School of Ecclesiastic Music

School of Ecclesiastic Music (SEM)
Founder(s) Joseph Yazbeck
Established 1997
Location Lebanon Lebanon
Website http://www.semlebanon.org

The School of Ecclesiastic Music (SEM) is a school of Byzantine music in Matn, Lebanon.

The school opened in 1997, as a project of the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Mount Lebanon.[1] There are two campuses at Mkalles and Jal el Dib, which presently have more than 200 students.[2]

The school introduced several new revisions of academic Byzantine music books and reference methodologies, replacing an archaic curriculum dating back to 1814.[2]

The school also hosts an Orthodox liturgical choir with more than 100 professional chanters, and publishes recordings of liturgical music on CDs and cassettes.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "SEM". World Music Lebanon. Retrieved 2009-05-01.
  2. 1 2 3 "The School of Ecclesiastic Music". Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of Mount Lebanon. Archived from the original on July 25, 2008. Retrieved 2009-05-01.


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