LOUIS, MO – Professor Nick Giannoukakis presented a riveting lecture on the relationship between ancient Greek poetry and Byzantine hymnology at the University of Missouri- St. Louis (UMSL) on January 18. Visual slides highlighted the presentation’s points as Prof. Giannoukakis explored the spaces where the two literary forms met.
The audience was able to understand and appreciate the manner in which music and literary elements of Hellenism drive the evaluation of ecclesiastical hymn and provide the early fledgling Christian communities with internal religious, social, and even political, stability. In emphasis, Prof. Giannoukakis examined the ways in which these treasures served as intercultural emissaries in the expansion of the Hellenic and Orthodox influence.
Nick Giannoukakis, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University, and an Associate Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Drexel University College of Medicine. Dr. Giannoukakis is also a member of the Greek Diaspora. His musical knowledge, experience, and accomplishments span Western, Byzantine, and Arabic music. Currently, he serves as Protopsaltis (First Chanter) of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in Pittsburgh, PA.
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