Richard Barrett
@richardrbarrett.bsky.social
Nachos. Puns. Orthodox Christianity. Sacred music. Good times.
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Breaking news: the ACA will be replaced with a new plan by a bill called the SOL Act. It relies on a new miracle drug called Hellwithemall.
December 12, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Breaking news: the ACA will be replaced with a new plan by a bill called the SOL Act. It relies on a new miracle drug called Hellwithemall.
A fanouropita is a tradition that we must be sure is carried on perpetually.
It is a loss tart that must never become a lost art.
It is a loss tart that must never become a lost art.
December 12, 2025 at 12:43 AM
A fanouropita is a tradition that we must be sure is carried on perpetually.
It is a loss tart that must never become a lost art.
It is a loss tart that must never become a lost art.
It’s still before Vespers somewhere - youtu.be/xN1eUEX-4wQ?...
Τοῦ λίθου σφραγισθέντος, Mode I, Grk/Eng (Lash/Boyer); A HALF-STEP IS NOT A SMALL INTERVAL
YouTube video by Richard Barrett
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December 7, 2025 at 3:12 AM
It’s still before Vespers somewhere - youtu.be/xN1eUEX-4wQ?...
Χρόνια πολλά to all the Nicholases! I suppose this might be helpful in a couple of weeks if you’re Old Calendar and then a year from yesterday if you’re New Calendar.
youtu.be/4mJUzKvceXg?...
youtu.be/4mJUzKvceXg?...
Apolytikion for Saint Nicholas, Κανόνα πίστεως, Mode IV, Grk/Eng (+Lash/Barrett), Paralagge/Melos
YouTube video by Richard Barrett
https://youtu.be/4mJUzKvceXg?si=3tFHdH-S2WG3RCa9ι
December 6, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Χρόνια πολλά to all the Nicholases! I suppose this might be helpful in a couple of weeks if you’re Old Calendar and then a year from yesterday if you’re New Calendar.
youtu.be/4mJUzKvceXg?...
youtu.be/4mJUzKvceXg?...
Please join me in helping #CappellaRomana reach our year end fundraising goal of $100,000!
Today, on #GivingTuesday, you can make your gift of up to $1k go 2x as far — it will be matched by the Maybelle Clark Foundation, up to a total $20k match.
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Today, on #GivingTuesday, you can make your gift of up to $1k go 2x as far — it will be matched by the Maybelle Clark Foundation, up to a total $20k match.
www.cappellaromana.org/give
December 2, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Please join me in helping #CappellaRomana reach our year end fundraising goal of $100,000!
Today, on #GivingTuesday, you can make your gift of up to $1k go 2x as far — it will be matched by the Maybelle Clark Foundation, up to a total $20k match.
www.cappellaromana.org/give
Today, on #GivingTuesday, you can make your gift of up to $1k go 2x as far — it will be matched by the Maybelle Clark Foundation, up to a total $20k match.
www.cappellaromana.org/give
it’s here! I’ve been listening to @johnaugust.bsky.social and @clmazin.bsky.social’s #ScriptNotesPodcast since I started actively seeking out podcasts during the pandemic to stave off boredom while running in the next door schoolyard. I’ve listened to most of the run by now; excited for the book!
December 2, 2025 at 9:57 PM
it’s here! I’ve been listening to @johnaugust.bsky.social and @clmazin.bsky.social’s #ScriptNotesPodcast since I started actively seeking out podcasts during the pandemic to stave off boredom while running in the next door schoolyard. I’ve listened to most of the run by now; excited for the book!
And since tomorrow is the first day we sing this for the season, here’s a quick and dirty reference recording in parallage and Greek/English as well:
youtu.be/-zHroWmnHB4?...
youtu.be/-zHroWmnHB4?...
Ἡ Παρθένος σήμερον, , Kontákion for the Pre-Feast of the Nativity, Mode III, Grk/Eng (Lash/Boyer)
YouTube video by Richard Barrett
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November 30, 2025 at 2:41 AM
And since tomorrow is the first day we sing this for the season, here’s a quick and dirty reference recording in parallage and Greek/English as well:
youtu.be/-zHroWmnHB4?...
youtu.be/-zHroWmnHB4?...
It’s still before Vespers somewhere… Mode Pl. IV Resurrectional Apolytikion et al. youtu.be/0ORW6-D1I9Y?...
Ἐξ ὕψους κατῆλθες, Mode Pl. IV, Grk/Eng (Lash/Boyer); Tetrachords enter the chat… er, chant
YouTube video by Richard Barrett
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November 30, 2025 at 1:46 AM
It’s still before Vespers somewhere… Mode Pl. IV Resurrectional Apolytikion et al. youtu.be/0ORW6-D1I9Y?...
