Christmas With Cappella
Music for the 12 Days of Christmas
A Seattle Times Must-See Holiday Concert!
Cappella Romana
Alexander Lingas, music director
Let your holiday spirit soar with Cappella Romana’s beloved Christmas concert, featuring selections of Richard Toensing’s moving Kontakion on the Nativity of Christ and music by Kassianí, the earliest female composer whose music survives. Plus the festive grandeur of Degtiarev’s Christmas concerto and works by Orthodox composers from across the globe. Experience joy, mystery, and splendor at Christmas with Cappella.
Digital On Demand
SEATTLE
Fri 2 Jan 2O26, 7:3O PM
St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church
Montlake, Seattle
PORTLAND
Sat 3 Jan 2O26, 2:OO PM
St. Mary’s Cathedral
Northwest Portland
SAN FRANCISCO
Sun 4 Jan 2O26, 3:OO PM
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox
San Francisco, CA
Program
Richard Toensing (1940–2014):
Kontakion on the Nativity (in English, selections)
Peter Michaelides (1930–2017):
Kontakion of the Forefeast of the Nativity
Ivan Moody (1964–2024):
Make Ready, Bethlehem/Dormi Iesu
Kassianí (810–865):
“When Augustus reigned” (Doxastikon of Great Vespers of Christmas Day)
Theodor Dumitrescu (b. 1977):
Prokeimenon: Out of the womb
Hypakoe: Heav’n brought the first fruits
Michael Adamis (1929–2013):
Idiomelon 2: Today Christ
Theodore Bogdanos (1932–2019):
Christmas Megalynarion
Alexander Kastalsky (1856–1926):
Christmas Apolytikion
Stepan Degtiarev (1766-1813):
Sacred Concerto for the Nativity of Christ:
Today Christ in Bethlehem
Medieval 3-part Slavic Polyphony:
Today Christ is Born in Bethlehem
Baroque-style Slavic Communion Verse in 12-parts (Anonymous)
The Lord has sent redemption
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