Orthodox Hymns of the Passion Service
The Greek compositions were by Petros the Peloponnesian (d. 1778), widely acknowledged as the greatest post-Byzantine Greek ecclesiastical composer. There was also a rarely performed arrangement of a hymn by Konstantinos Vyzantios (d. 1862).
The English settings were composed by John Michael Boyer, a Holy Cross MDiv candidate and Protopsaltis of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco, under the supervision of Dr. Karanos. Despite the 250-year gap between Petros’s and Boyer’s work, there is a meticulous unity of musical content, an incredible achievement by itself.
1. Alleluiarion - When the glorious disciples (mode pl. IV)