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Soundscapes of Byzantium

Soundscapes of Byzantium is an international collaborative effort that seeks to investigate Byzantine liturgical spaces through the scientific analysis of acoustics in conjunction with the study of changing architectural forms, the documentation of imagery inspired by choral performance and hymn composition, and the transcription and recording of medieval chant. In June 2014, an interdisciplinary team of scholars studied eight of medieval Thessaloniki’s most significant churches in order to assess the relationship of architectural design and acoustics; the association of chant, acoustics, architecture, and monumental painting; and the role of sound in the experience of the medieval worshipper. The project team, led by Sharon Gerstel (art history and archaeology) and Chris Kyriakakis (electrical engineering), includes specialists from a variety of fields: Spyridon Antonopoulos (musicology and performance), James Donahue (music production and engineering), and Konstantinos Raptis (architecture and archaeology). Performers involved in the project include Nektarios Antoniou, Fr. Spyridon Antoniou, Dimos Papatzalakis, and several other local chanters, both lay and monastic.