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Eternal Mystery – Downloadable audio
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Eternal Mystery is a collection of Orthodox Hymns for the Feast of the Annunciation
Sheet Music for Eternal Mystery
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Sheet Music for Eternal Mystery
Eternal Mystery is a collection of Orthodox Hymns for the Feast of the Annunciation of the Archangel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary, who was chosen by God from among all women born on earth to bear His own eternal Son, the Christ Child and long-awaited Messiah. This announcement revealed the beginning of God’s eternal plan of our salvation – to become incarnate, to reveal God to us through the person of His Son, Jesus Christ, to suffer and die for us on the Cross, bind Satan, and to rise again, that we might join Him in eternal light, love, and life. This was possible because Mary said “Yes” to God.
The album includes 40 tracks featuring chant melodies from the Kievan, Russo-Greek, Serbian, Bulgarian, and Byzantine traditions in settings by David Anderson, Vladimir Morosan, Peter Drobac, Frederick Karam and Anne Schoepp. It begins with the lovely Troparion for the Feast by Nazo Zakkak, and then in the Matins Canon, we hear the entire conversation between the Archangel and the Theotokos, with each ode followed by the soaring Katavasia of the Thetokos by Kurt Sander. Other compositions are two new settings of the Magnification by Anne Schoepp, (a two-part and a four-part setting), and a long-time favorite, the Greek melody for To You our Queen beautifully harmonized by Frederick Karam. Near the end, the hauntingly beautiful Serbian melody for The Lord has Chosen Zion by Peter Drobac develops into a full harmonization Anne Schoepp for the communion hymn.
The Seraphim Six Chorale is composed of singers from St. Lawrence Orthodox Church in Felton, CA.
Directed by Anne Schoepp.
Sopranos: Emily Adams, Grace Kirkpatrick, Sophie Majmudar, Catherine Patzke, Anne Schoepp*
Altos: Julia Albro, Anne Hulter, Emma Hulter, Susan Johnson, Photini Malone, Sara Schoepp
Tenors: Tim Barnes, Nicholas Majmudar, Macrina Young, Seraphim Zupan
Basses: John Hyde, Patrick Macy, Al Schoepp, Paul Trigg**, Stephen R. Young,*** Stephen I. Young
*Canon Soloist – Voice of the Theotokos
**Canon Soloist – Voice of the Archangel Gabriel
***Soloist on Ode 1 & Oikos
Recorded at Stusic Music Studio, Rio Del Mar, CA, on February 24 & March 2, 2024.
Recorded and mixed by Vince Sanchez
Additional Recording Engineer – Stuart Wilson
Mixed at VSO Productions, Santa Cruz, CA
| Song Name | Composer/Chant | Time | Sample Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today is the Beginning (Troparion) | Nazo Zakkak | ||
| Gabriel Came (Vespers Stichera) | Kievan Chant - Tone 6 "You set all your hope", Set by David Anderson | ||
| Gabriel the Archangel (Vespers Doxasticon) | Kievan Chant - Tone 6 - Set by David Anderson | ||
| In the Sixth Month (Vespers - Litya Sticheron) | Bulgarian Chant - Tone 1 - Set by Anne Schoepp | ||
| Today There Come Glad Tidings (Vespers Aposticha Doxasticon) | Kievan Chant - Tone 4 - Set by David Anderson | ||
| Today is the Beginning (Troparion) | Carpatho-Russian Chant - Tone 4 - Set by David Anderson | ||
| God is the Lord & Today is the Beginning (Troparion) | Serbian Chant - Tone 4 - Set by Peter Drobac | ||
| The Mighty Captain (Matins Sessional Hymn) | Bulgarian Chant - Tone 1 "The Soldiers Guarding" - Set by Anne Schoepp | ||
| Today All Creation (Matins Sessional Hymn) | Byzantine Chant - Mode 3 "Awed by the Beauty" - Set by Anne Schoepp | ||
| With the Voice of the Archangel #1 (Matins Magnification) | Anne Schoepp (SATB) | ||
| I Shall Open My Mouth (Canon Ode 1) | Kievan Canon Tone 4 - Set by David Anderson | ||
| I Shall Open My Mouth (Katavasia Ode 1) | Kurt Sander | ||
| O Mother of God (Canon Ode 3) | Kievan Canon Tone 4 - Set by David Anderson | ||
| O Mother of God (Katavasia Ode 3) | Kurt Sander | ||
| The Word of God (Matins Sessional Hymn) | Russo-Greek Tone 8, Harm. B. Ledkovsky | ||
| He Who Sits in Glory (Canon Ode 4) | Kievan Canon Tone 4 - Set by David Anderon | ||
| He Who Sits in Glory (Katavasia Ode 4) | Kurt Sander | ||
| The Whole World (Canon Ode 5) | Kievan Canon Tone 4 - Set by David Anderson | ||
| The Whole World (Katavasia Ode 5) | Kurt Sander | ||
| Prefiguring Your Three-Day Burial (Canon Ode 6) | Kievan Canon Tone 4 - Set by David Anderson | ||
| As We Celebrate (Katavasia Ode 6) | Kurt Sander | ||
| O Victorious Leader | Pavel Chesnokov - English setting by Vladimir Morosan | ||
| Hail, for Joy Shall Shine Forth (Oikos - from the Akathist) | Akathist Melody , Set by Anne Schoepp | ||
| The Holy Youths (Canon Ode 7) | Kievan Canon Tone 4 - Set by David Anderson | ||
| The Holy Youths (Katavasia Ode 7) | Kurt Sander | ||
| The Offspring of the Theotokos (Canon Ode 8) | Kievan Canon Tone 4 - Set by David Anderson | ||
| The Offspring of the Theotokos (Katavasia Ode 8) | Kurt Sander | ||
| Announce Glad Tidings (Canon Ode 9) | Znamenny Refrain & Kievan Canon Tone 4 | ||
| Let Every Mortal Born on Earth (Katavasia Ode 9) | Kurt Sander | ||
| The Captain of the Angelic Hosts (Matins Exaposteilarion) | Bulgarian Chant "With the Disciples" - Set by Vladimir Morosan | ||
| Gabriel Flew Down (Matins Praises) | Kievan Tone 1 "Joy of the Heavenly Hosts" | ||
| Today is Revealed (Matins Praises Doxasticon) | Kievan Chant - Tone 2 | ||
| Through the Prayers (Divine Liturgy - First Antiphon) | Znamenny Chant | ||
| O Son of God (Second Antiphon) | Znamenny Chant | ||
| Today is the Beginning (Troparion) | Byzantine Chant - Mode 4 - Set by Anne Schoepp | ||
| To You, Our Queen (Kontakion - from the Akathist) | Greek Chant – "O Champion Leader" - Arr. Frederick Karam | ||
| Announce Glad Tidings (Thetokion - Canon Ode 9) | Znamenny Refrain & Kievan Canon Tone 4 | ||
| The Lord Has Chosen Zion (Communion Hymn) | Serbian Chant - Tone 2 - Set by Peter Drobac - Harmonized by Anne Schoepp | ||
| With the Voice of the Archangel #2 (Matins Magnification) | Anne Schoepp (SSA) | ||
| Awed by the Beauty (From the Akathist) | Byzantine Chant Mode 3 - Original Melody - Harmonized by Anne Schoepp |
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| Weight | 1 oz |
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