Music Page

At our monastery, we sing music from various Orthodox Traditions. This page is a work in progress and will include some liturgical hymns that are difficult to find elsewhere, including hymns from the Romanian roots of our monastery and "special melodies" (Podobni / Prosomia) for Feast Days, as well as a few original compositions (either in text or melody). We offer these hymns to hopefully enhance your appreciation for the hymnography of the Church throughout all the different chant traditions. Most of the Liturgical Text is taken from the translations provided by the Orthodox Church in America or the Romanian Episcopate.

This page is always in progress. Please check back for more music.
The music provided on this site is free to download and distribute for Liturgical use only.

Last Updated April 16, 2020

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Lamentations for Holy Friday (from newbyz.org - compiled with Psalm 118 as used at our monastery on Holy Friday)

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Menaion

General Menaion

General Troparion for a Hierarch (Plain and harmonized versions)
General Troparion for an Apostle

September 08 - Nativity of the Theotokos

Sessional Hymns (Tone 4) (Joseph was Amazed)
Exapostilarion (Hearken, ye women)
Praises (Tone 1) (O Marvelous Wonder)

September 14 - Elevation of the Cross

Lord I Call 1 (Tone 6) (Having set all our hope)
Lord I Call 2
Lord I Call 3
Lord I Call - Glory...Now and Ever... (Tone 2)
Aposticha 1 (Tone 5) (Rejoice, O Life Bearing Cross)
Aposticha 2
Aposticha 3
Troparion (Tone 1) (Fr. Roman's setting)
Exapostilarion
Before Thy Cross (2-part based on James C. Meena's setting)

September 26 - St. John the Theologian

Troparion (Tone 2)
Kontakion (Tone 2)

September 28 - Ellwood City Icon of the Mother of God

Verses for the Ellwood City Icon (Tone 8) (O most glorious wonder)
Exapostilarion (Hearken, ye women)

October 1 - Protection of the Mother of God

Lord I Call Verse 1 (Tone 1) (O Marvelous Wonder)
Verse 2
Verse 3
Lord I Call Verse 4 (Tone 4) (As one valiant among martyrs) (4-part)
Verse 5
Verse 6
Lord I Call Verse 4 (Tone 4) (As one valiant among martyrs) (2-part)
Verse 5
Verse 6
Troparion (Tone 4) (Yaichkov)
Kontakion (Tone 3) 4-part; with Ikos
2-part byzantine (Today the Virgin)
Exapostilarion (Hymn of Light) (Listen, O Women)

October 26 - Great Martyr Demetrius of Thessalonica

Praises Verse 1 (Tone 4) (As one valiant among the martyrs)
Verse 2
Verse 3

November 8 - Archangel Michael and all Bodiless Hosts

Lord I Call Verse 1 (Tone 4) (As one valiant among the martyrs)
Verse 2
Verse 3
Praises Verse 1 (Tone 1) (Joy of the Heavenly Hosts)
Verse 2
Verse 3
Communion Hymn

November 9 - St. Nektarios of Agenia

Lord I Call Verse 1 (Tone 1) (O Marvelous Wonder)
Verse 2
Verse 3

November 21 - Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple

Lord I Call Verse 1 (Tone 1) (O Marvelous Wonder)
Verse 2
Verse 3
Verse 4 (Tone 4) (As one valiant among the martyrs)
Verse 5
Verse 6
Aposticha Verse 1 (Tone 5) (Rejoice, O Life Bearing Cross)
Verse 2
Verse 3
Troparion (Tone 4) (Romanian Byzantine, Fr. Roman)
Troparion (Tone 4) (Yaichkov)
Kontakion (Tone 4) (Yaichkov)
Hymn of Light (Listen, O Women)
Praises Verse 1 (Tone 1) (Joy of the Heavenly Hosts)
Verse 2
Verse 3
Verse 4

December 6 - St. Nicholas

Aposticha Verse 1 (Tone 5) (Rejoice, O Life Bearing Cross)
Verse 2
Verse 3
Praises Verse 1(Tone 1) (Joy of the Heavenly Hosts)
Verse 2
Verse 3
Verse 4
Troparion (Tone 4) (Plain and Harmonized Versions)
Magnification
Kontakion and Ikos

December 13 - St. Herman of Alaska

Lord I Call Verses 4-6 (Tone 4) (You have given a sign)

December 21-24 - Nativity Prefeast

Kontakion (Tone 3) (Today the Virgin)
December 24 Compline Canon
Royal Hours: 9th Hour Final Stichera (Tone 6) (Like Antiphon 15 from Holy Week)

December 25 - Nativity of our Lord

Vespers Prokeimenon - (Tone 1)
Troparion (Tone 4) (Carpatho-Russian)
Kontakion (Tone 3) (Today the Virgin)
Magnification
Hymn of Light (Adapted from JEB)
Communion Hymn (Modern Greek, 3-part)

