The first complete English setting of the Orthodox Divine Liturgy to be composed in the Slavic choral idiom, this work follows in the footsteps of liturgical cycles by Tchaikovsky, Gretchaninoff, and Rachmaninoff. With its rich modal harmonies and sonorities Kurt Sander’s masterful score resides definitively in the 21st century, utilizing musical themes that are recognizably ”American,” yet possessing a universal quality. The use of distinctive motives creates a degree of thematic unity never previously heard in an Orthodox sacred choral work. Suitable for both concert performance and worship.