New Byzantine music school in Iași to offer free courses for children and adults

A new Byzantine chant school for children, young people and adults will open in Iași in September as part of a project run by the Archdiocese of Iași.

Registration for the first intake of students will take place from 1 to 23 September, and participation is free.

The “Saint Macarius Protopsaltes” Metropolitan School of Byzantine Chant aims to train participants in Byzantine chant while bringing them closer to the Church’s liturgical life.

Courses will be organised for three age groups: 7–14, 15–20 and over 20. Classes will take place three times a week in the “Iustin Moisescu” Hall at the Metropolitan Complex in Iași.

The programme will not be limited to classroom instruction. Participants will also be able to take part in church services, concerts, camps and meetings with chanters from Romania and abroad, as well as cultural and missionary activities.

Byzantine chant and liturgical life Deacon Matei Teodor Doroșincă, coordinator of the “Saint Macarius Protopsaltes” School, explained that the project seeks to provide more than simply musical instruction.

“The school aims not only to provide musical training, but also to create an environment in which people can draw…