Dormition of the Theotokos-Festal Canon Canon 1 Ode 9 English tr. (Amy Hogg & Karen Kietzke)

From- “The Prophets from on High Prefigured You, O Holy Theotokos, Mother of Life” A Virtual Concert – Lecture on the theology, history, and musicology of the Marian Dormition-Nativity Ecclesiastical Feast Cycle Presented by Members of The Byzantine Choir of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Pittsburgh & Supported by The American Society of Byzantine Music and Hymnology Chantors: Karen Kietzke, Amy Hogg, Dr. Elie Azar, Michael Azar, Panagiotis Mikroudis, Steve Andrews, and Dr. Nick Giannoukakis English translations by Fr. Serapheim Dedes (AGES) This virtual concert – lecture offered a first-in-kind insight into how the theme of “The Prophets from on High” came to unite and complete the Marian ecclesiastic feast cycle, in the theology and hymnology of the feast of the Metastasis (Dormition) of the Theotokos and how this shaped the theology of the Byzantines and the Eastern Christian Church. Sunday, August 16, 2020 8 PM