The Saint John of Damascus Society

The Saint John of Damascus Society Non-profit (501(c)(3) tax-exempt) organization in support of Orthodox Christian liturgical music.

The Saint John of Damascus Society, founded in 2011, is a sacred arts organization that seeks to promote excellence in the liturgical music of the Orthodox Christian Church, regardless of ethnic/national heritage or style, as well as support related outreach, educational, and academic efforts.

New episode of our Byzantine chant podcast now out! Enjoy!
11/08/2024

New episode of our Byzantine chant podcast now out! Enjoy!

Amy and Richard talk to Christian Farradj, the host of Ancient Faith’s new Byzantine chant series on Ancient Faith Kids. Christian shares about his journey making the leap from altar to analogion in his youth, and the opportunities and challenges of learning Byzantine music in a time when there ar...

Of interest! From our friend Kurt Sander, Composer:—My Choral Friends and Colleagues! Did the news of the demise of Fina...
10/11/2024

Of interest! From our friend Kurt Sander, Composer:

My Choral Friends and Colleagues! Did the news of the demise of Finale music notation software take you by surprise? I was a Finale user for close to 15 years but luckily decided to switch to Sibelius as my preferred program of choice for music notation. Finale is pushing Dorico as a successor, but I also own Dorico and personally find it very difficult to adapt to, especially if one comes from either a Finale or Sibelius reference point. By popular demand, I am offering a newly revised music notation course primarily for choral musicians who typeset choral music that is often unmetered or uses recitative style chant. You will not find these tutorials on YouTube!

New this year is a whole lesson on importing Finale scores into Sibelius for archival purposes through as .xml files. If you are wanting your Finale scores to live on in a supported software program, or are simply looking to learn how to typeset choral music in a professional way, this is the course for you. As a freemium offer, here is the first lesson that you can sample which specifically addresses the biggest notational flaws I see in choral scores today.
https://youtu.be/a3xVPUS9hqc

The course is asynchronous which means you can work at your own pace. Enroll today and reserve your spot for this opportunity to enrich your choral library with beautiful scores.

Follow this link to enroll today:
https://www.orthodoxchoralmusic.com/class

This self-paced online course gives you everything you need to get up and running with the latest version of Sibelius music notation software. This course not only covers the latest notation standards used by publishers, composers, and arrangers, but also provides valuable techniques specific to t....

Happy birthday to our dear friend Tikey Zes, who turns 97 today! Να τα εκατοστίσετε, Παναγιώτη!
10/10/2024

Happy birthday to our dear friend Tikey Zes, who turns 97 today! Να τα εκατοστίσετε, Παναγιώτη!

Provided to YouTube by NAXOS of AmericaHeaven and Earth, a Song of Creation: No. 3, The Deep, Like a Cloak · Ca****la Romana · John Michael BoyerHeaven and E...

08/29/2024

Course RegistrationFall 2025General Tuition for 10-week term $599Registration open now! Byzantine Music IIntroduction to NotationBeginning Class in Byzantine Notation, Theory & Practice: Students will learn Byzantine musical notation and be able to sight-read notes and rhythm by the end of term. ....

08/27/2024
Of interest!
08/22/2024

Of interest!

07/12/2024

Congratulations to our own John Michael Boyer! On June 30th, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America and The National Forum of Greek Orthodox Church Musicians announced he would receive the Saint Romanos Medallion, the highest honor awarded to the church music ministry for “his exceptional dedication to the Church and Her music.”

Highlighted as part of the announcement were “his collaboration with five esteemed composers on Heaven & Earth: A Song of Creation, an English setting of Psalm 103 for the St. John of Damascus Society, along with a recent book titled Byzantine Chant: the Received Tradition – A Lesson Book.”

John Michael Boyer joins Ca****la Romana’s Artistic Director and Founder, Alexander Lingas in becoming a Medallian Recipient (2010)

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