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Highlighted Download: Music for the National Convention and for Regional Conferences of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese is contained in this official book. (Download all Convention Music in one file. Please note that this file contains 166 pages and may take a couple minutes to appear on your screen.)

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Akathist: Responses on the Oikoi

The two responses: "Hail, O Bride..." and "Alleluia" in Tone 8, Key of C

 Akathist Hymn, Bishop Basil Essey, Byzantine Tone 8, Chant, Lenten Triodion
Awed By Thy Beauty

Concluding Troparion for the Akathist Hymn (Service)

 Akathist Hymn, Bishop Basil Essey, Byzantine Tone 3, Chant, Troparia, Lenten Triodion
Kontakion of the Annunciation

Kontakion sung on March 25th, and during the Akathist Hymn (Service) - "To Thee The Champion Leader": Standard Archdiocese Version

 Akathist Hymn, Bishop Basil Essey, Byzantine Tone 8, Chant, Kontakion, Major Feasts, March, Lenten Triodion
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God Is With Us

Sung at Great Compline

 Bishop Basil Essey, Byzantine Tone 6, Chant, Great Compline, Lenten Triodion
O
O Lord of Hosts

Sung at Great Compline

 Bishop Basil Essey, Byzantine Tone 6, Chant, Great Compline, Lenten Triodion
Lord Have Mercy for Ordinations

Music sung as the bishop prays over the head of the candidate being ordained

 Bishop Basil Essey, Chant, Divine Liturgy, General season
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Post-Gospel Hymns for the Triodion

The three hymns beginning with 'Open to me the doors of repentance'

 Bishop Basil Essey, Byzantine Tone 6, Byzantine Tone 8, Chant, Christopher Holwey, Dr. Sam Cohlmia, Orthros, Troparia, Lenten Triodion
Psalm of Thanksgiving

This compilation of psalm verses may be sung either during communion or after the Divine Liturgy.

 Bishop Basil Essey, Byzantine Tone 5, Chant, Divine Liturgy, Psalms, General season
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Troparion of the Akathist Hymn (Service)

Troparion sung on the 5th Friday of Great Lent - "With mystic apprehension"

 Akathist Hymn, Bishop Basil Essey, Byzantine Tone 8, Chant, Troparia, Lenten Triodion
Troparion of Theophany (Epiphany)

Feast day is January 6th, sung from January 6th - 14th

 Bishop Basil Essey, Byzantine Tone 1, Chant, January, Major Feasts, Troparia