New Byzantium Publications provides free sheet music and educational information for use in Orthodox Christian churches, primarily churches that use both Greek and English in their services. The main goal of the translations is to offer ecclesiastical music English put in common staff notation and Byzantine notation that is accurately translated, poetic, following the rules of Byzantine Chant, and can alternate easily with the traditional Greek versions.

The music in English available on this site is written primarily by Nancy Chalker Takis, a hierarchically-blessed chanter of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America and holder of the Patriarch Athenagoras medal for notable service to her metropolis and the St. Romanos medallion for service to the Archdiocese. She has been given approval to translate Church hymns from three consecutive hierarchs of the Metropolis (formerly Diocese) of Detroit. She currently chants regularly in the parish of Assumption Greek Orthodox Church in St. Clair
Shores, Michigan and serves other parishes when called upon.

Stan Takis, the owner and operator of this website and who is responsible for the typesetting of the music, has also set several hymns to English on this site, under the tutelage of his wife Nancy. He is a life-long educator and an experienced choir director both in Greek Orthodox churches and in the public
schools. He has been the Minister of Music and choir director at Assumption Greek Orthodox Church in St. Clair Shores, Michigan since 2006. He also holds the Athenagoras and Romanos medals for service to church musicians.

All scores are in .pdf format. You must have Adobe Acrobat, Foxit Reader, or other PDF program to read or print them. (These may be easily found and freely downloaded on the Internet or in smart phone and tablet app stores.) MIDI files are intended to depict basic melodies for those who do not read
music and are intended to be played instantly from a phone, tablet, or computer just by tapping or clicking the link.

We do not ask for donations, but if you send any, we will use them to perpetuate this website. Call us or send e-mail if you have any comments or questions.You can also send messages to our standard street address:

Stan and Nancy Takis
1900 Burkley Rd.
Williamston, MI 48895-9755

Phone: (517) 980-3830

E-mail: takistan@yahoo.com

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