhYSFFdoYXRzT25Zb3VyQW5hbG9naW9u) #WhatsOnYourAnalogion on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/whatsonyouranalogion)

8. 

   19 Dec 2024

   Episode 3: Talking to Dr. Vladimir Morosan About the Big Picture, Part I

   Part I of a conversation with Dr. Vladimir Morosan of Musica Russica about the big picture of Orthodox music publishing in the North American context. LINKS: Shop Cappella Romana Publishing (https://www.cappellaromana.org/publishing) Shop Cappella Records (https://www.cappellarecords.com) Support Cappella Romana Publishing (https://www.cappellaromana.org/support) Musica Russica (https://www.musicarussica.com) Vladimir Morosan’s bio (https://www.musicarussica.com/p/about) St. Katherine Orthodox Church, Carlsbad, CA (https://www.stkatherineorthodoxchurch.org) Department of Liturgical Music, Orthodox Church in America (https://www.oca.org/about/departments/liturgical-music) Music Typewriters at MusicPrintingHistory.org (https://musicprintinghistory.org/about-music-typewriters/) A Sacrifice of Praise: The Living Tradition of Byzantine Chant in America (http://ancientfaith.com/podcasts/sacrificeofpraise) Gabriel Cremeens, www.EnglishAnalogion.com (https://www.englishanalogion.com) Antiochian Heritage Library (https://www.antiochianvillage.org/museum-and-library/library/) Antiochian Archdiocese Sacred Music Library: Basil Kazan, Byzantine Music Project (https://www.antiochian.org/sacred-music-library) Robert Shaw Festival Singers, Rachmaninoff Vespers, 1989 (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyl9uQmAZr1LUteG2sJazwmjs8s51b9Jd) “I psaltikí téchni - Discovering Byzantine Chant” by Richard Barrett, Early Music America Magazine (EMAg), May 2024 (https://www.earlymusicamerica.org/emag-feature/i-psaltiki-techni-discovering-byzantine-chant/) Melodos Byzantine Music Notation Software (https://melodos.com/index1.html) EZ Byzantine Music Font Package (https://stanthonysmonastery.org/pages/writing-with-byzantine-notation?srsltid=AfmBOoqiuETfeP4jkJDe6RKvaubnJu70Ays-jhCT1IvK2IAZgDM-om44) “Músika Kímena” Byzantine Music Notation Software (https://www.papline.gr) #WhatsOnYourAnalogion on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23WhatsOnYourAnalogion&sp=QhYSFFdoYXRzT25Zb3VyQW5hbG9naW9u)

9. 

   6 Dec 2024

   Bonus Episode: Chant Books and Cookbooks

   While editing the main event for next week's episode, Richard offers some reflections on why the physical chant book persists, and suggests a comparison to another kind of speciality publication. Hear Cappella Romana on tour (https://cappellaromana.org/tours/) Shop the Cappella Romana Publishing Bookshop (https://www.cappellaromana.org/publishing) Support Cappella Romana Publishing with a gift (https://www.cappellaromana.org/give) Katavasies of Christmas, Canon I, from Sun of Justice, sung by the Choirs of Dormition of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church, Somerville, MA (https://youtu.be/uImoBoANvr0) "Pastitsio and Byzantine chant: in which one finds, at the very least, the best pastitsio recipe ever(also the worst)" by Richard Barrett (https://leitourgeia.com/2015/03/10/pastitsio-and-byzantine-chant-in-which-one-finds-at-the-very-least-the-best-pastitsio-recipe-ever-also-the-worst/) "Echoes of Constantinople : oral and written tradition of the psaltes of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople" by Alexander Khalil (https://escholarship.org/uc/item/6r2794cz) Boston Public Radio Podcast: Best Of BPR 4/30: Corby Kummer & Christopher Kimball, Apr 30, 2024 (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/boston-public-radio-podcast/id923045032?i=1000654098492)

10. 

    27 Nov 2024

    Bonus Thanksgiving Week Check-in

    All the moving pieces mean Richard doesn’t have a full episode for you this week, but Mysteries pre-orders are on their way out the door, and he’s editing a conversation he had with Musica Russica’s Vladimir Morosan (https://www.musicarussica.com (https://www.musicarussica.com)) about the big picture of Orthodox music publishing. More on all of that next time. Meanwhile — want to be featured on the podcast? Record something from one of our titles, tag the video with #WhatsOnYourAnalogion, and send it to Richard AT cappellaromana DOT org (don’t forget that “Cappella” has two Ps). He recorded an example with members of his own choir singing the Christmas Katavasies here. (https://youtu.be/uImoBoANvr0?si=guViIlfMRSHJJ22e) And then we’ve got Black Friday deals! Let us help you get your shopping done now — check out https://www.cappellaromana.org/publishing (https://www.cappellaromana.org/publishing) for all of the different bundles and possibilities. Happy Thanksgiving, friends!

11. 

