℗ 2024 Benedict Sheehan
| Released | August 30, 2024 |
| Duration | 1h 44m 40s |
| Record Label | Bright Shiny Things |
| Catalogue No. | BSTD-0210 |
| Genre | Classical (Choral) |
Akathist
The Choir of Trinity Wall Street, Artefact Ensemble, NOVUS NY
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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Akathist
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1.1
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I. First Kontakion, Incorruptible King of the Ages
Benedict Sheehan; Tryphon Turkestanov; John Mikitish; The Choir of Trinity Wall Street; Artefact Ensemble; NOVUS NY; Elaine Kelly |
2:45 | |||
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1.2
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II. First Ikos, I Was Born in This World
Benedict Sheehan; Tryphon Turkestanov; John Mikitish; The Choir of Trinity Wall Street; Artefact Ensemble; NOVUS NY; Elaine Kelly |
5:00 | |||
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1.3
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III. Second Kontakion, How Lovely It Is To Be Thy Guest
Benedict Sheehan; Tryphon Turkestanov; John Mikitish; The Choir of Trinity Wall Street; Artefact Ensemble; NOVUS NY; Elaine Kelly |
3:01 | |||
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1.4
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IV. Second Ikos, We Have Seen the Sky
Benedict Sheehan; Tryphon Turkestanov; John Mikitish; The Choir of Trinity Wall Street; Artefact Ensemble; NOVUS NY; Elaine Kelly |
3:18 | |||
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1.5
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V. Third Kontakion, The Meadow
Benedict Sheehan; Tryphon Turkestanov; John Mikitish; The Choir of Trinity Wall Street; Artefact Ensemble; NOVUS NY; Elaine Kelly |
2:58 | |||
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1.6
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VI. Third Ikos, The Triumph of Spring
Benedict Sheehan; Tryphon Turkestanov; John Mikitish; The Choir of Trinity Wall Street; Artefact Ensemble; NOVUS NY; Elaine Kelly |
5:33 | |||
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1.7
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VII. Fourth Kontakion, A Living Torrent
Benedict Sheehan; Tryphon Turkestanov; John Mikitish; The Choir of Trinity Wall Street; Artefact Ensemble; NOVUS NY; Elaine Kelly |
2:36 | |||
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1.8
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VIII. Fourth Ikos, Evening
Benedict Sheehan; Tryphon Turkestanov; John Mikitish; The Choir of Trinity Wall Street; Artefact Ensemble; NOVUS NY; Elaine Kelly |
4:39 | |||
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1.9
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IX. Fifth Kontakion, The Dark Storm Clouds of Life
Benedict Sheehan; Tryphon Turkestanov; John Mikitish; The Choir of Trinity Wall Street; Artefact Ensemble; NOVUS NY; Elaine Kelly |
3:21 | |||
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1.10
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X. Fifth Ikos, I See Thy Heavens
Benedict Sheehan; Tryphon Turkestanov; John Mikitish; The Choir of Trinity Wall Street; Artefact Ensemble; NOVUS NY; Elaine Kelly |
6:20 | |||
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1.11
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XI. Sixth Kontakion, How Wonderful Thy Greatness
Benedict Sheehan; Tryphon Turkestanov; John Mikitish; The Choir of Trinity Wall Street; Artefact Ensemble; NOVUS NY; Elaine Kelly |
2:47 | |||
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1.12
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XII. Sixth Ikos, The Camp Dining Hall
Benedict Sheehan; Tryphon Turkestanov; John Mikitish; The Choir of Trinity Wall Street; Artefact Ensemble; NOVUS NY; Elaine Kelly |
4:33 | |||
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1.13
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XIII. Seventh Kontakion, In the Wondrous Blending of Sounds
Benedict Sheehan; Tryphon Turkestanov; John Mikitish; The Choir of Trinity Wall Street; Artefact Ensemble; NOVUS NY; Elaine Kelly |
