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Educational Materials for Clergy, Readers, Ecclesiarchs, Chanters, Choir Directors
and other Church Servers


THE KLIROS – The Chanter’s Stand
Guidance for Orthodox Church Singers

LINKS: Resources for Readers, Liturgists, Clergy and Spiritual Fathers
LINKS: Educational Resources for Chanters

Roles and Responsibilities of the Service Leaders: The Ecclesiarch, Choir Director(s) and Reader(s)

The Ministry of Church Singers - His Grace Bishop BASIL

Notes for the Choir and Director


The Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America - official links

The Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America

Official Service Texts for every day from the Antiochian Archdiocese
Note: If you download the texts as PDFs, there are active hyperlinks (in blue) which you can click on to download the music needed for the services. We recommend selecting "CHANT", as opposed to "CHORAL" music.

Sacred Music Library Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese


Recommended Resources for Sheet Music

How to find and organize Byzantine Music

Byzantine Notation

St. Anthony's Monastery - The Divine Music Project

Digital Chant Stand - Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America [modern English translations]

Western Notation

Sacred Music Library Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese (Basil Kazan, Rev. John Rassem El Massih, many others; both chant and choral settings)

Antiochian Village Camp books (not recommended for full parishes, but useful for mission parishes)

St. Anthony's Monastery - The Divine Music Project

The Holy Transfiguration Monastery (HTM)

Digital Chant Stand - Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America [modern English translations]

Local and Personal Music Projects:

English Analogion (Gabriel Cremeens)

St. Anthony Orthodox Church - Liturgical Music Resources (Butler, PA)

Liturgical Music Library - Holy Cross Orthodox Church (Emily Lowe, Linthicum Heights, MD)

The Byzantine Choir of St. George Cathedral (Pittsburgh, PA)

Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church (Marietta, GA)

Service Texts & Music St. Mary Orthodox Church (Chambersburg, PA)

New Byzantium Publications (Stan and Nancy Takis)


Other Resources

Analogion (Αναλόγιον) - Byzantine Music Resources

Chant Stand: Music in Worship

Orthodoxia Radio

Byzantine chant and all Oriental, Caucasian and Slavonic liturgies - Musicologie Médiévale

Neobyzantine Octoechos - Wikipedia


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