Lycourgos Angelopoulos
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Lycourgos Angelopoulos is the founder and director of the Greek Byzantine Choir
. He is also an Archon Protopsaltes (lead cantor
) of the Archdiocese of Constantinople.
Lycourgos Angelopoulos is a member of Simon Karas
Byzantine chanting school, and in his performance practice and choir training he follows some of Karas' innovations, such as the subtle peculiarities of Byzantine modes interpretation, and the use of "extended" neumatic notation. Angelopoulos also authors several publications dedicated to Byzantine chant in general, and the school of thought inspired by Simon Karas in particular.
Greek Byzantine Choir
The Greek Byzantine Choir is a contemporary choir specializing in singing traditional Byzantine chant. The choir was founded in 1977 by Lycourgos Angelopoulos , and is based in Athens, Greece....
. He is also an Archon Protopsaltes (lead cantor
Cantor (church)
A cantor is the chief singer employed in a church with responsibilities for the ecclesiastical choir; also called the precentor....
) of the Archdiocese of Constantinople.
Lycourgos Angelopoulos is a member of Simon Karas
Simon Karas
Simon Karas was a Greek musicologist, who specialized in Byzantine music tradition.Simon Karas studied paleography of Byzantine musical notation, was active in collecting and preserving ancient musical manuscripts, collected performances of folk Greek songs and of Byzantine chant from different...
Byzantine chanting school, and in his performance practice and choir training he follows some of Karas' innovations, such as the subtle peculiarities of Byzantine modes interpretation, and the use of "extended" neumatic notation. Angelopoulos also authors several publications dedicated to Byzantine chant in general, and the school of thought inspired by Simon Karas in particular.