In a historic event and for the first time, Coptic chant was prayerfully performed today in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City during the press preview of the fantastic Africa & Byzantium exhibit. What an immense honor!? We are extremely thankful to the The Metropolitan Museum of Art, for inviting us to …
Month: November 2023
In all honesty, the last post about ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ got my writing motor running again, so I had to crank this one out too—another piece detailing some beautiful liturgical practices we have and simultaneously shedding some light on how our current apps (Coptic Reader) and liturgical failures are hindering us from seeing the intricacies and …
After a lengthy hiatus, and more or less pending another more permanent one, I write today another post about one of our most well-known and dear chants: ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳾ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ is comprised of 8 primary stanzas and, in its earliest forms, 1 intercessory stanza for David the Psalmist (ONLY). The text is labeled …