Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
On this episode, I'm honoured to be joined by the esteemed John Michael Boyer, director of Capella Romana, Protopsáltis of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco, Founder and Director of the St. John Koukouzelis Institute of Liturgical Arts, and one of the most talented vocalists in today's landscape of Byzantine Chant.
00:00 Intro
08:08 Interpreting the Medieval repertoire
25:14 Westernisation in Modern Greece
37:56 Historical reconstructions
51:46 The Kalophonic repertoire
59:04 The Chrysanthine reforms
1:19:20 The "right sound"
1:28:00 Western harmonic influences?
On this episode, I'm honoured to be joined by the esteemed John Michael Boyer, director of Capella Romana, Protopsáltis of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco, Founder and Director of the St. John Koukouzelis Institute of Liturgical Arts, and one of the most talented vocalists in today's landscape of Byzantine Chant.
00:00 Intro
08:08 Interpreting the Medieval repertoire
25:14 Westernisation in Modern Greece
37:56 Historical reconstructions
51:46 The Kalophonic repertoire
59:04 The Chrysanthine reforms
1:19:20 The "right sound"
1:28:00 Western harmonic influences?
