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Language in American Orthodox Music: Liturgical and Pastoral Perspectives
Please join us for a webinar on “Language in American Orthodox Music: Liturgical and Pastoral Perspectives” hosted by Fordham University’s Orthodox Christian Studies Center in a co-presentation with Cappella Romana. It has often been asserted that it is the tradition of the Orthodox Church to worship in the local language. Yet the historical reality has been
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Music from Mt. Sinai: Recorded!
Cappella Romana’s program “Mt. Sinai: Frontier of Byzantium” was recorded last week, from August 20 through August 25, in the extraordinary acoustics of Holy Rosary Church in West Seattle. Alexander Lingas (center) led a nine-member ensemble in chants from the monastery of St. Catherine at Mt. Sinai in Egypt, featuring music for St. Catherine followed
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Arctic Light is coming
(Now Father) Ivan Moody rehearsing Cappella Romana in January 2006. ARCTIC LIGHT: FINNISH ORTHODOX MUSIC Fr. Ivan Moody, guest director Mikko Sidoroff (b. 1985), Panihida (excerpts), KerubiveisuBoris Jakubov (1894-1923), Ehtooveisu (Phos hilaron)Pekka Attinen (1885-1956), Kerubiveisu no.3Leonid Bashmakov (b. 1927), Pääsiäissunnuntain Iikossi (Paschal Ikos), Pääsiäisen Eksapostilaari No.2 (Paschal Exaposilarion)Timo Ruottinen (b. 1947), Pyhä Jumala, AlkupsalmiIvan Moody
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Cappella Romana in good company
David Stabler, classical music critic for the Oregonian, mentioned Cappella Romana’s concert in November 2007 as one of the highlights of the season, alongside a concert by the David York Ensemble, Trio Mediaeval, and last night’s concert of the Tallis Scholars. Read more “I can’t remember a fall season of such extraordinary choral concerts, from
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Arctic Light rehearsals begin
Fr. Ivan Moody has arrived from Portugal for a week-long residency with Cappella Romana. Here Fr. Ivan is shown conducting Cappella Romana in rehearsal, at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral in its new Hellenic American Cultural Center. (http://www.hellenicamericancc.org/)
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Pre concert speakers
Pre-Concert Talks on CYPRUS | Two speakers: Dr. Harry Anastasiou (Portland); Dr. Alexander Lingas (Seattle) Talks are at 7:00pm, prior to the concerts PORTLAND: Cyprus: a tapestry of culturesBy Dr. Harry Anastasiou Dr. Harry Anastasiou will deliver a presentation focusing on the Mediterranean Island of Cyprus from the perspective of its rich and complex history,
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Meet Richard Toensing
May 18-20 during the Be Radiant, O Peoples! tour, Cappella Romana will premiere a new work by composer Richard Toensing. Richard Toensing is not a new composer to Cappella Romana fans, however, as we released the recording Kontakion On The Nativity & Carols By Richard Toensing in 2008. Kontakion On The Nativity & Carols By
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Concert Program Notes for “From Constantinople to California” Concert Series – Part One
The Eastern Roman Empire—commonly called “Byzantium” after the ancient name of its capital Constantinople — not only survived the downfall of Rome by a millennium, but also created a musical tradition that remains both alive and influential today. In From Constantinople to California Cappella Romana will follow this tradition from its medieval origins to contemporary Los
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Leitourgeia ka Qurbana review of Angelic Light: Music from Eastern Cathedrals
Richard Barrett of the Leitourgeia ka Qurbana: Contra den Zeitgeist reviews Angelic Light: Music from Eastern Cathedrals: “The compilation Angelic Light: Music from Eastern Cathedrals is … a demonstration that you actually can just write gorgeouspsounding Western music for Orthodox texts… “There’s an awful lot to like about this recording; it’s a great sampling of
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Cappella Romana in the Stanford Lively Arts Series
Renderings of the new Bing Hall Cappella Romana will be presenting part in two concerts the Stanford Lively Arts Series during a residency at the university. The concert series will help to open Stanford’s new Bing Concert Hall. Cappella Romana will also be joining a collaboration between the Stanford faculty of the Art & Art
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Cappella Romana in concert this weekend!
Cappella Romana in concert July 26-28! Cappella Romana at the Abbey Bach Festival, Mt. Angel in the beautiful Willamette Valley Thursday, July 26, 6pmFriday, July 27, 6pm Two programs of Russian Orthodox choral works from Titov to Bortniansky, in up to 12 individual parts Cappella Romana will present an historic review of Baroque and Classical
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LIVE IN GREECE: From Constantinople to California – Part Four
As we approach the release of LIVE IN GREECE: From Constantinople to California, we’ll be sharing some excerpts from the liner notes to give you a bit of background into the programming of this recording. Part One Part Two Part Three III – Liturgical Choral Music in the Greek Orthodox Churches of the western United
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