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Help Us Reach Our Goal!
Cappella Romana changes lives through music. I really believe that, especially in our world today where beauty, truth, and goodness seem to be in short supply. You’ve experienced the music of Cappella Romana. And you know its capacity to reach deep into your soul. That’s why I’m writing to ask you to make a special
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Cappella Romana on Tour!
May 27 and 28, members of Cappella Romana head to Pennsylvania before a four-city European tour highlighted by Cappella Romana’s Hungarian debut on June 2! Full Tour Dates Mark Powell and David Hendrix in Pennsylvania 27 May, 2018 Memorial Day Pilgrimage 28 May, 2018 Cappella Romana in Budapest 2 JUN, 2018 Cappella
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ArtsWatch Reviews Venice In The East
Bruce Browne reviewed Cappella Romana’s Saturday, April 28, 2018 performance of Venice in the East for Oregon ArtsWatch: Present were exquisite moments of choral artistry, impeccable tuning, bravura singing by all and thoughtful phrasing, especially by John Michael Boyer and Mark Powell, who together stood at the pinnacle of the solo work, especially many of
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Cappella Romana Awarded New Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Jane Chu has approved more than $80 million in grants as part of the NEA’s second major funding announcement for fiscal year 2018. Included in this announcement is an ArtWorks grant of $10,000 to Cappella Romana to launch a new three-concert series in San Francisco. The ArtWorks category is the
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The SunBreak Reviews “Venice in the East”
Seattle’s The SunBreak reviews Cappella Romana’s April 27, 2018 Venice in the East performance: “Hearing Cappella Romana singing in St. James Cathedral is to hear a slice of heaven. … As always, the presentation was scholarly, as accurate a portrayal of the music as it would have been performed as can be ascertained through diligent
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Venice in the East Recording Sessions Video
Watch Cappella Romana performing the Christos anesti from the Faenza Codex during the Venice in the East recording sessions: April 27-29, 2018, Italy meets Greece in Venice in the East, a sonic exploration of the Greek Islands when they were ruled by the Venetian empire. Cappella Romana is reviving Renaissance music from Crete, celebrating the
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Venice in the East
Venice In The East: April 27-29, 2018 Program Notes by Alexander Lingas From its emergence as a significant political entity in the sixth century under the rule of the Eastern Roman (“Byzantine”) Empire to the dissolution of the Republic by Napoleon in 1797, the city of Venice remained closely tied to the Greek East. Following
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Oregon ArtsWatch on The Tudor Choir
“The Tudor Choir re-opened for business this month. On hiatus since 2015, the ensemble presented one concert in their hometown of Seattle and two more in the Portland Metro area, at St. Mary’s Cathedral and in Hillsboro’s St. Matthew’s Church. The latter is a wonderfully accessible venue with a reverberant acoustic, challenging but with potential
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Watch “Venice in the East” at the Utrecht Early Music Festival
Watch a video from Cappella Romana’s 2016 Venice in the East performance at the Utrecht Early Music Festival! April 27-29, 2018, Italy meets Greece in Venice in the East, a sonic exploration of the Greek Islands when they were ruled by the Venetian empire. Cappella Romana is reviving Renaissance music from Crete, celebrating the island’s
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The Akáthistos Hymn Recording Available Now
The Akáthistos Hymn to the Virgin Mary, set by Ivan Moody. This lyrical masterpiece in 24 stanzas has been treasured for nearly 1,500 years by Eastern Christians. Father Moody’s 1998 setting, composed specially for the ensemble, weaves beloved Greek melodies into Russian choral textures as it progresses from reverent contemplation to ecstatic transcendence. This second
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Ivan Moody Talks Akáthistos Hymn With iClassics
“The harmonies are lush and dark in Russian style, though periodically the shadows disperse as in a cloud-break and the sound brightens. The effect over the whole hymn is of a slow revelation of light and warmth over an ancient musical ground.” (Willamette Week) “Something new, substantial, and profound” (Sunday Oregonian) Standing Room Only — Ivan
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Gramophone Review of The Akáthistos Hymn
Looking forward to our upcoming performances of Ivan Moody’s Akáthistos Hymn in Seattle and Portland, as well as the re-release of our original recording, we’re looking back at Gramophone Magazine’s 2003 review of our recording of the work: “The Byzantine Akáthistos Hymn probably dates from the early 6th century and comprises 24 stanzas, one for

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