Hymnologic & Encomium and also Poetic Tribute to the Martyrs, Pt. 1

The American Hellenic Foundation of Western Pennsylvania continues its celebration and commemoration of the Bicentennial of the Greek Revolution 1821 with a first-in-America series of presentations featuring the Cypriot contributions and sacrifices to the Struggle in a July five-day program of events entitled: “Cyprus 1821-2021: A Tribute to the Cypriot Heroes”.

The July 9 event is titled,

 

HYMNOLOGIC ENCOMIUM

“The Triodion of the Hieromartyr”: PART I

A Set of Prosomoia and Doxastica composed in authentic Byzantine hymnologic tradition

and in the English language, dedicated to the Cypriot Hieromartyr

Αrchbishop Kyprianos (+1821)

Presented in Three Sets (“Odes”)

By members and friends of the Byzantine Choir of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis

 

AND

 

POETIC TRIBUTE TO THE MARTYRS: PART I

A Presentation in Three Parts:

The Epic Poem “9th of July” by Vasilis Michaelides

as translated into English for the first time and as included in the published work

"Slaughter Us All and Make our Blood a River...”

by Andreas Antoniou Melas

Recited by Students of Cypriot Descent and Friends of Cyprus

with an Introduction by Andreas Antoniou Melas

 

At: https://pahellenicfoundation.org/2021/Cyprus