16 May (Portland) & 17 May (Seattle) 2008
Cappella Romana Vocal Ensemble
Alexander Lingas, director
Latin chant and polyphony from Cyprus MS Torino J.II.9
Byzantine chant by
Andreas Stellon,
Nicholas Asan, and
Ieronymous Tragodistes
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To this day, the island of Cyprus stands at a crossroads between East and West. Alexander Lingas leads Cappella Romana in an intrepid exploration of 15th- and 16th-century Cypriot music in both Byzantine and Western styles, including virtuosic ars subtilior music composed for the Royal Court of Cyprus (c. 1308-1432) from the manuscript J.II.9 housed at the University of Turin. |
