Xeno of Koroni

Xeno of Koroni or Xenos Korones was a Greek chanter and hymnographer. He was the lead chanter of the Hagia Sophia in the 11th century.

Biography

Xeno was born in the city of Koroni in the Peloponnese. He composed the Christian chants "Dynamis", "Holy God" and "All of creation rejoices in you, O full of grace", all of which are still chanted today in the Greek [Orthodox Church], but he composed secular music as well. He contributed in his own way to renaissance music and received considerable recognition for his inspiring compositions. The artist's name first became known in Constantinople when he was proclaimed the chief musician of the palace and around the same time, he was proclaimed the lead chanter of the Hagia Sophia. Xeno's talent was even recognized by the Palaeologans 300 years later.