Tronos Byzantine choir

Romanian Patriarchal Choir Tronos performs at International Sacred Music Festival in Serbia

The Tronos Byzantine Choir of the Romanian Patriarchal Cathedral represented the Romanian Orthodox Church at the “Musical Edict” International Festival of Sacred Music in Niš, Serbia. The event was held on the feast of Pentecost. Held under the patronage of the Serbian Patriarchate and with the blessing of His Grace Bishop Arsenije of Niš, the…

Jun 12, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Archdeacon Mihail Bucă receives Metropolitan Cross during historic church consecration in San Antonio, Texas

At the beginning of December, Archdeacon Mihail Bucă, founder of the Tronos Byzantine Choir, visited the Romanian Orthodox Parish in San Antonio, Texas, where His Eminence Metropolitan Nicolae of the Americas awarded him the Metropolitan Cross. Archdeacon Bucă, accompanied by members of the Tronos Choir, participated in the consecration of the newly built church in…

Dec 12, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Archdeacon Mihail Bucă proposes bringing the Hawaiian Myrrh-Streaming Icon to Romania

Archdeacon Mihail Bucă, the Protopsaltis of the Romanian Patriarchal Cathedral, and several members of the Tronos Byzantine Choir celebrated the feast of Saint Andrew and Romania’s National Day in San Antonio, Texas, USA. During their visit, they witnessed the arrival of the Hawaiian Myrrh-Streaming Iveron Icon of the Mother of God at the Romanian parish…

Dec 4, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Tronos Psaltic Group performed live at St. Vladimir’s Seminary

Members of the Tronos Psaltic Group from the Romanian Orthodox Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest performed Byzantine chant live at St. Vladimir’s Seminary on Wednesday. The Romanians led by Archdeacon Mihail Bucă were joined by the Seminary’s Byzantine choir and sextet led by Dn. Nicholas Fine and Dr. Harrison Russin, assistant professor of liturgical music. “We…

Sep 18, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

‘To Thee the Champion Leader’: 100 top voices minister peace to a struggling nation in viral video

A hundred church chanters formed a nationwide choir on Sunday teaming up for a communal singalong in honour of the Mother of God. The church singers found a way to record one of the most famous hymns of all, singing it individually, on their phones. Then the videos were combined into a virtual cell phone…

Apr 6, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Divine Liturgy, Hymns on Lazarus Saturday chanted by Tronos Choir available on Spotify

Selected hymns from the Divine Liturgy and Lazarus Saturday chanted by the famous Tronos Choir of the Romanian Patriarchate are now available on Spotify. The Lazarus Saturday album includes two hymns in Arabic: ‘Having secretly received the command’ (Akathist to the Theotokos), and ‘My soul, my soul’ (kondakion in the Great Canon). The hymns chanted…

Mar 5, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Bucharest Cathedral Protopsaltes Mihail Bucă: I was a football talent, but God had another plan with me

Archdeacon Mihail Bucă said in an interview with Evenimentul Zilei that he was very passionate about football, but he chose to follow God’s calling in the Church. ‘I was a kid who played football on dust and rubble. My parents were actually very upset because I played football. I was on a few teams –…

Aug 22, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Tronos Byzantine Choir to perform at European Parliament in April

The Tronos Byzantine Choir of the Romanian Patriarchate will perform at the European Parliament on April 11 as part of a three-day series of cultural events organized in the context of Romania’s Presidency of the EU Council. ExpoRomania Bruxelles will take place on April 10-12, 2019, and will include a display of paintings by Horia…

Mar 22, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

The traditional Christmas Carol concert “The Orient from on high” | PHOTO

The traditional Christmas Carol concert “The Orient from on high” took place on Monday at the Palace of the Patriarchate. Performing at the concert were the Nicolae Lungu choir of the Romanian Patriarchate and the Tronos Byzantine choir  of the Patriarchal Cathedral. Photo: Mircea Florescu / Basilica.ro

Dec 20, 2018Mircea Florescu