Lenten Spiritual Retreat on ORTHODOX CHURCH MUSIC with Richard Barrett, M.A. Liturgical Musician and Scholar Artistic Director, St. John of Damascus Society Richard Barrett is an Orthodox church musician, choral singer and scholar, as well as the Artistic Director of the St. John of Damascus Society, which supports the performance and dissemination of Orthodox liturgical and para-liturgical music. He has been the cantor and choir director at All Saints Orthodox Church in Bloomington, Indiana, since 2005, and he has served as an invited clinician and singer in parishes throughout the Midwest, also singing regularly with several prestigious choral and operatic ensembles. He has has presented papers at the International Conference on Patristic Studies at the University of Oxford and the Patristic Symposium of the Georges Florovsky Society at Princeton University. He holds a B.Mus. in vocal performance and an M.A. in Ancient History from Indiana University, where he is completing a Ph.D. focusing on civic devotions to the Mother of God in the Late Antique Roman world and an additional concentration in Modern Greek studies. He has studied voice with Dennis Kruse, Erich Parce, and Dale Moore, and pursued specialized study of Byzantine chant with Ioannis Arvanitis and John Michael Boyer. Publications include essays on Orthodox musical topics in AGAIN Magazine and scholarly articles in journals such as the Greek Orthodox Theological Review (forthcoming) and The Journal of Early Christian Studies (forthcoming). He has been married to Megan Barrett since 2001, and they have one child (forthcoming). SAT, MAR 3 rd 2012 SCHEDULE 10am DIVINE LITURGY commemorating St. Theodore the Soldier and the Miracle of the Koliva (sung by Mr. Barrett) 11:30am POTLUCK LENTEN LUNCH 12pm-1pm FIRST TALK: “Psalterion as pulpit: The privilege, craft, and discipline of Orthodox liturgical song” Break for the Afternoon 6-7pm GREAT VESPERS 7-8pm SECOND TALK: “Mingling prophecy with melody: the ethos of Orthodox liturgical music” Lenten refreshments will be served during this talk. Hosted by St. Paul Orthodox Church 156 E. Main St., Emmaus, PA 18049 610.965.2298 saintpaulemmaus.org

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Lenten Spiritual Retreaton

ORTHODOX CHURCH MUSICwith

Richard Barrett, M.A.Liturgical Musician and ScholarArtistic Director, St. John of Damascus Society

Richard Barrett is an Orthodox church musician, choral singer and scholar, as well as the Artistic Director of the St. John of Damascus Society, which supports the performance and dissemination of Orthodox liturgical and para-liturgical music. He has been the cantor and choir director at All Saints Orthodox Church in Bloomington, Indiana, since 2005, and he has served as an invited clinician and singer in parishes throughout the Midwest, also singing regularly with several prestigious choral and operatic ensembles. He has has presented papers at the International Conference on Patristic Studies at the University of Oxford and the Patristic Symposium of the Georges Florovsky Society at Princeton University. He holds a B.Mus. in vocal performance and an M.A. in Ancient History from Indiana University, where he is completing a Ph.D. focusing on civic devotions to the Mother of God in the Late Antique Roman world and an additional concentration in Modern Greek studies. He has studied voice with Dennis Kruse, Erich Parce, and Dale Moore, and pursued specialized study of Byzantine chant with Ioannis Arvanitis and John Michael Boyer. Publications include essays on Orthodox musical topics in AGAIN Magazine and scholarly articles in journals such as the Greek Orthodox Theological Review (forthcoming) and The Journal of Early Christian Studies (forthcoming). He has been married to Megan Barrett since 2001, and they have one child (forthcoming).

SAT, MAR 3rd 2012SCHEDULE

10am DIVINE LITURGY commemorating St. Theodore the Soldier and the Miracle of the Koliva (sung by Mr. Barrett)

11:30am POTLUCK LENTEN LUNCH

12pm-1pm FIRST TALK: “Psalterion as pulpit: The privilege, craft, and discipline of Orthodox liturgical song”

Break for the Afternoon

6-7pm GREAT VESPERS

7-8pm SECOND TALK: “Mingling prophecy with melody: the ethos of Orthodox liturgical music”

Lenten refreshments will be served during this talk.

Hosted by St. Paul Orthodox Church 156 E. Main St., Emmaus, PA 18049610.965.2298 saintpaulemmaus.org