Excerpts from the Holy Gospels recited by:                 Gregoris Valtinos  and Phelarete Komninou 

The Gospel excerpts recited by Gregoris Valtinos are:

John’s Gospel, chapter 19, verses 8-11 and 15-16

Lucas’s Gospel, chapter 23, verses 44-46

John’s Gospel, chapter 19,verses 35-38 

Lucas’s Gospel, chapter 22, verse 42 

John’s Gospel, chapter 17, verse 11 

Marcus’s Gospel, chapter 12, verses 29-31

Matthew’s Gospel, chapter 26, verses 26-28

John’s Gospel, chapter 13, verse 35

John’s Gospel, chapter 14, verse 6

John’s Gospel, chapter 16, verses 32-33

The Gospel excerpts recited by Phelarete Komninou are:

John’s Gospel, chapter 19, verses 12-14

Lucas’s Gospel, chapter 23, verses 47-56

John’s Gospel, chapter 19, verses 31-34 and 39-42

Also : The Ekos from the vespers of Holy Thursday

The following prophecies are heard :

Essaiah’s, chapter 53, verses 6-7-8

Essaiah’s, chapter 50, verse 6

Zachariah’s, chapter 11, verse 12

With the participation of the Byzantine choir “Tettics” 

Choirmaster: Naoum Naoum 

Choir members:Aggelis Vassilios, Athanasiou Ioannis, Antonelos Alexandros, Kontofrydis Zaharias, Lavdas Fraghiskos, Mitropoulos Vassilios, Naoum Epamenondas, Naoum Kyriakos, Naoum Makis, Ksylas Emmanouel, Panoussis Stephanos,Soulis Costas, Charissis George, Charissis Stamos 

Orchestration and adaptation of the traditional songs “Today the heavens are black” and “See that bare man” by George Kotsinis.                                                                         

Musicians: 

George Kotsinis: clarinet, ney

 Kyriakos Gouvendas: violin, violas

 Sotiris Margonis: violin 

 Manolis Kotoros: violin 

 Costas Meretakis: percussion 

 Ghiannis Plaghianakos: double bass

 Thomas Constantinou: outi 

Synthesiser sounds: Petros Gaitanos

The recordings took place in Prism studio

Sound arrangement: Michael Papathanasiou and Aris Galanos

Sound engineer: Tassos Bakasietas

Mixed by: Tassos Bakasietas 

Translations into English: Constantina Spyroglou

Photographs: Petros Gaitanos

Cover photograph kindly offered by the Holy Monastery of St Stephanos, Meteora

Artwork: Dimitris Karabelas 

Production Management, Art Supervision and adaptation of hymns: Petros Gaitanos

I wish to thank Mr Spyridonas Kontoghiannis, Professor at the Theology Department of  Athens University.

All the musicians and choir members, who accompanied me in this special journey with pleasure and devotion.

George Kotsinis for his substantial assistance in the traditional songs and the wind instruments he played, giving a different air to the way this work sounds.

The technicians of Prism studio, especially Tassos Bakasietas, for their interest and their valuable contribution to the good sound.

My good friend Constantina Spyroglou for her love to me and the precision of her English translations.

The prominent and exceptional actors Phelarete Komninou and Gregoris Valtinos, for their valuable participation in this work. 

My company, which embraces and believes in me, and especially the Managing Director, Thanos Karagregoris. 

There were many! moments at the studio when I was moved by the recording of the creation of all those who participated in this work. I wish to thank all of them for granting their talent and their soul, but mostly I would like to thank them for reminding me all the time that every man is admirable and gifted, bearing the invisible signs of the Creator imprinted in creation. 

Petros Gaitanos