This Weekend — The Fall of Constantinople!
Fri. 29 August: Seattle Tickets Sat. 30 August: Portland Tickets Concerts at 8pm Pre-concert talks at 7pm Program Notes Preview on Oregon Live Review of the recording in Gramophone Buy the recording from CR, iTunes or Amazon Explore the musical legacy of Byzantium just before the ensemble’s European tour! This program has been performed in…
The Fall of Constantinople — Program Notes
Greeks and Latins had lived uneasily together in the Eastern Mediterranean ever since the sack and occupation of Constantinople (1204–61) by crusader knights. During the 14th and 15th centuries, however, the shrunken Byzantine Empire and the remaining Western colonies were often forced to cooperate in desperate attempts to defend themselves against the Ottoman Turks. This…
Cappella Romana on KING FM Northwest Focus
We are pleased to share that KING FM’s Sean MacLean has chosen to feature Cappella Romana and our Fall of Constantinople concert series from August 25th through the 28th! Make sure to tune in to KING FM and hear the following works before our Friday night Seattle concert: Cappella Romana on KING FM Schedule: Monday,…
Hagia Sophia #ThrowbackThursday
As we look forward to next weekend’s exploration of the majestic ceremonies for the cathedral of Hagia Sophia in our “Fall of Constantinople” concerts, here’s a #ThrowbackThursday look to our “Icons of Sound” Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics project! [one_half] Seattle Friday, 29 August, 2014, 8:00pm St. Joseph’s Parish [/one_half][one_half_last] Portland Saturday,…
Cappella Romana Receives Creative Heights Grant
Cappella Romana is humbled and honored to receive the largest grant in its 23-year history from the Oregon Community Foundation’s Creative Heights initiative. We are in great company with twelve other excellent organizations! From the Oregon Community Foundation: We’re excited to announce the first recipients of OCF’s Creative Heights grants. The Creative Heights initiative is…
Utrecht Festival Nearly Sold Out!
Our September 7th concert at the Festival OudeMuziek (Early Music Festival) in Utrecht, Netherlands is nearly sold out! OudeMuziek Tickets The Utrecht Early Music Festival is the world’s biggest festival of historic music, featuring over 120 concerts in 45 venues in the old center of Utrecht. Last year’s festival featured such ensembles as Stile Antico,…
Single Tickets Now Available — Celebrate With A Sale!
Single Tickets for 2014-2015 Season Concerts Are Now Available! Celebrate with a Sale on “The Fall of Constantinople” Concert Tickets! Get 35% Off Section A Tickets THIS WEEK ONLY with coupon code KICKOFF! Join Cappella Romana on Labor Day weekend (August 29-30) just before its European tour as it explores the musical legacy of the…
A Note from the Executive Director
Dear friends, Cappella Romana just successfully completed one of its largest seasons ever. Last month the ensemble recorded Steinberg’s Passion Week, the remarkable work performed complete for the first time in April, with Grammy-award winning producer Steve Barnett. This coming season is the ensemble’s most ambitious, with 13 performances in the Pacific Northwest series: 5…
Coming Soon — The Fall of Constantinople
The start of the 2014-2015 season kicks off with The Fall of Constantinople on Labor Day Weekend! Get Tickets: Subscribe Today! Majestic ceremonies for the cathedral of Hagia Sophia, triumphant assertions of superiority by Westerners, and fervent prayers for the healing of political and religious divisions are followed by two poignant laments for the Fall…
From the The Tudor Choir Performance
A look at The Tudor Choir’s performance of Palestrina’s “Nunc dimittis” in Portland this past weekend:
Preview The Tudor Choir Concert Program!
Can’t wait for tomorrow’s Tudor Choir Concert presented by Cappella Romana? Take a look through the Program Notes today! Saturday, 26 July 2014, 8:00pm Cappella Romana presents a festive summer concert celebrating Bach and his predecessors of the late-Renaissance and early-Baroque, featuring one of Seattle’s premier vocal ensembles, The Tudor Choir. The program includes works…
The Oregonian Previews The Tudor Choir Concert
David Stabler previews this weekend’s presentation of The Tudor Choir in The Oregonian: “The Tudor Choir, one of Seattle’s premiere choral groups, performs a lively program of music by J.S. Bach and his predecessors of the late Renaissance and early Baroque periods, in Portland, Saturday, July 26. The program, which includes works by Palestrina, Praetorius,…
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