It’s the weekend after Thanksgiving, and we started singing Christmas music in church last Sunday, so I’ll advertise this again. Looking for a new Christmas carol? Give this one a try: www.patreon.com/posts/114090...
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November 29, 2025 at 7:39 PM
It’s the weekend after Thanksgiving, and we started singing Christmas music in church last Sunday, so I’ll advertise this again. Looking for a new Christmas carol? Give this one a try: www.patreon.com/posts/114090...
Got this one done *before* the Vespers that uses it! Quick and dirty paralagge/melos reference for Grave Mode Resurrectional apolytikion AND 20th century music theory jokes about Schoenberg. Rollicking good time.
Made with #audigo
youtu.be/l384sADdtYU?...
Made with #audigo
youtu.be/l384sADdtYU?...
Κατέλυσας τῷ Σταυρῷ, Grave Mode, Grk/Eng (Lash/Boyer); 20th century theory changes the narrative
YouTube video by Richard Barrett
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November 22, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Got this one done *before* the Vespers that uses it! Quick and dirty paralagge/melos reference for Grave Mode Resurrectional apolytikion AND 20th century music theory jokes about Schoenberg. Rollicking good time.
Made with #audigo
youtu.be/l384sADdtYU?...
Made with #audigo
youtu.be/l384sADdtYU?...
Χρόνια πολλά! Joyous Feast of the Entrance of the Mother of God in the Temple! Please support my birthday fundraiser, and join me in helping #CappellaRomana reach our year-end fundraising goal of $100,000!
Give online at www.cappellaromana.org/give!
Made with #audigo
youtu.be/vcMlXFhidvI?...
Give online at www.cappellaromana.org/give!
Made with #audigo
youtu.be/vcMlXFhidvI?...
Apolytikion for the Entrance of the Temple, Greek and English (Lash/Boyer), 21 November
YouTube video by Richard Barrett
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November 21, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Χρόνια πολλά! Joyous Feast of the Entrance of the Mother of God in the Temple! Please support my birthday fundraiser, and join me in helping #CappellaRomana reach our year-end fundraising goal of $100,000!
Give online at www.cappellaromana.org/give!
Made with #audigo
youtu.be/vcMlXFhidvI?...
Give online at www.cappellaromana.org/give!
Made with #audigo
youtu.be/vcMlXFhidvI?...
A reference recording (paralaggé and mélos, Greek and English) for Ἀγγελικαὶ δυνάμεις as well as an ongoing reflection on (my) musical origins #ByzantineChant #Anastasima Recorded with #Audigo youtu.be/0oeQ-QzcVSg?...
Ἀγγελικαὶ δυνάμεις, Mode Pl. II, Grk/Eng (Lash/Boyer); an ongoing journey into modal & global music
YouTube video by Richard Barrett
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November 17, 2025 at 4:23 AM
A reference recording (paralaggé and mélos, Greek and English) for Ἀγγελικαὶ δυνάμεις as well as an ongoing reflection on (my) musical origins #ByzantineChant #Anastasima Recorded with #Audigo youtu.be/0oeQ-QzcVSg?...
A reference recording (paralaggé and mélos, Greek and English) for Τον συνάναρχον Λόγον as well as a reflection on (my) musical origins #ByzantineChant #Automela Recorded with #Audigo youtu.be/SIOsCNC1-Rc?...
Τὸν συνάναρχον Λόγον, Mode Pl. I, Greek/English (Lash/Boyer); reflection on “The Phone Number”
YouTube video by Richard Barrett
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November 10, 2025 at 12:34 AM
A reference recording (paralaggé and mélos, Greek and English) for Τον συνάναρχον Λόγον as well as a reflection on (my) musical origins #ByzantineChant #Automela Recorded with #Audigo youtu.be/SIOsCNC1-Rc?...
Hey folks -- For my birthday 2 weeks from today, please join me in helping #CappellaRomana reach our year-end fundraising goal of $100,000!
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Thank you! Please like and share! youtu.be/7GTkR9ixjzQ?...
Make your gift here: cappellaromana.my.salesforce-sites.com/donate/?dfId...
Thank you! Please like and share! youtu.be/7GTkR9ixjzQ?...
Support @cappellaromanainc’s end of the year campaign for my birthday!
YouTube video by Richard Barrett
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November 7, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Hey folks -- For my birthday 2 weeks from today, please join me in helping #CappellaRomana reach our year-end fundraising goal of $100,000!
Make your gift here: cappellaromana.my.salesforce-sites.com/donate/?dfId...
Thank you! Please like and share! youtu.be/7GTkR9ixjzQ?...
Make your gift here: cappellaromana.my.salesforce-sites.com/donate/?dfId...
Thank you! Please like and share! youtu.be/7GTkR9ixjzQ?...
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For my birthday, please join me in helping #CappellaRomana reach its end of year fundraising goal of $100,000!
