Passion for Life

Steinberg & Gretchaninov, Survivors of the Soviet Regime

Cappella Romana
Alexander Lingas, music director

Banned, buried, and resurrected: Orthodox hymns for Holy Week that survived the Stalinist machine, brought to life in the deeply moving Passion Week settings by Maximilian Steinberg and Alexander Gretchaninov. Cappella Romana’s world premiere of Steinberg’s Passion Week in 2O14 and its disc and vinyl release received international critical acclaim. If you love Rachmaninoff’s All-Night Vigil (Vespers), you’ll experience the same passion here. 

Digital On Demand

Premieres open one week after each series

SEATTLE

Fri 6 Mar 2O26, 7:3O PM
St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church
Montlake, Seattle

PORTLAND

Sat 7 Mar 2O26, 2:OO PM
St. Mary’s Cathedral
Northwest Portland

Program

Maximilian Steinberg (1883–1946):
Passion Week (Complete)

Alexander Gretchaninov (1864–1956)
 Passion Week (Hymns for the Pre-Sanctified Liturgy) 

Venues

St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church

2100 Boyer Ave East, Seattle, WA 98112

St. Mary’s Cathedral

1739 NW Couch St Portland, OR 97209