Akathist
The Choir of Trinity Wall Street, Artefact Ensemble, NOVUS NY
Release Date: August 30, 2024
Benedict Sheehan’s sublime new oratorio, Akathist, was recorded last fall at New York’s historic Trinity Church with The Choir of Trinity Wall Street, Artefact Ensemble, NOVUS NY and others. The groundbreaking work weaves together medieval chant, Anglo-American hymns, gospel, and jazz – offering a unique perspective on sacred music and a radically constructive response to injustice and evil. Akathist asks us to meet the world’s brokenness with gratitude and healing, and thereby to transform ourselves.
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TRACK LIST
PART ONE
First Kontakion: Incorruptible King of the Ages
First Ikos: I Was Born in This World
Second Kontakion: How Lovely It Is To Be Thy Guest
Second Ikos: We Have Seen the Sky
Third Kontakion: The Meadow
Third Ikos: The Triumph of Spring
Fourth Kontakion: A Living Torrent
Fourth Ikos: Evening
PART TWO
Fifth Kontakion: The Dark Storm Clouds of Life
Fifth Ikos: I See Thy Heavens
Sixth Kontakion: How Wonderful Thy Greatness
Sixth Ikos: The Camp Dining Hall
Seventh Kontakion: In the Wondrous Blending of Sounds
Seventh Ikos: The Genius of the Human Mind
Eighth Kontakion: In Days of Sickness and Pain
Eighth Ikos: When in Childhood
PART THREE
Ninth Kontakion: On a Feast Day
Ninth Ikos: I Have Seen Thy Face
Tenth Kontakion: Into Dust
Tenth Ikos: Night
Eleventh Kontakion: The Cold Chains of the Centuries
Eleventh Ikos: A Calm Haven in a Tortured World
Twelfth Kontakion: In the Faces of the Dead
Twelfth Ikos: Glory to God for All Things
Thirteenth Kontakion: Receive This Thanksgiving