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
Cappella Romana

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

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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
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Heaven and Earth
Ikon of Light
Song of Creation
Cappella Romana
John Michael Boyer
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Hymns of Kassianí Discover the world’s earliest music by a female composer: 9th-century nun, poet, and hymnographer Kassianí Order Now
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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