Paul Barnes performs N. Lincoln Hanks' Hristos Anesti скачать в хорошем качестве

Paul Barnes performs N. Lincoln Hanks' Hristos Anesti

I gave the world premiere of N.Lincoln Hanks Hristos Anesti on Feb 6th, 2025 at Pepperdine University. I chant both the Arabic and Greek resurrection hymns before I begin the beautiful work at 3:48. Here are the program notes from the world premiere program: Hristos Anesti! (2024) by N. Lincoln Hanks My first encounter with the music of the Orthodox Church was at a tiny mission parish in Bloomington, Indiana in the early nineties. I walked in during the matins service and heard beautiful hymns chanted in Arabic. The beauty of the chant and the language penetrated my heart to an extent that I knew this would be my eventual spiritual home. N. Lincoln Hank’s Hristos Anesti is the first work I’ve commissioned based on both Arabic and Greek chant and I’m thrilled to be performing this beautiful work tonight. The commission was made possible by the generous support of Mike and Amber Kutayli and Margaret and Greg Sutton who are part of Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Lincoln Nebraska where I serve as head chanter and choir director. Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, And upon those in the tombs bestowing life. This ancient hymn is sung hundreds of times during our paschal celebration and is an expression of profound joy as Christ rises from the dead conquering death itself. It is one of the great mysteries of Christianity and is beautifully reflected in Lincoln’s new piano work. What I especially love about the new work is its combination of the eternal truth of the resurrection expressed by the entry of both the Arabic and Greek versions of the resurrection hymn combined with a deeply expressive and personal reaction to that eternal truth. From the composer: This is a reflective work for solo piano incorporating two Byzantine Paschal chants from the Orthodox liturgical tradition. The music is structured around the chants Al-masih qam and Hhristos anesti . Each chant appears in its entirety, with Al-masih qam introduced first, followed by Hristos anesti, which shapes the work’s culminating conclusion. The piece begins with rapturous and invitatory chimes, which along with other ecstatic gestures, reemerge unexpectedly throughout the piece, reflecting the varied and spontaneous emotions and thoughts of an adoring heart and mind contemplating the Resurrection of our Lord.