EDITOR’S NOTE (Nick Stamatakis).In these troubled times, as war and uncertainty darken the world, the human heart longs for peace.
In such moments, prayer becomes refuge—and music, its voice.
Through the quiet beauty of our sacred tradition, the violin sings what words cannot:
a whisper of hope,
a breath of stillness,
a reminder that even in darkness, light endures.
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Thought we could listen to Just the nun play the violin –
whoever’s singing is ruining the violin music from the nun.
beautiful
This video is AI-generated. This “nun” does not exist. The music may be AI too.
It is not Orthodox tradition to use instruments for prayer or worship.
Yes but Byzantine music is also a source of inspiration… Here is such an example:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTklg-on-cs
Do you know who funded this wonderful concert – which uses plenty of instruments? A Mount Athos foundation!!
Do I also need to remind you that Byzantine music is widely recognized as a foundational element of Western classical music?
I rest my case…
But let’s not forget mr Stamatakis, that one part of the ecumenists’ plan is to change our church’s music so that it will sound more like the western churches music!
They want to put aside Byzantine music and replace the traditional chanters with polyphonic choirs. And they want also to introduce church organs in the liturgy! The church of Saint Bartholomew that Elpidoktonos wants to acquire, has a huge church organ!