4:36 | |||
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1.14
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XIV. Seventh Ikos, The Genius of the Human Mind
Benedict Sheehan; Tryphon Turkestanov; John Mikitish; The Choir of Trinity Wall Street; Artefact Ensemble; NOVUS NY; Elaine Kelly |
6:17 | |||
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1.15
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XV. Eighth Kontakion, In Days of Sickness and Pain
Benedict Sheehan; Tryphon Turkestanov; John Mikitish; The Choir of Trinity Wall Street; Artefact Ensemble; NOVUS NY; Elaine Kelly |
2:40 | |||
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1.16
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XVI. Eighth Ikos, When in Childhood
Benedict Sheehan; Tryphon Turkestanov; John Mikitish; The Choir of Trinity Wall Street; Artefact Ensemble; NOVUS NY; Elaine Kelly |
3:30 | |||
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2.1
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XVII. Ninth Kontakion, On a Feast Day
Benedict Sheehan; Tryphon Turkestanov; John Mikitish; The Choir of Trinity Wall Street; Artefact Ensemble; NOVUS NY; Elaine Kelly |
2:21 | |||
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2.2
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XVIII. Ninth Ikos, I Have Seen Thy Face
Benedict Sheehan; Tryphon Turkestanov; John Mikitish; The Choir of Trinity Wall Street; Artefact Ensemble; NOVUS NY; Elaine Kelly |
5:30 | |||
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2.3
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XIX. Tenth Kontakion, Into Dust
Benedict Sheehan; Tryphon Turkestanov; John Mikitish; The Choir of Trinity Wall Street; Artefact Ensemble; NOVUS NY; Elaine Kelly |
4:06 | |||
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2.4
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XX. Tenth Ikos, Night
Benedict Sheehan; Tryphon Turkestanov; John Mikitish; The Choir of Trinity Wall Street; Artefact Ensemble; NOVUS NY; Elaine Kelly |
4:01 | |||
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2.5
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XXI. Eleventh Kontakion, The Cold Chains of the Centuries
Benedict Sheehan; Tryphon Turkestanov; John Mikitish; The Choir of Trinity Wall Street; Artefact Ensemble; NOVUS NY; Elaine Kelly |
3:28 | |||
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2.6
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XXII. Eleventh Ikos, A Calm Haven in a Tortured Worl
Benedict Sheehan; Tryphon Turkestanov; John Mikitish; The Choir of Trinity Wall Street; Artefact Ensemble; NOVUS NY; Elaine Kelly |
4:40 | |||
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2.7
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XXIII. Twelfth Kontakion, In the Faces of the Dead
Benedict Sheehan; Tryphon Turkestanov; John Mikitish; The Choir of Trinity Wall Street; Artefact Ensemble; NOVUS NY; Elaine Kelly |
3:49 | |||
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2.8
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XXIV. Twelfth Ikos, Glory to God for All Things
Benedict Sheehan; Tryphon Turkestanov; John Mikitish; The Choir of Trinity Wall Street; Artefact Ensemble; NOVUS NY; Elaine Kelly |
8:59 | |||
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2.9
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XXV. Thirteenth Kontakion, Receive This T
Benedict Sheehan; Tryphon Turkestanov; John Mikitish; The Choir of Trinity Wall Street; Artefact Ensemble; NOVUS NY; Elaine Kelly |
3:52 | |||
Experience Benedict Sheehan’s new oratorio "Akathist", an epic meditation on choosing gratitude. Artefact Ensemble joins forces with the Choir of Trinity Wall Street, NOVUS NY, and conductor Elaine Kelly, in New York’s historic Trinity Church Wall Street, to bring this glorious new choral-orchestral work to life. Three years in the making, "Akathist" weaves together a diverse array of musical languages—from medieval chant and minimalism to gospel and jazz—and is based on a unique text from the Eastern Orthodox tradition known as “Glory to God for All Things.” Sheehan’s powerful score offers a fresh perspective on sacred music.
