Sons of Antioch Media

Ethos & Yphos

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Ethos & Yphos , a branch of SOA Media, is the official podcast of the Sons of Antioch Byzantine Choir. The Sons of Antioch explore the height and the breadth of the Church’s musical tradition, covering topics related to Byzantine chant, composition, typikon, hymnography, and parish ministry. Drawing on connections across the Orthodox world, the choir also invites distinguished guests to offer their expertise on matters of music and music ministry. Through in-depth discussions and interviews, Ethos & Yphos gives a voice to the opportunities and challenges that chanters navigate in the spiritua...

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#7 - Petros, Pandekti, and Papa E w/ Kamal Hourani 09.06.2026 1:14:57

Episode 7 of Ethos & Yphos explores what chanters mean when they speak of the "classical Greek repertoire" and examines the development of Byzantine chant compositions in the English language. Joining us for this conversation is Kamal Hourani, chanter, teacher, translator, and, most importantly, member of the Sons of Antioch. Kamal is a graduate of Hellenic College and Holy Cross Greek Orthodo...

#6 - Shaping the Antiochian Chant Tradition w/ Rev Fr. John (Rassem) El Massih 12.05.2026 1:44:08

Episode 6 of Ethos & Yphos features a conversation with Rev. Fr. John (Rassem) El Massih, a priest, teacher, and lifelong servant of Byzantine sacred music. Fr. John currently serves as Proistamenos of St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church in Washington DC. Prior to his priesthood, he was a traveling Deacon for Metropolitan Philip (of Thrice Blessed Memory) and Metropolitan Joseph, where he pl...

#5 - Voice, Yphos, and Ministry w/ Photini Downie Robinson 10.03.2026 1:57:12

Episode 5 of Ethos & Yphos features a rich and wide-ranging conversation with Photini Downie Robinson, Protopsaltria at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Portland, Oregon, soloist with Cappella Romana, and faculty of the Synaxis of Orthodox Women Byzantine Cantors. As a classically trained vocalist and current student of pastoral theology, Photini brings a uniquely integrated perspectiv...

#4 - Tradition, Education, and the Antiochian Yphos w/ Joseph Yazbeck 10.02.2026 1:37:04

Episode 4 of Ethos & Yphos features a wide-ranging conversation with Joseph Yazbeck, founder of the SEM (School of Ecclesiastical Music) Choir of Mount Lebanon and composer of over 20,000 pages of Byzantine music. As the founder of SEM, Yazbeck has trained generations of chanters and performed in numerous concerts, playing a significant role in the growth and preservation of Byzantine music in...

#3 - Purpose, Practice, and Psalmody w/ Fr. Panteleimon Papadopoulos 13.01.2026 1:15:52

Episode 3 of Ethos & Yphos features a conversation with Fr. Panteleimon Papadopoulos, a priest, teacher, and lifelong servant of Byzantine sacred music. Fr. Panteleimon currently serves as Proistamenos of Holy Resurrection Greek Orthodox Church in Brookville, New York. Prior to his priesthood, he spent over 20 years as an Archdeacon under both Archbishop Demetrios and Archbishop Elpidophoros o...

#2 - The Living Tradition in Beirut w/ Fr. Romanos Joubran 08.12.2025 1:16:45

On Episode 2 of Ethos & Yphos, we are honored to welcome Archpriest Romanos Joubran. Fr. Romanos serves as the Director of the St. Romanos the Melodist Choir of Beirut, the Director of the Byzantine Music School at the Archdiocese of Beirut, and a Professor of Byzantine Music at both the Balamand Seminary and the Lebanese National Conservatory. In this episode, we trace Fr. Romanos’s musical j...

#1 - Music Education in the Church with Dn. Greg Abdalah 10.11.2025 57:09

On this, the inaugural episode of Ethos & Yphos, we discuss the topic of Music Education in the Church with Deacon Greg Abdalah. Dn. Greg is the Pastoral Assistant at St. George Antiochian Church in Phoenix, AZ, as well as the Assistant Professor of Pastoral Theology at St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary, focusing in youth ministry. In this episode, Dn. Greg explores how we should ap...