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Good Friday In Jerusalem in Early Music Review
“Alexander Lingas, in collaboration with Ioannis Arvanitis, is fortunate in being able to reify his archival researches into Medieval Byzantine chant by means of Cappella Romana’s fine musical skills and their recording team. … we can rejoice that these rites are preserved from a Holy Land now surrounded by architectural, human and cultural destruction.” —Diana…
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Eight Reasons to Subscribe!
Ever wondered why a subscription series to the Cappella Romana season would be beneficial? Here are EIGHT reasons to subscribe to the 24th Annual Northwest Series: Up to 25% off single ticket prices First choice of the best seats—available now, before tickets go on sale to the public 20% off ALL Cappella Romana CDs Bring…
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Minnesota Public Radio Features Passion Week!
Classical MPR (Minnesota Public Radio) is featuring recordings for Holy Week, and Thursday will be broadcasting our Passion Week recording on Thursday, April 2 at 10am(Central)/8am (Pacific)! Bookmark www.classicalmpr.org today to stream the broadcast! The name of Maximilian Steinberg (1883-1946) will be a new one to almost all music lovers. As this release from the…
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Audiophile Audition Gives Passion Week Five Stars
Audiophile Audition gives Maximilian Steinberg: Passion Week a Five-Star review! “[Maximilian Steinberg’s] music is pretty much sunk in obscurity…Until now, that is. … His Op. 13 Passion Week is his seminal work in the genre, actually more a collection of pieces selected from various Holy Week services that could be used outside of the opus…
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Cappella Romana and CCRMA Time Travel to Hagia Sophia
Stanford Live Magazine has a fantastic article chronicling the process of re-creating the Hagia Sophia in our upcoming “From Constantinople to California” performance. Read the introduction by author Jason Victor Serinus here, and then find the full article at www.livelyarts.stanford.edu! Total Sacred Immersion: Cappella Romana and CCRMA Time Travel to Hagia Sophia The universe may…
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Tage Alter Musik Festival Review
Mittelbayerische Zeitung with a review of our Tage Alter Musik Festival performance in Regensberg, Germany (translated into English by Dr. Constantine Kokenes): View the review in original German on www.mittelbayerische.de Sounds from Mount Sinai U.S. based ensemble Cappella Romana in their first performance in Germany as part of the early music festival, Tage Alter Musik:…
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Save 25% on 2013-2014 Season Subscription Online Today!
Subscribe to the Cappella Romana 2013-2014 Season Online and Save 25%! These past few weeks, we’ve profiled the highlights of the 2013-2014 concert season. Have a look back at the previews here! Join the audience and save up to 25% by subscribing — Now Online! The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood (whose mosaics…
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Save on Messiah Tickets with the PBO!
Save 15% on Messiah Tickets Today! Handel’s Messiah Cappella Romana and Portland Baroque Orchestra Some Sections Nearly Sold Out, So Don’t Wait Until It’s Too Late! Use the coupon code “CAPPELLA” and receive 15% Off Sections A or B! Buy Now! Hear Julian Wachner from New York direct this year’s performances of Handel’s Messiah with…
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Lost Voices of Hagia Sophia at Bing Hall – Livestream
Now by livestream — Icons of Sound: Hagia Sophia Reimagined! Cappella Romana livestreams Part 1 of the triumphant November 2016 performance at Stanford University’s Bing Hall. This was the first time in the world that a full concert had been produced with the digital auralization of the acoustics of Hagia Sophia. For this concert, consider…
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“Lovely becomes transcendent” – Cappella Romana in Playbill
“Dust particles pumped onto the stage swirl in golden light. The choir intakes breath again, but this time, the reverberation transports the entire audience to Turkey. They sing and it’s 537 A.D. This is what it must have felt like—nearly. Lovely becomes transcendent.” Read the whole review of Cappella Romana in Pop-Up Magazine here. CAPPELLA…
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Ave Maria: Program Notes
Josquin des Prez and Heinrich Isaac were two Renaissance composers with two quite different characters, in music and in life. We know what Isaac’s signature looked like because he dutifully signed the account books as a musical servant of the Emperor Maximilian. We know what Josquin’s signature looked like because he carved it (not at…
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Meet Blake Applegate, guest conductor of “Ave Maria”
Blake Applegate is one of Cappella Romana’s original singers, having taken part in the ensemble’s first concert in 1991. He is Director of Cantores in Ecclesia, assuming leadership of the organization upon the retirement of his father, Dean Applegate, in the spring of 2010. Prior to his appointment as Director, Blake served as Assistant Director,…
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