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Venice in the East Recording Sessions Video
Watch Cappella Romana performing the Christos anesti from the Faenza Codex during the Venice in the East recording sessions: April 27-29, 2018, Italy meets Greece in Venice in the East, a sonic exploration of the Greek Islands when they were ruled by the Venetian empire. Cappella Romana is reviving Renaissance music from Crete, celebrating the…
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Fall Festival Sneak Peek
Our Sunday matinée performance at St. Matthew’s in Hillsboro will be presented as part of the church’s Fall Festival. Here’s a preview of Tchaikovsky’s All-Night Vigil on YouTube: Translation Hail, gladdening Light, of his pure glory poured, Who is the immortal Father, heavenly, blest, Holiest of holies, Jesus Christ our Lord! Now we are come…
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SunBreak Review of Venice in the North
“Russian music for most of us tends to be romantic, often orchestral, always rich; or else, as sung by Cappella Romana, chant sung in distinctive style, often monophonic, serious church music. Last Friday night’s concert at St. Mark’s Cathedral was a complete change from what we have come to expect from this group. … Baroque…
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Mark Powell: A Passion for Pärt
I was in college in 1988. At some point that year I made one of my reasonably frequent visits to the Tower Records near the Space Needle in Seattle. In the Classical Room (remember those!?) there was some amazing music playing, and I stood in silence not really knowing what I was hearing, but intuitively…
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Namur Festival Performance
Enjoy a video of our performance of Motet 8 Gemma florens/Hec est dies from the MS Torino J.II.9. at the Abbatial Church of the Abbaye de Floreffe, Namur, Belgium!
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Einojuhani Rautavaara 1928-2016. Memory eternal
In his memory, Cappella Romana will perform his All-Night Vigil in January 2017, directed by Finnish conductor Timo Nuoranne who has championed the music of Rautavaara for his entire career. Details on The Washington Post Below is a recording of Timo Nuoranne conducting the All-Night Vigil with the Finnish Radio Chamber Choir:
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The Choral Stream Recap
If you missed Friday’s Passion Week Choral Stream presented by American Public Media and Classical MPR, you can still get a look back at all the action thanks to the live conversations on Twitter: #SteinbergPassion Tweets You can also catch the interview with Passion Week producer, Steve Barnett, in “An Insider’s Perspective on Steinberg’s ‘Passion…
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Look in on Living Memories Rehearsals
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
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Mass Appeal – Living Traditions
Mass Appeal SEATTLE Fri 24 Oct 2O25, 7:3O PMSt. Mark’s CathedralCapitol Hill, Seattle PORTLAND Sun 26 Oct 2O25, 2:OO PMSt. Mary’s CathedralNorthwest Portland It was 2018 when David Hattner first proposed pairing Bruckner’s Mass in E minor with Stravinsky’s Mass in a project with Cappella Romana and Portland Youth Philharmonic, and I immediately recognized the…
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Alexander Lingas Introduces the 2025–26 Season
As Founder and Musical Director of the vocal ensemble Cappella Romana, it brings me great joy to introduce It’s About Time, our 2025–2026 season of concerts in the Pacific Northwest. Traversing time and space, we perform music ranging in mood from quiet contemplation to joyful ecstasy, capped off by a return visit from our amazing friends The Tallis Scholars.…
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Odes of Repentance Preview with Alexander Lingas
Dr. Alexander Lingas gives a quick look at our Odes of Repentance: Arvo Pärt and Galina Grigorjeva concert series (September 29-October 1): Odes of Repentance Seattle Friday 29 SEPTEMBER 2023, 7:30 P.M.St. James Cathedral Portland Saturday 30 SEPTEMBER 2023, 8:00 P.M.St. Mary’s Cathedral Portland SUNDAY 1 OCTOBER 2023, 3:00 P.M.THE MADELEINE PARISH Grigorjeva & Pärt
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Singer Spotlight: Photini Downie Robinson
Our Singer Spotlight series continues with Photini Downie Robinson! When did you first begin singing with Cappella Romana? I started with Cappella Romana in 2007 by the name of Mel. I was a young tech professional with an 18-month-old toddler, new to Portland and hoping to break into the professional choral scene. To say that Cappella Romana…
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