Composer: Benedict Sheehan
Performer: The Saint Tikhon Choir
Conductor: Benedict Sheehan
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Cappella Romana
Catalogue: CR423
Release: 2021
Size: 1.87 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Vespers
01. No. 1, The Opening Psalm
02. No. 2, Great Litany
03. No. 3, Blessed Is the Man
04. No. 4, Small Litany
05. No. 5, The Lamp-Lighting Psalms
06. No. 6, Stikhira of the Resurrection
07. No. 7, O Gladsome Light
08. No. 8, The Lord Is King
09. No. 9, Evening Prayer
10. No. 10, The Song of Simeon
11. No. 11, Interlude. The Trisagion Prayers
12. No. 12, Rejoice, O Virgin
13. No. 13, The Closing Psalm
Benedict Sheehan leads The Saint Tikhon Choir in his new setting of Eastern Orthodox Vespers in English. Inspired by the great All-Night Vigil setting by Rachmaninoff, Sheehan’s composition expands the genre with full settings of Psalms. Each verse is treated with deep musical pathos to express a full range of human emotion. Vespers also features virtuosic vocal concertos, including the first for basso profundo in English. Encounter this music that projects a vision of hope and light for all. The Saint Tikhon Choir was founded in 2015 by Benedict Sheehan, the group’s artistic director, and Abbot Sergius of St. Tikhon’s Monastery. It is the first professional vocal ensemble connected with an Orthodox monastery in America, founded with a mission to foster and build up the American Orthodox choral tradition at the highest artistic level.