When I came across the announcement of Tala Jarjour’s study of the chanting in Saint George’s parish of the Syriac Orthodox in Aleppo, I hoped that it would provide me with the tools to better understand Syriac Orthodox ecclesiastical music. I had been listening – in churches and monasteries as well as via YouTube –… Continue reading #32 Sense and Sadness: Syriac Chant in Aleppo – Tala Jarjour, Oxford 2018