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Cappella Romana Members to Perform A Byzantine Christmas
Cappella Romana members Spyridon Antonopoulos and John Michael Boyer to perform A Byzantine Christmas: A Concert of Byzantine Chants and Greek Carols as presented by The Greek Institute in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The Greek Institute invites you to its third annual Byzantine Christmas. Music Director Spyridon Antonopoulos is joined by acclaimed chanters and world musicians from Boston and beyond in a…
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Looking Ahead to the New Year!
The New Year is upon us, and it’s set to be an exciting one for Cappella Romana! Take a look at some upcoming highlights: Rachmaninoff Liturgy Cappella Romana presents Rachmaninoff’s first major a cappella work, his 1910 Divine Liturgy. Read Fr. Ivan Moody’s notes on this wonderful work! Purchase Tickets Today Portland8pm, Fri., Jan. 11,…
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Celebrate Pascha! Also In Mulieribus this Sunday!
Happy Pascha: May 5 Cappella Romana sings the opening of Semeron krematai in the medieval melody from Jerusalem, during recording sessions at Stanford University in February, 2013. Σήμερον κρεμᾶται ἐπὶ ξύλου, ὁ ἐν ὕδασι τὴν γῆν κρεμάσας. Today he who hung the earth upon the waters is hung upon a TreeHe who is King of…
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Oregon ArtsWatch Reviews Arctic Light Concert
Oregon ArtsWatch was tempted to “proclaim Cappella Romana as the best choral group in Portland” after our Arctic Light concert! Read a few quotes below and then check out the full review at orartswatch.org. If you weren’t able to attend, don’t forget you can pre-order the CD the recording today! “The blockbuster of the evening…
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Fanfare Magazine reviews Mt. Sinai: Frontier of Byzantium and Live in Greece!
A double-feature Fanfare review by J.F. Weber features our LIVE IN GREECE and Mt. Sinai: Frontier of Byzantium recordings. Mt. Sinai: Frontier of Byzantium “The chants for these two services come from a variety of sources in or close to the 14th century, including works by such well-known composers as John Koukouzeles and Manuel Chrysaphes.…
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Cappella Romana returns to the recording studio this month!
Heaven and Earth, with John Tavener’s Ikon of Light. Guest post by Richard Barrett, Artistic Director of The Saint John of Damascus Society In July 2012, nine years ago this month, my friend Dr. Harold Sabbagh and I had initial conversations about a spark of an idea. He was infectiously enthusiastic about CERN’s then-recent confirmation…
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Tchaikovsky’s Divine Liturgy: Program Notes
Russian choral artistry, and especially its sacred choral singing, has long enjoyed the admiration of the Western musical world. After hearing the Choir of the Imperial Chapel of St. Petersburg in 1844, Robert Schumann wrote in his diary that “the Chapel is the most wonderful choir we have ever had the occasion of hearing.” Tchaikovsky…
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Björk Guðmundsdóttir interviews Arvo Pärt
Icelandic artist Björk Guðmundsdóttir (also known simply as Björk) interviewed Arvo Pärt for a 1997 BBC documentary about musical minimalists. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BVACGWgN4U “In art, all things are possible, but not all things are necessary” –Arvo Pärt I can’t help but think about St. Paul’s encouragement to the Corinthians when it comes to why Pärt’s music…
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American Record Guide Review for Cyprus
Buy Now “Alexander Lingas is one of today’s leading experts on Byzantine music, but he has also developed a vocal group, the Cappella Romana, that has been building an impressive catalog of recordings ranging through the span of Greek Orthodox music, including contemporaneous practice both abroad and in the USA. The present program is an…
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Make a Gift Today to Cappella Romana’s Annual Fund
Dear friend, Your very own Cappella Romana has had a very good 25th Anniversary year: three European tours (including visits to the UK, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany), a week-long residency at Stanford University in the Bay Area with recording sessions of medieval chant from Hagia Sophia, the Arvo Pärt Festival, and the group’s most…
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Artslandia Interviews Mark Bailey
Artslandia interviews our Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil guest-conductor Mark Bailey! Here’s an excerpt, but you can find the full interview on www.artslandia.com: “What makes this group, Cappella Romana, a good fit for this music? And more generally, what do you enjoy about working with them? Cappella Romana brings so much to this work, for one, the…
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Cappella Romana on “Played in Oregon”
Tune in to AllClassical Portland this Sunday, August 30th at 1pm as Brandi Parisi plays excerpts from our 2012 Rachmaninoff All-Night Vigil concert on the “Played in Oregon” program in advance of our September 11-13th All-Night Vigil performances! www.allclassical.org Rachmaninoff All-Night Vigil: Cappella Romana’s 24th Annual Season opens with Sergei Rachmaninoff’s monumental All-Night Vigil (also…
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