• By School of Byzantine Music staff
  • October 14, 2026

The School of Byzantine Music, a national ministry of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, is proud to announce the publication of The Funeral Service (Service for Brethren Fallen Asleep), the first volume of the Archdiocese’s new Psaltic Art Library. The beautiful hardcover edition is available immediately for $60 (US) at www.orthodoxmarketplace.com/the-funeral-service.

The Psaltic Art Library embodies His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America’s vision to equip ministry leaders and workers for building up the Body of Christ. The Psaltic Art Library will bring together service books and educational texts for all Sacraments and major services of the Church in handsome editions. Each edition will be paired with professional audio recordings that will be available on all major streaming platforms worldwide.

The English hymns in the Funeral Service translation, approved by the Holy Eparchial Synod, are metered to match the original Greek. The book is made for parish choirs, cantors, clergy, seminarians, Byzantine Music schools, and students of the Psaltic Art. This edition promotes the sacred art of Byzantine chant and makes the Church’s liturgical treasury more accessible to contemporary generations. Audio recordings of the Funeral Service are planned for launch on major streaming services worldwide by early 2027.

The Funeral Service and the Psaltic Art Library build on the successful launch of the School of Byzantine Music’s Sunday Orthros albums (www.goarch.org/orthros). Archbishop Elpidophoros announced the Sunday Orthros during his keynote address at the Clergy-Laity Congress in Cleveland. The 16 albums, eight in English and eight in Greek and covering all eight modes, have been a major success, capturing more than 40,000 streams on Spotify from July through October 2026.

Order now: www.orthodoxmarketplace.com/the-funeral-service

Learn more: sbm.goarch.org

Front of the service book.
Back of the service book.