The Composer
Kurt Sander is a composer dedicated to the preservation and expansion of sacred choral music within the Eastern Orthodox Christian tradition. His work is characterized by a profound reverence for ancient mystical aesthetics, blending the spiritual depth of Orthodox liturgical chant with contemporary choral excellence. Through Psallo Music Press, he ensures that his compositions reach choir directors and church musicians worldwide, providing the essential tools for spiritual expression and musical education.
Reviews
"A first-rate example of Orthodox liturgical creativity in the present day—achieving a remarkable blend of the traditional and the contemporary."
Dr. Vladimir Morosan, musicologist
“Sander's setting moves through the drama of the Liturgy in one grand gesture while honoring its liturgical structure”
American Record Guide
"Sander's music has a 19th-century warmth of its own that makes this an altogether remarkable experience of Orthodox Liturgy."
J.F. Weber
Fanfare Magazine
"Sander's Divine Liturgy is an impressive and moving composition...it's almost invidious to single out individual movements. It's the cumulative effect of the whole Liturgy that is the most striking thing of all."
John Quinn,
MusicWeb International
“The sublime beauty and exalted spirituality of Sander's music is irresistible”