Make your gift here: www.cappellaromana.org/support
youtu.be/7GTkR9ixjzQ?...
Make your gift here: www.cappellaromana.org/support
youtu.be/7GTkR9ixjzQ?...
Support @cappellaromanainc’s end of the year campaign for my birthday!
YouTube video by Richard Barrett
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November 1, 2025 at 4:44 PM
For my birthday, please join me in helping #CappellaRomana reach its end of year fundraising goal of $100,000!
Make your gift here: www.cappellaromana.org/support
youtu.be/7GTkR9ixjzQ?...
Make your gift here: www.cappellaromana.org/support
youtu.be/7GTkR9ixjzQ?...
Reposted by Richard Barrett
As the right embraces Hitler, some on the left cry foul.
November 6, 2025 at 11:51 AM
As the right embraces Hitler, some on the left cry foul.
Reposted by Richard Barrett
Young Republicans leaders praise Nazis. Here’s why that’s bad news for Zohran Mamdani.
by Jonathan Greenblatt
by Jonathan Greenblatt
November 6, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Young Republicans leaders praise Nazis. Here’s why that’s bad news for Zohran Mamdani.
by Jonathan Greenblatt
by Jonathan Greenblatt
For my birthday, please join me in helping #CappellaRomana reach its end of year fundraising goal of $100,000!
Make your gift here: www.cappellaromana.org/support
youtu.be/7GTkR9ixjzQ?...
Make your gift here: www.cappellaromana.org/support
youtu.be/7GTkR9ixjzQ?...
Support @cappellaromanainc’s end of the year campaign for my birthday!
YouTube video by Richard Barrett
youtu.be
November 1, 2025 at 4:44 PM
For my birthday, please join me in helping #CappellaRomana reach its end of year fundraising goal of $100,000!
Make your gift here: www.cappellaromana.org/support
youtu.be/7GTkR9ixjzQ?...
Make your gift here: www.cappellaromana.org/support
youtu.be/7GTkR9ixjzQ?...
I wrote a novel about gametes. I showed it to a literary agent, who just shrugged and said, “Sure, sex cells, but who’s buying?”
October 21, 2025 at 1:33 PM
I wrote a novel about gametes. I showed it to a literary agent, who just shrugged and said, “Sure, sex cells, but who’s buying?”
Happy National Frappe Day 2025!
YouTube video by Richard Barrett
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October 7, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Had the camera going a lot at The Liturgical Arts Academy; I edited together a little thing about the paths folks had taken in Orthodox music ministry & their thoughts on how people might get started in it. Thanks to Chris Kouldukis, Laura Bushelli, & Megan Barrett! Enjoy!
youtu.be/-qBcfOGyOEU?...
youtu.be/-qBcfOGyOEU?...
Pathways to Orthodox Music Ministry: Reflections at The Liturgical Arts Academy
YouTube video by Richard Barrett
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October 3, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Had the camera going a lot at The Liturgical Arts Academy; I edited together a little thing about the paths folks had taken in Orthodox music ministry & their thoughts on how people might get started in it. Thanks to Chris Kouldukis, Laura Bushelli, & Megan Barrett! Enjoy!
youtu.be/-qBcfOGyOEU?...
youtu.be/-qBcfOGyOEU?...
Testing out some things with #Audigo mics in the lovely and lively acoustics of Dormition of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church with Jordan Parro, isokrat youtu.be/TjjK04EO5PE?...
Antiphon/Apolytíkion, Nativity of the Mother of God, 8 September, Latin/Greek (concise & slow)
YouTube video by Richard Barrett
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October 2, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Testing out some things with #Audigo mics in the lovely and lively acoustics of Dormition of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church with Jordan Parro, isokrat youtu.be/TjjK04EO5PE?...
@jamesgunn.bsky.social I have a Question and hope you have an answer
September 23, 2025 at 4:23 AM
@jamesgunn.bsky.social I have a Question and hope you have an answer
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we have gone from a world in which we were told not to cite wikipedia because it was unreliable to a world where wikipedia might be the only reliable source left on the internet and we all owe a lot to the pedantic nerds who got us there
for all people mock it wikipedia is genuinely one of the wonders of the modern world
September 21, 2025 at 8:52 PM
we have gone from a world in which we were told not to cite wikipedia because it was unreliable to a world where wikipedia might be the only reliable source left on the internet and we all owe a lot to the pedantic nerds who got us there
Senators @warren.senate.gov Elizabeth Warren and @markey.senate.gov Ed Markey, please introduce a resolution calling for a national day of remembrance for all children who did not come home to their parents because of a school shooter. Thank you.
September 19, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Senators @warren.senate.gov Elizabeth Warren and @markey.senate.gov Ed Markey, please introduce a resolution calling for a national day of remembrance for all children who did not come home to their parents because of a school shooter. Thank you.