Discover an unexpected musical encounter. A priest blends the spirituality of the Byzantine tradition with the power of electric sound, playing a fretless guitar tuned like an oud. Massie files ...

What does it sound like when angels sing? Monks in Byzantium said it was the gently pulsing rhythms, uplifting melodies and resonating harmonies of liturgical chants floating through the corridors, ...

She was a prolific composer, a hymnographer, and a poet. Her contributions to Byzantine music are unparalleled. She is the only known woman whose compositions are part of the Byzantine liturgy. One of ...

Ancient musical form is added to list of “intangible cultural heritage.”The United Nations has recognized Byzantine chant as a treasure of intangible cultural heritage. UNESCO, the U.N.’s culture ...

Ayia Napa (Cyprus) (AFP) – Chanting resonates through a church in the Cypriot resort town of Ayia Napa, darkened but for a few low lights and mobile devices displaying the singers' Byzantine melodies.

"This music aims to touch people's souls," said Thomas Anastasiou, 35, a Greek Cypriot chanter from a nearby district. "Singing with people around us is something very important for us." The UN's ...