Boston & Chicago Tour — November 14-16
Cappella Romana travels to Boston TODAY (through the Arctic Blast!) and makes its Chicago debut on Sunday Keep up with the tour on Facebook & Twitter Boston On Nov. 14, The Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art & Culture presents Cappella Romana in concert, as part of the Second Boston Byzantine Music Festival. Events also…
Cappella Romana sings Царју Небесни Carju nebesni (Heavenly King) by Josif Marinković
Cappella Romana sings Царју Небесни Carju nebesni (Heavenly King) by Josif Marinković (1851-1931) during the “Sacred Songs of Serbia” concert at St. Joseph’s Parish, Seattle on October 24, 2014 under the direction of Bogdan Djaković:
Sacred Songs of Serbia Featured on Portland & Seattle Radio
We are pleased to share that KING FM’s Northwest Focus and AllClassical Portland’s Northwest Previews have chosen to feature Cappella Romana and our Sacred Songs of Serbia concert series! Northwest Focus Wednesday, October 22 Mirolybov: Kiitosstikiira (Cappella Romana’s recording) at approximately 9:26pm Listen Northwest Previews Thursday, October 23 — 6pm Tune in for an exclusive…
Bogdan Djaković Works with Cappella Romana
A short interview and quick rehearsal look-in from this past weekend: Sacred Songs of Serbia: [one_half] Seattle TICKETS Friday, 24 October 2014, 8:00pm St. Joseph’s Parish [/one_half][one_half_last] Portland TICKETS Saturday, 25 October 2014, 8:00pm St. Mary’s Cathedral [/one_half_last]
Sacred Songs of Serbia — Program Notes: Part Two
Sacred Songs of Serbia Serbian Chant and Church Choral Music Part One Polyphonic singing appeared for the first time in Serbian churches in the 1830s as a result of European and Russian influence. The expansion of newly organized Serbian church choirs was enormous and very soon the main problem was the lack of indigenous sacred…
Sacred Songs of Serbia — Program Notes: Part One
Sacred Songs of Serbia Serbian Chant and Church Choral Music Serbian chant is a type of monodic music which has remained in use as part of the Church’s liturgy from the time of Cyril and Methodius (the 9th century) to our day. With the granting of the independence to the Serbian Church in 13th century…
Sacred Songs of Serbia Program
Rejoice, all ye western lands, Stichera, Tone I, from the Service in Honour of the Holy King Stefan of Dečani (+ 1331), melody from monastery Hilandar manuscript /3,08’ The Magi, kings of Persia, Stichera, Tone V, from the Christmas Vespers, Traditional Serbian Chant / 3, 20’ Holy, holy, holy, great, from the Liturgy…
Meet Bogdan Djaković
Now in his 27th season directing the Choir of St. George’s Cathedral in Novi Sad, Serbia, Bogdan Djaković is one of the world’s leading experts in Serbian Orthodox Choral Music. Bogdan Djaković has established himself as an international director, leading performances in Italy, Great Britain, France, Spain, Germany, Greece, Slovenia, Croatia, Portugal, Switzerland and Sweden.…
Liturgical Singing Seminar this weekend!
This Saturday (October 11) at the Church of the Annunciation, Milwaukie, OR, Cappella Romana favorite Mark Bailey will lead an interactive, full-day seminar/workshop focused on the actualization of music in Orthodox Christian worship so as to “enable a comprehensive and elevated liturgical experience through insightful and skilled leadership and participation.” Guest speakers will include His…
Cappella Romana in the Chicago Tribune
The Chicago Tribune has a great feature on the Heaven and Earth: Art of Byzantium From Greek Collections exhibit at the Art Institute of Chicago where Cappella Romana will perform on November 16th, and says the music of Cappella Romana is already bringing the exhibit to life: “Evidence of Byzantine spiritual life dominates ‘Heaven and…
Review from the Utrecht Early Music Festival
A wonderful new review of our concert at the Utrecht Early Music Festival by Marianne Driessen has been translated into English by our friend Maria Armstrong. “When I first started this blog, I really had made the resolution to not write about music. I do not know much about it, and my ear is not very…
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