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The Oregonian Explores Cappella Romana’s History
Brett Campbell explores Cappella Romana’s history in The Oregonian before this weekend’s 25th Anniversary Celebrations: “When Alexander Lingas moved to San Francisco in 1990, the Greek Orthodox cathedral where he’d just been appointed associate cantor lay in ruins, devastated by the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. Lingas wanted to help the church rebuild – and the…
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Latin Music in Cyprus
Literary witnesses to the cultivation of music by the French kings of Cyprus are found in a variety of sources, but nearly all of the surviving music associated with the Lusignan court is contained in a single manuscript: Torino Biblioteca Nazionale Universitaria J.II.9. This remarkable document was, according to Karl Kügle (2012), evidently copied between…
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Ivan Moody To Give Pre-Concert Lecture
Pre-Concert Talks: Meet Ivan Moody One hour prior to each concert, guest director Ivan Moody will present a brief talk on the program, and will be available to sign his recent book and CDs (a selection will be available for purchase). Rev. Dr. Ivan Moody is one of the world’s leading scholars on Russian composer…
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Passion Week a MusicWeb Recording of the Month
MusicWeb International critic John Quinn names our Maximilian Steinberg: Passion Week a RECORDING OF THE MONTH! “Passion Week is one of the finest and most moving Orthodox settings that I’ve encountered and I’ve been excited by getting to know it. It’s particularly pleasing that this music should receive its first recording from such a fine…
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Steinberg: Passion Week Pre-Release Party at ACDA
February 25-28, 2015 is the American Choral Directors Association Convention in Salt Lake City! As part of the celebrations, our new recording of Maximillian Steinberg’s Passion Week will be available for purchase nearly a month before its release date (March 24)! Find it at the Musica Russia booth, and during a read-along session of the…
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Living Memories
Introduction: Modern Greek Poetry and Memory Living Memories SEATTLE Fri 14 Nov 2O25, 7:3O PMSt. James CathedralFirst Hill, Seattle PORTLAND Sat 15 Nov 2O25, 2:OO PMHoly Trinity Greek Orthodox ChurchLaurelhurst, Portland “Eternal memory” is the final chant of funeral and memorial services in the Byzantine rite of Christian liturgy. Ancient in origin, this simple exclamation…
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Oregon ArtsWatch: “For prayer, in performance”
Thank you to Daryl Browne and ArtsWatch for the fantastic preview of our Frank La Rocca: Requiem for the Forgotten concert series (March 28-30, 2025): “Two choirs will be on “display” at Cappella Romana’s upcoming concert series on March 28 (in Seattle), and March 29 and 30 (in Portland). The first choir, The Benedict Sixteen, is…
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Privacy Policy
Who we are Our website address is: https://cappellaromana.org Our physical address is: 1201 SW 12TH AVE STE 415, PORTLAND, OR 97205 Our phone number is: (503) 236-8202 When visitors fill out forms on the site we collect the data shown in the form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to…
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A Ukrainian Wedding (Program Notes from Nadia Tarnawsky)
The traditional Ukrainian wedding ritual lasts at least a week – sometimes longer. There are some variations from region to region and village to village, but the main outline of the ritual follows the same journey. The young couple is engaged. Various wedding items are made – the wedding bread, the wreaths for the young…
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A Ukrainian Wedding — Meet The Soloists
Meet our Guest Conductor, Nadia Tarnawsky, and the Principal Soloists, Ukrainians Inna Kovtun and Hanna Tishchenko before “A Ukrainian Wedding” this weekend: Hear them this weekend, May 19–21, in Seattle, Portland, and Milwaukie (OR)! Don’t miss these previews! У нєдєлєчку да сонца / U nyedyelyechku da sontsa / On Sunday morningChernihiv region У нєдєлєчку да…
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A TIME FOR LIFE (FILM PREMIERE)
Robert Kyr’s A Time for Life: FILM Cappella Romana Special launch event in collaboration with Anima Mundi Productions, on Sunday, April 18 at 5:30 Pacific Join us for a new multimedia video performance of Robert Kyr’s stunning environmental oratorio, A Time for Life, now reimagined with visuals of breathtaking landscapes created and curated by the composer.…
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