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Buzău, December 10, 2024. Extraordinary concert of Byzantine music, together with Prof. Achilleas Chaldaïakis from the National and Capodistrian University of Athens. Organizer: Archdiocese of Buzău and Vrancea. Partners: Buzău County Council, “Chesarie Episcopul” Theological Seminary Buzău, Buzău II Provostry, “George Ciprian” Theater Buzău, “Alexandru Marghiloman” Cultural Center Buzău, “Saint Hierarch Nicholas” Parish Buzău, “Saint Apostle Andrew” Parish Buzău, “Exaltation of the Holy Cross” Parish Buzău. Order of pieces: 1. Axion, second voice, abbreviation “closer to the original”, by Saint Joseph the Merciful (Naniescu), Metropolitan of Moldova, graduate of the Buzău Seminary. Choir leader: deacon Nicolae-Gabriel Bercaru. 2. The Glory of the Vespers Hymns at the Nativity of the Mother of God, voice six, translation by Dimitrie Suceveanu after Petru Lampadarie Peloponnese. Re-adaptation and choir leader: deacon Nicolae-Gabriel Bercaru. 3. The Hymn introduced by Now and forever... at the Liturgy, on the feast of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos, voice five, translation after Jacob the Protopsaltus. Choir leader: deacon Nicolae-Gabriel Bercaru. 4. Chinonic at the Spring of Healing: "The rich of the people will pray to your face", voice five, by Dionysius Fotino. Translation by monk Filotheu Bălan. Choir leader: priest Constantin Iustin Stoica. 5. Troparion of the Liturgy: "Theotokos, Virgin, rejoice", octaichon, by Theophanes the monk of Vatopedi. Translation and choir leader: priest Constantin Iustin Stoica. 6. Epiphoneme Εν τω ναω εστωντες της δοξης σου, voice six, by Petru Manuil Efesiul, deciphered from the alphabetical notation by researcher Cătălin-Alin Cernătescu from the National University of Music in Bucharest. Performed by: Prof. Achilleas Chaldaïakis. 7. Hyphen, voice six, by Nicolae, protopsalte of Smyrna. Performed by: Prof. Achilleas Chaldaïakis. 8. Catavasia at the Presentation of the Lord: "The fruitful land of the deep", voice three, as chanted by the choir led by the ever-memorable Harilaos Taliadoros. Translation and choir leader: priest Constantin Iustin Stoica. 9. Megalinaria from the ninth Ode of the Canon of Matins, on the feast of the Presentation of the Lord, voice three, as sung by the ever-memorable Thrasivulos Stanița. Translation and choir director: priest Constantin Iustin Stoica. 10. Irmos anti-axion at the Welcome of the Lord, third voice, by Saint Macarius the Protopsaltus. Choir director: priest Constantin Iustin Stoica. 11. Epiphonema Τας αιτησεις των πιστων, first voice, by Petru Manuil Efesiul, deciphered from the alphabetical notation by researcher Cătălin-Alin Cernătescu from the National University of Music in Bucharest. Performed by: Prof. Achilleas Chaldaïakis. 12. Hyphen, first voice, by Petru Lampadarie Peloponisiul. Performed by: Prof. Achilleas Chaldaïakis, together with the Vlaho-Byzantine Choir.