Lay Aside All Earthly Cares: The Sacred Choral Works of Fr. Sergei Glagolev

Author: Cappella Romana

The sacred choral works of Fr. Sergei Glagolev (b. 1927), a portion of which are recorded here for the first time by a professional-caliber choir, can truly be considered seminal in the liturgical repertoire of American Orthodoxy. Drawing upon a variety of stylistic idioms, from Russian znamenny and common chant, to Byzantine chant, to the works of Chesnokov and Gretchaninoff, Fr. Sergei Glagolev creates choral settings that are, at the same time, unmistakably “American.” This is due largely to the fact that, unlike many “adapters” of liturgical music, he uses the sound and cadence of the English language as his starting point. This hallmark recording will surely serve to make these beautifully sung settings widely known and widely sung in Orthodox churches throughout America and other parts of the Orthodox world.

TRACK LISTING
1. Bless the Lord, O My Soul (Vespers)
2. O Gladsome Light
3. Lord, Now Let Thy Servant
4. Rejoice, Virgin Theotokos
5. Praise the Name of the Lord
6. The Great Doxology
7. Bless the Lord, O My Soul (Liturgy)
8. Glory... Praise the Lord, O My Soul
9. Only begotten Son
10. Holy God
11. Alleluia (No. 1)
12. Cherubic Hymn (Melody 'The Thief Beheld')
13. A Mercy of Peace (No. 2)
14. It Is Truly Meet
15. Our Father/One is Holy/Praise the Lord
16. Praise the Lord from the Heavens (No. 1)
17. I Will Receive the Cup (No. 2)
18. Their Proclamation Has Gone Out (No. 2)
19. Rejoice in the Lord
20. Receive the Body (No. 1, 2)
21. Blessed Be the Name
22. Psalm 33 'I Will Bless the Lord
23. All of Creation
24. We Honor Thy Most Pure Image
25. Let My Prayer Arise
26. Now the Powers of Heaven
27. Taste and See
28. Thy Bridal Chamber
29. The Wise Thief (No. 2)
30. The Wise Thief (No. 3)
31. Let All Mortal Flesh
32. What Shall We Call You, Mary? (A Carol)