Dr. Nicholas Roumas
Dr. Roumas is a contributor of both musical scores and translations to EnglishAnalogion.com. An accomplished cantor and translator, he is the composer of The Musical Ark and a modern English translation of the Psalter. He teaches Byzantine Music at the School of Byzantine Music of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America and is currently finalizing a modern English translation and musical setting of the Anastasimatarion.
Phillip Phares
Phillip is a contributor of both musical scores and translations to EnglishAnalogion.com. He is most interested in the old sticheraric style of composition, the study of the old notation of Byzantine chant, and the Greek language. Phillip serves as the head chanter of St. Joseph Antiochian Orthodox Church in Houston, TX.
Samuel Herron
Samuel has been studying Byzantine chant since 2002 and has learned from several masters of the Psaltic Art. He contributes a number of scores to EnglishAnalogion.com, and serves as the full time Director of Music Ministry at St. Nektarios Greek Orthodox Church in Charlotte, NC. He is also the director of the Dynamis Byzantine Ensemble and a co-founder of the Trisagion School of Byzantine Music.
Peter (Panagiotis) George
Peter contributes to EnglishAnalogion.com primarily as a translator and researcher of the typikon (order of services). He serves as the leader of the left choir (lampadarios) at St. Mark’s Cathedral in Westwood, MA, and also teaches several classes on the typikon at the Trisagion School of Byzantine Music.
Kamal Hourani
Kamal contributes to EnglishAnalogion.com primarily as a translator of liturgical services, especially services for newer saints or for saints whose services are not included in the standard Menaia. His first published translations can be found in the book Joyful Light: Saint Haralambos, published by Zoë Press. He also teaches beginning and intermediate-level classes at the Trisagion School of Byzantine Music.
Ioannis Arvanitis
Dr. Arvanitis is one of the foremost researchers and composers in Byzantine chant musicology currently active in the world today. He has composed several original scores in English, and his work serves as an inspiration for much of the material contained on English Analogion.