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Concert | Byzantine Chanting

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Fri. May 01, 2026 6:30 PM-7:30 PM
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Location Main Campus | Beck Building

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Concert | Byzantine Chanting

Date & Time

Fri. May 01, 2026 6:30 PM-7:30 PM
This event has passed

Location Main Campus | Beck Building

Parking at Beck Garage
Drop off at Beck Building
Cantor Phillip Phares leads a performance of sacred chanting in the Byzantine Orthodox Christian tradition. During the program, a local priest explains the symbolism and use of Orthodox liturgical vestments and implements.

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About the Performer
Phillip Phares holds a certificate in Byzantine music from Hellenic College Holy Cross. He currently serves as a cantor at St. Joseph Orthodox Church in Houston.


MFAH World Faiths Initiative
This program is part of the MFAH World Faiths Initiative, which seeks to highlight themes of faith, religion, and spirituality in the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Focusing on the many expressions of faith in these collections, the initiative honors the diverse communities of Houston and inspires connections among cultures and beliefs.

World Faiths Initiative

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The World Faiths Initiative is made possible by a grant from Lilly Endowment Inc.
 
Learning and Interpretation programs at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, receive generous support from H-E-B; Sempra Foundation; the Brown Foundation, Inc.; the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo; the Joe Barnhart Foundation; the Cockrell Family Fund; the CFP Foundation; the Claire & Theodore Morse Foundation; the Junior League of Houston, Inc.; and additional generous donors.
 
Endowment funds are provided by the Louise Jarrett Moran Bequest; Caroline Wiess Law; Windgate Foundation; the William Randolph Hearst Foundation; Cyvia and Melvyn Wolff; the Fondren Foundation; BMC Software, Inc.; the Wallace Foundation; the Neal Myers and Ken Black Children’s Art Fund; the Eleanor and Frank Freed Foundation; Medha and Shashank Karve; Virginia and Ira Jackson; Jesse H. Jones II; the CFP Foundation; the Favrot Fund; gifts in memory of John Wynne; Neiman Marcus Youth Arts Education; gifts in memory of Peter Lotz; and gifts in honor of Beth Schneider.