Category: Concert Review
Rachmaninoff: Divine Liturgy Reviews Are In!
Thanks to all who made it out to the concerts this weekend! The reviews are in: From The Oregonian: “Friday night’s performance of the Divine Liturgy at St. Mary’s Cathedral was indeed drenched in sumptuous sonic pleasure. “It was a marathon for the singers, a vast text amounting to nearly 18 program pages of Old…
Looking Ahead to the New Year!
The New Year is upon us, and it’s set to be an exciting one for Cappella Romana! Take a look at some upcoming highlights: Rachmaninoff Liturgy Cappella Romana presents Rachmaninoff’s first major a cappella work, his 1910 Divine Liturgy. Read Fr. Ivan Moody’s notes on this wonderful work! Purchase Tickets Today Portland8pm, Fri., Jan. 11,…
Oregon Arts Watch Reviews Choral Glory
Photo courtesy of Oregon ArtsWatch Oregon ArtsWatch with a review of our recent collaboration with the Portland Baroque Orchestra — Choral Glory! “It didn’t take long for this new Oregon classical music season to produce the first truly great performance I’ve heard this fall. Friday night’s concert featuring the superb Portland choir Cappella Romana and…
Oregon Days of Culture feature Cappella Romana Hagia Sophia Performance
Oregon Days of Culture and the Portland Tribune & Community Newspapers have a wonderful feature on the upcoming Stanford Residency concerts and the “Icons of Sound” project highlighting “The Sounds of Hagia Sophia.” Heavenly Experience: Vocal chamber ensemble Cappella Romana performs from Portland to Stanford to Greece “It is said that when the Slavic people…
None For The Worse features Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom
Thanks to the None for the Worse blog for these kind words on our recording The Divine Liturgy of our Father Among the Saints John Chrysostom: “If you are looking for an English audio version of the Orthodox Church’s Divine Liturgy, then look no further than Cappella Romana’s The Divine Liturgy of our Father Among…
Be Radiant, O Peoples!
Working under Muslim rule in and around Jerusalem during the 8th century AD, St. John of Damascus—defender of icons, theologian, poet and musician—composed a radiant hymn for Easter Sunday morning, his Paschal Canon. Over the centuries his joyful verses praising the Resurrection of Christ have been adapted to countless languages and musical styles across a…
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