January 1- Circumcision of our Lord & St. Basil

9th Ode Verses (Tone 2) (Lesser Znamenny)

January 2- Saint Seraphim

Lord I Call Verses 1-3 (Tone 1) (O Most Glorious Wonder)

January 2-5 - Theophany Prefeast

January 4 Compline Canon (Odes 3,4,5,&9) (other odes can be found in SVS holy week Volume II
January 5 ComplineCanon (Updated: Thank you V.Morosan for the edits and nice music engraving)
Royal Hours: 9th Hour Final Stichera (Tone 5) (Pskov Chant)

January 6 - Theophany of our Lord

Magnification
Hymn of Light (adapted from JEB)
Communion Hymn (Modern Greek, 3-part)

January 30 - Three Hierarchs

Magnification (Znamenny Chant)
9th Ode (Tone 2) (Lesser Znamenny)

February 2 - Entrance of the Lord in the Temple

Exapostilarion (Hymn of Light) (Hearken ye Women)

March 24 - Forefeast Annunciation

Lord I Call Verse 1 (Tone 4) (As one valiant among martyrs) (2-part)
Lord I Call Verse 2
Lord I Call Verse 3

March 25 - Annunciation

Lord I Call Verse 1 (Tone 6) (Having Set All Our Hope)
Lord I Call Verse 2
Lord I Call Verse 3
Litya Verse 1 (Bulgarian)
Litya Verse 2
Litya Verse 3
Troparion (Greek)
Kontakion (Carpatho-Russian)

June 29 - Ss. Peter and Paul

Hypakoe (Tone 8) (re-transcribed)

July 19 - St. Seraphim

Lord I Call: Verses 1-3 (from Jan 2) (Tone 1) (O Most Glorious Wonder)
Verse 4

August 1-14 - Paraklesis to the Theotokos

Slavic Paraklesis (Tone 8) (Translation by HTM press) (Set in English at the monastery from an unknown CD of nuns in Poland)

August 5 - Prefeast of the Transfiguration

Troparion and Kontakion (Tone 4)

August 6 - Transfiguration

Litya - Glory Verse (Tone 5) (Pskov Chant)
Litya - Now & Ever Verse
Troparion (Tone 7)
Kontakion (Tone 7)
Sessional Hymn - 1 (Tone 4) (Joseph was Amazed)
Sessional Hymn - 2 (Tone 4) (Joseph was Amazed)
Magnification (Traditional)
Sessional Hymn - after Magnification (Tone 4) (Joseph was Amazed)
Sessional Hymn - after Ode 3 (Tone 4) (Joseph was Amazed)
Hymn of Light - arr. Fr. Roman (Braga)
Praises - 1 (Tone 4) (Called from Above)
Praises - 2 (Tone 4) (Called from Above)
Praises - 3 (Tone 4) (Called from Above)
Communion Hymn - Arkhangelsky, arr. R. George & JEB

August 15 - Dormition of the Theotokos

Lord I Call Glory verse in all 8 tones (Byzantine)

Triodion

Daily

Lenten Hours Troparia (Romanian)
Gladsome Light (in Bulgarian Tone 1)
Gladsome Light (Carpatho-Russian) (Adapted from Arr. by Fr. Lawrence Margitich)
Lord of Powers (from Great Compline - Fr. Roman's arrangement)
Lord of the Powers (from Great Compline - Greek byzantine arrangement)

Presanctified Liturgy

Let My Prayer Arise Trio (Kiev Caves Lavra Melody, adapted for the Sisters)
Our Father (Monastery Composition) - To be sung with Arkhangelsky Lenten Litanies (#3 from The Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts, SVS Press).
O Taste and See (trans. from old music, adapted from Bortniansky's Now the Powers)
Let our Mouths Be Filled with Thy Praise (Traditional Lenten Melody)
Let our Mouths Be filled with Thy Praise (Monastery Composition) - To be sung with Arkhangelsky Litanies
Blessed Be the Name of the Lord (adapted from Arkhangelsky Litanies -#3 from The Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts, SVS Press)

3rd Sunday of Lent - Cross

Lord I Call - Cross Verse 1;
Lord I Call - Cross Verse 2;
Lord I Call - Cross Verse 3;
Lord I Call - Cross Verse 4 (Rejoice, O Life Bearing Cross)
Troparion (Tone 1) (Fr. Roman's setting)
Before Thy Cross (2-part based on James C. Meena's setting)

Palm Sunday

Festal Sticheron (Tone 6 Holy Trinity/St. Sergius)
Palm Sunday Katavasia (Traditional Romanian Melody - Adapted from Fr. Roman's arrangement)

