Category: News
25th Anniversary Season Opens This Weekend!
This Weekend: Opening Concerts of Cappella Romana’s 25th Anniversary Season! Orthodox Music: Ancient & Modern A reprise of Cappella Roman’s debut performance, which was given in 1991! The program includes selections from Rachmaninoff’s All-Night Vigil, rarely heard Byzantine chants from Constantinople, and Greek American choral works. 25th Anniversary Features in the News! The Oregonian The…
The Oregonian Explores Cappella Romana’s History
Brett Campbell explores Cappella Romana’s history in The Oregonian before this weekend’s 25th Anniversary Celebrations: “When Alexander Lingas moved to San Francisco in 1990, the Greek Orthodox cathedral where he’d just been appointed associate cantor lay in ruins, devastated by the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. Lingas wanted to help the church rebuild – and the…
Liège Performance On Demand!
Cappella Romana’s 3 September concert in Liège of cultural encounters between Venice and its Greek colonies is now available courtesy of Belgian Radio’s on-demand Musiq3 Service: Listen
Il Giornale Della Musica Reviews Utrecht Early Music Festival
An Utrecht Early Music Festival mention for Cappella Romana in the Italian outlet Il Giornale Della Musica: “The connection of the Republic of Venice with the Adriatic, and more generally, Mediterranean, world was well represented by an interesting concert of the ensemble Cappella Romana, directed by Alexander Lingas, centered on the presence of the liturgical…
Portland Gala Speakers Announced!
RSVP today for A Night on the Aegean! Purchase tickets online or call 503.236.8202 RSVPs welcome as long as space is available or until Sept. 19th Portland Gala Guest Speakers: Fr. John Bakas Dean of the Cathedral of St. Sophia in Los Angeles, CA Founder of Camp AGAPE ‘Kids ‘n Cancer’ program President of the…
Win the Trip of a lifetime at A Night on the Aegean
Join us for A Night on the Aegean Cappella Romana’s 25th Anniversary Gala! Seattle: Friday, September 23rd at St. James Cathedral following the Cappella Romana performance Portland: Saturday, September 24th at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral following the Cappella Romana performance The Honorable Charles & Nancy Hales, Chairs Remarks by The Honorable Charles & Nancy Hales (in…
Kyrie for Saint Hilarion in London
Video from Cappella Romana’s performance of the Kyrie for Saint Hilarion at St. Giles-Cripplegate in London on 1 July, 2016 in a concert sponsored by City University (London):
Festival de Namur: Time Travel With Cappella Romana
Many thanks to Kerry McCarthy for translating this wonderful review from Crescendo Magazine! Click here to read the original review. Festival de Namur: Time Travel With Cappella Romana By Aline Giaux, IMEP reporter Cappella Romana: Cyprus, dir. Alexander Lingas Cappella Romana gave an extraordinary concert this Monday, July 4, at the Namur Festival. This chamber…
Einojuhani Rautavaara 1928-2016. Memory eternal
In his memory, Cappella Romana will perform his All-Night Vigil in January 2017, directed by Finnish conductor Timo Nuoranne who has championed the music of Rautavaara for his entire career. Details on The Washington Post Below is a recording of Timo Nuoranne conducting the All-Night Vigil with the Finnish Radio Chamber Choir:
Cappella Romana on BBC Radio 3’s In Tune
Cappella Romana started the 2016 European Tour in London, but before the St. Giles Cripplegate performance, they stopped by BBC Radio 3 for an appearance on the “In Tune” program! Listen to the full broadcast Watch a clip from the studio performance:
Photos from Bouillon!
See more Reception: These engagements were supported by the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation through USArtists International in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Belgian Tour Recap!
Cappella Romana is back from Belgium and the Festival of Wallonia! Below are links to reviews, media and more from the tour: Photos from Saint-Hubert Cappella Romana featured on AirTV! Juillet-Musical Saint-Hubert reception photos Cappella Romana on Qobuz! Review from Namur in Crescendo Magazine! More in Crescendo Magazine! Photos from Namur These engagements were supported…
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