Lusitano: Black Composer of the Renaissance
February 7–8, 2025 a B Embark on a journey to 16th-century Portugal with music by Vicente Lusitano (1520–1561), the first published Black composer and featuring the UK’s Marian Consort. Learn More Canon for Racial Reconciliation
February 28, March 1, 2025 a B Experience a groundbreaking fusion of traditions with the Pacific Northwest première of the complete Canon for Racial Reconciliation for choir and gospel instrument ensemble. Learn More Requiem for the Forgotten
March 28–30, 2025 a B Requiem for the Forgotten by Frank La Rocca for choir, organ, and strings commemorates the displaced and the homeless, championing the inherent dignity of every person. Learn More Passion and Resurrection
May 16–18, 2025 a B Cappella Romana and In Medio (John Eisemann, director) form a choir of over 40 singers to perform Ivan Moody’s powerful oratorio Passion and Resurrection. Learn More

2024-25 Season

Cappella Romana is a vocal ensemble dedicated to combining passion with scholarship in its exploration of the musical traditions of the Christian East and West, with emphasis on early and contemporary music.

Our vision is to give a glimpse of transcendence through the music of the Christian East and West.

Upcoming Concerts

St Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church
2100 Boyer Ave E, Seattle, WA 98112 Fri, Dec 13 @ 7:30pm Christmas in Ukraine Tickets & Info St. Mary’s Cathedral
1739 NW Couch St Portland, OR 97209 Sat, Dec 14 @ 7:30pm Christmas in Ukraine Tickets & Info St Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church
2100 Boyer Ave E, Seattle, WA 98112 Fri, Feb 7 @ 7:30pm Marian Consort Sings Lusitano: Black Composer of the Renaissance Tickets & Info Town Hall Seattle
1119 8th Ave, Seattle, WA 98101 Fri, Feb 28 @ 7:30pm Isaac Cates & Nicholas Reeves: Canon for Racial Reconciliation Tickets & Info First Unitied Methodist Church
1838 SW Jefferson St. Portland, OR 97201 Sat, Mar 1 @ 7:30 PM Isaac Cates & Nicholas Reeves: Canon for Racial Reconciliation Tickets & Info St. Mary’s Cathedral
1739 NW Couch St Portland, OR 97209 Sat, Mar 29 @ 7:30pm Requiem for the Forgotten Tickets & Info St Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church
2100 Boyer Ave E, Seattle, WA 98112 Fri, May 16 @ 7:30pm Ivan Moody: Passion and Resurrection Tickets & Info St. Mary’s Cathedral
1739 NW Couch St Portland, OR 97209 Sat, May 17 @ 7:30pm Ivan Moody: Passion and Resurrection Tickets & Info Our Lady of the Lake Parish
650 A Avenue Lake Oswego OR 97034 Sun, May 18 @ 3pm Ivan Moody: Passion and Resurrection Tickets & Info

Cappella Romana Recordings

ARVO PÄRT ODES OF REPENTANCE Order Now A Byzantine Emperor at King Henry’s Court Christmas 1400, London Order Now Robert Kyr
All-Night Vigil World Premiere Recording Order Now Heaven and Earth
Ikon of Light
Song of Creation Cappella Romana
John Michael Boyer Order Now Hymns of Kassianí Discover the world’s earliest music by a female composer: 9th-century nun, poet, and hymnographer Kassianí Order Now

Cappella Romana Publishing

Mysteries: Byzantine Chant for Orthodox Sacraments
For the first time, John Michael Boyer’s Mysteries: Byzantine Chant for Orthodox Sacraments collects all chants for the Sacraments of the Orthodox Church, in English,… Add to cart The Divine Liturgy by Samuel Herron
By popular demand, Cappella Romana Publishing releases The Divine Liturgy by Samuel Herron. Employing the official translation of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese, this volume is… Add to cart Kassianí: Christmas Vespers
Cappella Romana Publishing is proud to present the Christmas music of another time and place!



Kassianí: Christmas Vespers collects the hymns for the Nativity of Christ… Add to cart Sun of Justice: Byzantine Chant for the Nativity of our Lord
By popular demand – John Michael Boyer’s Sun of Justice: Byzantine Chant for the Nativity of Our Lord collects all the Christmas season’s music, in… Add to cart Byzantine Chant: The Received Tradition – A Lesson Book by John Michael Boyer
Years in the making, Byzantine Chant: The Received Tradition – A Lesson Book is a clearly written, detailed, and thorough manual for the notation, theory,… Add to cart