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Armenian Organ Mass Recorded at Saint Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral in Yerevan, Armenia. Recorded in September 2001. Berj was to have left Boston for Armenia on September 12th but due to the attacks of the 11th was only able after considerable effort to leave for Armenia later that week. He arrived in time to dedicate the organ which was a gift of the Gomidas Organ Fund and perform at a ceremony presided by both the Armenian and Roman Catholic Popes.
Contents:
1 Lords’ Prayer (Hyre Mer) by Makar Yegmalian
2 Two Settings of the Hymn of Vesting (Khoort Khorin) by Gomidas Vartabet
3 “Who is like unto the Lord our God?”
4 “One vorbes?…” by Gomidas Vartabet
5 Holy, Holy, Holy (Soorp Soorp) by Gomidas Vartabet
6 Christ in our midst (Christos ee mech) by Gomidas Vartabet
7 Lord Have Mercy (Der Vogormia) by Gomidas Vartabet
8 Hymn for Catholicos (Hairabedagan makhtank) by Gomidas Vartabet
9 Blessed Mary (Yeranouu Mariam) by Abbot Mekhitar
10 Hymn to St. Gregory (Hurashapar) by Gomidas Vartabet
11 Hymn to the Trinity (Soorp Asdevartz) by Makar yegmalian
12 The Lord’’s Body (Marmin Deroumakan) by Makar Yegmalian
13 Christ in our midst (Christos ee mech) by Makar Yegmalian
14 Holy, Holy, Holy (Soorp Soorp) by Makar Yegmalian
15 Hymn to the Trinity (Amen Hyre Soorp) by Makar Yegmalian
16 Christ is sacrificed (Christos Badrakial) by Makar Yegmalian
17 Two Traditional Easter Melodies:
a. Easter Introit to the Grave (Ee Kerezman)
b. Easter Melody the New Flower (Nor Dzalig)
18 Two Traditional Hymns from the Armenian Rite of Christian Burial:
a. The Priests and People (Kahaniak)
b. The Heavenly Jerusalem (Everin Jerusalem) by Gomidas Vartabet
19 From the Office of the Dead: Remember Lord With Your Mercy (Kuta Der)
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