Holy Week

Alleluia and Troparion (Behold the Bridegroom) (Tone 8 Harmonized Byzaintine)
Exapostilarion of Bridegroom Matins (I see Your Bridal Chamber) (Fr. Roman's setting)
Exapostilarion for Matins of Holy Friday (The Wise Thief) (Fr. Roman's Setting)
Lamenations (translated and compiled with Psalm 118 by Stan & Nancy newbyz.org) (Print 2-sided and fold book together)
Lamentations (single 5.5 by 8.5 pages)

Pentecostarion

Pascha

Paschal Troparia

Troparion (Slavonic, Gorodok) (SSAT) (St. Nicholas Monastery in Gorodok, Ukraine)
(English Version)
Troparion (Slavonic, Gorodok) (SATB) (St. Nicholas Monastery in Gorodok, Ukraine)
(English Version)
Troparion (Romanian) (SSA or SAT) (Slow Romanian Pascha Troparion)
Troparion (German) (SSA or SAT - adapted/shortened) (Transcribed from Gregorian Neumes - Thanks Nick!)

Other

Pascha Canon All 9th Ode Refrains (for use with Bakhmetev Canon from SVSPress)
Exapostilarion (Arranged by Fr. Roman Braga, transcribed 2013 - Thanks Joe!; revised 2019)
Bright Wednesday Great Prokeimenon (Sung Tuesday Evening) (Romanian Tone 7)

Bright Friday - Life Giving Spring

Lord I Call Verse 1 (Tone 6) (Having Set all our Hope)
Verse 2
Verse 3
Bright Friday Great Prokeimenon (Sung Thursday Evening) (Romanian Tone 7)

Ascension

Troparion (Tone 4) (Yaichkov)

Pentecost

Sessional Hymn - 1 (Tone 4) (Joseph was Amazed)
Sessional Hymn - 2 (Tone 4) (Joseph was Amazed)
Sessional Hymn after Ode 3 (Tone 8) (That which was secretly ordained))

All Saints of North America

Lord I Call Verse 5 (Tone 6) (Having Set all our Hope)
Lord I Call Verse 6 (Tone 6) (Having Set all our Hope) Transcribed from CD: All Saints of North America (Selections From Vespers and Matins): Celebrating the Bicentennial of Orthodox Christianity in North America
Lord I Call Glory Verse (Tone 5) (Pskov Chant)
Troparion (Tone 8) (Carpatho Russian Chant)
Kontakion (Tone 3) (Today the Virgin)
Praises (Tone 8) (What shall we call you)

Verse 1 - 2-part; 4-part
Verse 2 - 2-part; 4-part
Verse 3 - 2-part; 4-part
Verse 4 - 2-part; 4-part

Divine Liturgy

Eis Polla (Trio)

Eis Polla (Trio) (for women's choir) (Z.Mandell) (Written for the 50th Anniversary of the Monastery.

Holy God

Holy God (for small women's choir) (Monastery Composition)

Cherubic Hymns

Cherubic Hymn - Bulgarian Tone 2 (Noble Joseph) Arranged by Fr. Gregory Becker
Cherubic Hymn - Staro-Simonovskaya
Cherubic Hymn - Streletskaia Chant (2-part) Arranged by Raymond Mandell and Zachariah Mandell
Cherubic Hymn - Streletskaia Chant (3-part women) Arranged by Raymond Mandell and Zachariah Mandell

Father Son and Holy Spirit

Father Son and Holy Spirit (Byzantine Tone 5) For use with A Mercy of Peace - The Anaphora (Byzantine Tone 5 arr. by J. Erickson)

Communion Hymns

Sunday Communion Hymn (Praise the Lord) (Modern Greek, 3-part)
Monday Communion Hymn (He Makes His Angels) ("Greek" Chant)
Tuesday Communion Hymn (The Righteous) (Simplified for Women's Voices)
Wednesday (Theotokos) Communion Hymn (Monastery Composition)

Vigil

Bless the Lord - Psalm 103(4) (Traditional OCA setting) Set to chant the entire Psalm with Bless the Lord, O my soul! as a refrain between psalm verses.
Great Doxology - Tone 8 (2-part) (Romanian) - Adapted from Fr. Roman's melody setting - thanks Zoe!

Miscellaneous

Guardian Angel (for Travel) (Learned at St. Nicholas Monastery in Gorodok, Ukraine)
Wait on the Lord - Psalm 26(27) (Monastery Composition)

Funeral

General Funeral Hymns

Prokeimenon (Tone 3) (Adapted from Fr. Apostolos Hill)
Funeral Hymns of Blessing (ROEA translation and setting)
Funeral Hymns of Blessing (OCA translation, Soroka setting)
Eternal Memory (Greek translation and setting)
Funeral Refrains for Psalm 118 (Byzantine)

Priest Funeral

Order of Burial for a priest (Compiled and edited from OCA files and "Soroka" music settings for the funeral of Fr. Thomas Hopko)

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