“'Akathist' stands as a radically constructive response to injustice and evil, inviting us to meet our world’s brokenness with gratitude, and thereby to transform it—and ourselves—into something indescribably beautiful."
- Benedict Sheehan
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Bright Shiny Things Studio Masters
Disc 2, Tracks 1-9; Disc 1, Tracks 1-16 – 88.2 kHz / 24-bit PCM
Disc 2, Tracks 1-9; Disc 1, Tracks 1-16 – 88.2 kHz / 24-bit PCM
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.84 -4.88 to -0.29 | -21.28 -26.98 to -15.50 | -17.64 -23.60 to -11.50 | 12 8 to 15 | |
| 1.1 | I. First Kontakion, Incorruptible King of the Ages | -0.30 | -18.47 | -14.8 | 11 |
| 1.2 | II. First Ikos, I Was Born in This World | -1.42 | -23.18 | -18.8 | 11 |
| 1.3 | III. Second Kontakion, How Lovely It Is To Be Thy Guest | -0.30 | -16.75 | -13.5 | 10 |
| 1.4 | IV. Second Ikos, We Have Seen the Sky | -0.86 | -22.17 | -18.5 | 13 |
| 1.5 | V. Third Kontakion, The Meadow | -0.30 | -20.72 | -17.3 | 12 |
| 1.6 | VI. Third Ikos, The Triumph of Spring | -0.30 | -20.74 | -16.8 | 12 |
| 1.7 | VII. Fourth Kontakion, A Living Torrent | -0.30 | -15.50 | -11.5 | 8 |
| 1.8 | VIII. Fourth Ikos, Evening | -2.33 | -24.48 | -20.8 | 13 |
| 1.9 | IX. Fifth Kontakion, The Dark Storm Clouds of Life | -0.29 | -17.25 | -12.6 | 9 |
| 1.10 | X. Fifth Ikos, I See Thy Heavens | -0.31 | -24.20 | -20.6 | 15 |
| 1.11 | XI. Sixth Kontakion, How Wonderful Thy Greatness | -0.29 | -17.07 | -13.5 | 10 |
| 1.12 | XII. Sixth Ikos, The Camp Dining Hall | -0.30 | -24.14 | -20.5 | 13 |
| 1.13 | XIII. Seventh Kontakion, In the Wondrous Blending of Sounds | -0.30 | -19.29 | -14.7 | 10 |
| 1.14 | XIV. Seventh Ikos, The Genius of the Human Mind | -0.78 | -26.98 | -23.6 | 15 |
| 1.15 | XV. Eighth Kontakion, In Days of Sickness and Pain | -0.30 | -19.96 | -16.8 | 12 |
| 1.16 | XVI. Eighth Ikos, When in Childhood | -4.88 | -26.08 | -23.0 | 12 |
| 2.1 | XVII. Ninth Kontakion, On a Feast Day | -0.30 | -18.59 | -15.6 | 11 |
| 2.2 | XVIII. Ninth Ikos, I Have Seen Thy Face | -2.47 | -26.85 | -22.7 | 15 |
| 2.3 | XIX. Tenth Kontakion, Into Dust | -0.30 | -20.99 | -17.1 | 12 |
| 2.4 | XX. Tenth Ikos, Night | -0.30 | -21.12 | -17.6 | 11 |
| 2.5 | XXI. Eleventh Kontakion, The Cold Chains of the Centuries | -0.30 | -20.06 | -16.4 | 12 |
| 2.6 | XXII. Eleventh Ikos, A Calm Haven in a Tortured Worl | -1.55 | -25.07 | -21.7 | 15 |
| 2.7 | XXIII. Twelfth Kontakion, In the Faces of the Dead | -0.37 | -23.69 | -20.4 | 13 |
| 2.8 | XXIV. Twelfth Ikos, Glory to God for All Things | -1.65 | -22.89 | -19.4 | 13 |
| 2.9 | XXV. Thirteenth Kontakion, Receive This T | -0.30 | -15.66 | -12.7 | 8 |