The history of the Malankara Orthodox Church in Chennai is pinned in place with its first home on Stringer Street in Broadway. Here, in a garrison church in 1916 that later became the St Thomas Orthodox Cathedral, the church established a diocese that now encompasses many parishes in the city, and others across Southeast Asia and Oceania as well.
Srope Kadheshe, (meaning ‘voice of angels’ in Syriac), is the diocesan choir of the Orthodox Church, formed in 2010, drawn from 12 churches in and around Chennai. Over the years, they have performed for festivals and church services, singing in one voice, to worship and raise funds for supported charities. This weekend they will be joined by choristers from Coimbatore, Tiruchi and Puducherry for Subaho Smayono, a music concert in a multitude of languages, featuring 235 voices and a live orchestra.
