Chamber Choir KIEV If you want to know why the New York Times and Washington Post wrote about this choir and why they were invited to the White House to sing during the annual VIP viewing of the Christmas-decorated White House, than listen their heavenly singing. read and listen
Armenian Church Music of the 5th- 13th centuries Ensebmle of Early Church Music "taragan" The earliest known examples of Armenian church music dated 5th century and credited to St. Mesrob, an inventor of the Armenian alphabet
We Are Guarded By the Cross by Saint Eliyah children's choir Russian church music Wonderful combination of simplicity, beauty, clarity andl unusual melodies. Mostly 16th to 18th century church music,early church song and Ukrainian Christmas carols performed by the best. read more and hear
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Origen Music presents Orthodox church music.
Shortly after the break-up of the Soviet Union composer, producer and sound engineer Alexsey Zakharenko from Kiev-Ukraine ( his music is featured on this site) started recording Orthodox church music . Earlier it was impossibly to record church music in the communist and atheistic country.
In 1995 Alexsey Zakharenko recorded and released CD "All Night Vigil" -traditional praise and worship music of Kyiv Pechersk Monastery. It was the first authenticchurch music CD in the Ukraine. Later he founded Origen Music - Ukrainian indie label focused on recording of Eastern orthodox church music, classical, electronic, new age and Ukrainian music. More then ten years Origen Music thoroughly picks up and records only the
best church music performed by the best Ukrainian choirs. Among them: legendary Monks Choir of Kiev Pechersk Monastery, the best in Europe Kiev Chamber choir, the winner of 2004 JPF Award in church music ensemble of early church music "Sretenye" and many more.
Sretenye broght to life rare Byzantine, Georgia, Bulgarian and Old Rus church music of the VIII-XV centuries featuring Easter canon by Saint John the Damascene, who lived in the 8th century, and other early church songs read more and hear mp3 download
ARCHBISHOP IONAFAN- LITURGY OF PEACE
The bridge between western and eastern liturgical traditions
by KYIV CHAMBER CHOIR
Greek Divine Liturgy is dressed by the author in the melodies of Gregorian chorals with minimal adaptation. That way, after 1000 years old alienation of Church culture the "Liturgy of Peace” creates the meeting of western and eastern liturgical traditions..
The best chants of Russian Orthodox Church performed by the famous Monk Choir of Kyiv Caves (Pechersk) Monastery which for many centuries is the legend and as the magnet attracts thousands visitors and pilgrims read more and hear mp3 download
Unique collection of ringing church bells sounds of the Big Bells Tower and Small Bells Towers of Kiev Pechersk Monastery. The ringing church bells sounds from this CD was featured on Universal-Tri Stars Pictures trailer "Spider Man- 3". Great ringing church bells sounds for film and radio producers
Sacred music by Sergey Rachmaninoff , traditional liturgical music of Russian and Eastern Orthodox church, supplemented with original church bells sounds, Russian Christmas music and Ukrainian carols read more and hear
Excellent introduction to Eastern Orthodox church music. This is truly angelic, other-worldly collection that, without a doubt, will melt your hearts read more and hear download mp3 iTunes