Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom (Leontovych)

This article is about the musical setting of a Christian liturgy by Mykola Leontovych. For other uses, see Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom (disambiguation).

The Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom (Ukrainian: Літургія Івана Златоустого, tr. Liturhiya Ivana Zlatoustoho) is the musical setting of the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom by Mykola Leontovych. Consistent with Orthodox tradition, in which service is sung exclusively a cappella,[1] the piece is set for unaccompanied choir and soloist. It was first performed in the Mykolaiv Cathedral at the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra on May 22, 1919,[2] with Leontovych himself conducting.[3]

  1. ^ Timothy Ware. The Orthodox Church: New Edition. (London: Penguin Books, 1997), 268.
  2. ^ Kuzyk, Valentyna. "Mykola Dmytrovych LEONTOVYCH". National Organization of Composers of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 2007-11-09. Retrieved 2007-12-31.
  3. ^ Section 2 of History of Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church (in Ukrainian)