Biography

Samuel Herron began studying Byzantine Music under Leonidas Kotsiris in 2002. In 2006, he spent three months studying under Lycourgos Angelopoulos, Archon Protopsaltis of the Archdiocese of Constantinople, Protopsaltis of Hagia Eirini in Athens, and director of the Greek Byzantine Choir, which Samuel performed with as an isokrates while living in Athens. From 2015-2017, he studied under Fr. Romanos Karanos while attending Hellenic College.

Samuel has served as the Lampadarios of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Nashville, TN from 2007-2009, as Protopsaltis of Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Chattanooga, TN from 2010 to 2015, as Protopsaltis of Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the New England Metropolis in Boston until May 2017, as Ieropsaltis for Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Phoenix, AZ until September 2018, and as Protopsaltis of Assumption Greek Orthodox Church in Scottsdale, AZ until February 2023.  He currently serves as Protopsalitis and Director of Music Ministry at St. Nektarios Greek Orthodox Church in Charlotte, NC. Samuel received his Certificate in Byzantine Music with a grade of Excellent in 2015 from Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology. He has performed with the Greek Byzantine Choir directed by Lycourgos Angelopoulos of blessed memory, the choir of Protopsaltis George Theodoridis, the Psaltikon Ensemble directed by Dr. Spyridon Antonopoulos, the Archdiocesan Byzantine Choir directed by Demetrios Kehagias, Capella Romana directed by John Michael Boyer, and the Holy Cross St. Romanos the Melodist Byzantine Choir directed by Fr. Romanos Karanos. In July 2018, Samuel founded both the English Hyphos Project and the Dynamis Byzantine Ensemble – an initiative and accompanying ensemble working to produce high quality English language translations, musical settings, and recordings of Byzantine Chant. They have produced two recordings and a book that are available for purchase. In 2020, he started the Trisagion School of Byzantine Music with Gabriel Cremeens and Amy Hogg, an online music academy dedicated to teaching Byzantine Music at all levels of ability.