Music Ministries

CHOIR
The Saint Barbara Choir enjoys a rich history of dedication and execellence in music and perfessionalism. The choir meets throughout the year on Thursday evenings and chants the responses and hymns of the Divine Liturgy throughout the year. The Choir also presents many concerts throughout the year including Christmas Concerts and Odyssey Presentations. They have also been invited to participate together with the Direct Archdiocsean District Choir, the YALE Russian Chorus and at a special concert in honor of Archbishop Demetrios at Fairfield University.

CHANTERS
The psalters led by Efstathios Simos and Peter Proestakis lead us in the chanting of the beautiful Hymns of our Church.

CHILDREN'S CHOIR
The children’s choir encourages children, through the chanting of Hymns, to become active participants during the Divine Liturgy and other Church services. The Children’s Choir chants the responses and hymns of the Divine Liturgy on Youth Sunday and the Saturday of Lazarus and meets 15 minutes every other Sunday, prior to Sunday School Classes, and as needed, for specially designated rehersals.

BYZANTINE MUSIC CLASS (via the Internet)
The Archdiocesan Department of Religious Education together with the Department of Internet Ministries have provided Orthodox Christians throughout the world with a wonderful opportunity to study and learn Byzantine Chant. Simply go to http://chant.hchc.edu There you will find a multimedia presentation of many hymns of the Orthodox Church. Each hymn is presented in Byzantine and Western notation, chanted in Greek and English, by both a male and female. In addition to the hymns, the web site also presents information regarding the major feasts of our faith, including an explanation of the Icon, theology, history, rubrics, scripture and canons concerning these feasts. The program also includes a section instructing visitors on how to read Byzantine notation.