    20 Nov 2024

    Episode 2: Time for a Book Launch!

    Richard takes you live to the book launch for Mysteries: Byzantine Chant For Orthodox Sacraments in Boston! Cappella Romana Publishing main product page (https://www.cappellaromana.org/publishing) Sun of Justice: Byzantine Chant for the Nativity of Our Lord (https://cappellaromana.org/shop/publications/sun-of-justice/) Accompanying CD: Sun of Justice: Byzantine Chant ofr Christmas by PROTO (https://cappellarecords.com/recording/sun-of-justice/) Kassianí: Christmas Vespers (https://cappellarecords.com/recording/sun-of-justice/) Accompanying CD: Hymns of Kassianí (https://cappellarecords.com/recording/hymns-of-kassiani/) The Divine Liturgy (https://www.cappellaromana.org/mysteries) Mysteries: Byzantine Chant for Orthodox Sacraments (https://www.cappellaromana.org/mysteries) Byzantine Chant, The Received Tradition: A Lesson Book (https://www.byzchantlessonbook.com/) Support Cappella Romana Publishing with your gift here! (https://www.cappellaromana.org/support) Mysteries book launch, livestreamed by the Maliotis Cultural Center (https://www.youtube.com/live/LaRe0QC8Kao?si=CwQB8J00YC290PVp)

12. 

    7 Nov 2024

    Episode 1: Sharing the Niche with Everybody

    Richard discusses the "why" mindset for Cappella Romana Publishing, and receives the initial shipment of the new book. Unboxing video for Mysteries: Byzantine Chant for Orthodox Sacraments (https://youtu.be/MdLOJNGyjTw?si=xGCg78dh_kkINHq9) Order Mysteries: Byzantine Chant for Orthodox Sacraments (www.cappellaromana.org/mysteries) Vox Luminis in Portland and Seattle, hosted by Cappella Romana (https://cappellaromana.org/concert/sacro-monteverdi-vox-luminis/) Mysteries book launch, November 12 2024, Maliotis Cultural Center (https://www.facebook.com/events/8713075758713225) Out of the Ashes of Smyrna Tour Performance, November 13 2024, Dormition of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church, Somerville, MA (www.cappellaromana.org/somerville) Out of the Ashes of Smyrna Tour Performance, November 15 2024, Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral, New Orleans, LA (https://cappellaromana.org/concerts/out-of-the-ashes-of-smyrna-new-orleans/) Sheridan Printing (www.sheridan.com)

13. 

    30 Oct 2024

    Introduction

    Cappella Romana (http://www.cappellaromana.org)’s Director of Publications Richard Barrett comes to the realization that after four books with a fifth — and more! — on the way, Cappella Romana Publishing needs its own deep dive behind the scenes. Links: Podcast: A Sacrifice of Praise: The Living Tradition of Byzantine Chant in America, with Amy Hogg and Richard Barrett (https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/sacrificeofpraise/) Books: Byzantine Chant, The Received Tradition: A Lesson Book, John Michael Boyer (http://www.byzchantlessonbook.com) Kassianí: Christmas Vespers (https://cappellaromana.org/shop/publications/kassiani-christmas-vespers/) Sun of Justice: Byzantine Chant for the Nativity of Our Lord, John Michael Boyer (https://cappellaromana.org/shop/publications/sun-of-justice/) The Divine Liturgy, Samuel Herron (https://cappellaromana.org/shop/publications/the-divine-liturgy-by-samuel-herron/) Mysteries: Byzantine Chant for Orthodox Sacraments, John Michael Boyer (https://cappellaromana.org/shop/publications/mysteries-byzantine-chant-for-orthodox-sacraments/) Audio: Communion Prologue, from The Divine Liturgy in English, Cappella Romana (https://youtu.be/STarlkMP66s?si=Y62UtEyKmkaWJ09h) Book launch for Byzantine Chant, The Received Tradition, Maliotis Cultural Center, Brookline, MA, February 15 2023 (https://www.youtube.com/live/mQNc64PIRhc?si=uvBWGrF6LQKCOFqk) Stíchera prosómoia of Christmas, Set I, from Hymns of Kassianí, Cappella Romana (https://youtu.be/x9NgRqLSM5E?si=-kiqURocbSlyiDvP) Cappella Romana concert, Sun of Justice, St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church, Portland, OR, December 15 2017 (https://youtu.be/5a94h33gQng?si=p_xhBtvuS7CE1IuK) Cherubic Hymn, Mode III, by Samuel Herron, performed by Samuel Herron, Assumption Greek Orthodox Church, Scottsdale, AZ, July 14 2019. (https://youtu.be/xj8zjPnZb44?si=bZDeeb0QG2fiog57) Ode I of the Iambic Canon for Pentecost, Mode IV, from Byzantium in Rome: Medieval Byzantine Chant from Grottaferrata, Cappella Romana. (https://youtu.be/B1xWvTervNg?si=yiEDqLafQRbkM_3C)

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