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Arctic Light: Orthodox Choral Music from Finland — Program Notes
Arctic Light Orthodox Choral Music from Finland The history of Orthodox Christianity in Finland goes back to the 12th century when trade was initiated between Carelia and traders from Novgorod. The early establishment of monasteries in Karelia, especially Valamo (Valaam) and Konevitsa on the islands of Lake Ladoga, and later, at Petsamo (Pechenga, on the
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Arctic Light — This Weekend
Portland 8pm, Fri., Jan. 17, St. Mary’s Cathedral Seattle 8pm, Sat., Jan. 18, St. Joseph’s Parish Arctic Light Back by popular demand, this sumptuous program of choral works from the Orthodox Church of Finland was first performed in 2008. The music marries a shining Northern clarity of sound with the sonic richness of the
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Venetian Baroque in March!
Venetian Baroque: Galuppi + Vivaldi + Bortniansky CAPPELLA ROMANA, PORTLAND BAROQUE ORCHESTRA at the PORTLAND ART MUSEUM, conducted by Mark Bailey. Grand scale and rarely heard sacred choral works by Baldassare Galuppi, who was Maestro di Cappella at San Marco in Venice as well as at Catherine the Great’s Imperial Chapel in St. Petersburg. Includes
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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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Tikey Zes: The Divine Liturgy — Now Available for Download!
You’ve been asking for it, and we’re happy to announce that our Tikey Zes: The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom recording is now available for download and streaming!
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Cappella Romana to perform at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, CA
Cappella Romana to perform at the Loyala Marymount University Huffington Ecumenical Institute Loyola Marymount University’s Huffington Ecumenical Institute is hosting a symposium to examine the heritage of East and West liturgical music. Lectures, workshops,worship and fellowship are included in the program. From the Rising of The Sun to its Setting: Chant — The Common Inheritance
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RSVP for FREE Los Angeles Cappella Romana Performance!
Spend an Evening in Los Angeles, California with Cappella Romana! Cappella Romana to perform at the Loyala Marymount University Huffington Ecumenical Institute Loyola Marymount University’s Huffington Ecumenical Institute is hosting a symposium to examine the heritage of East and West liturgical music. Lectures, workshops,worship and fellowship are included in the program. From the Rising of
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Fanfare Magazine Reviews Arctic Light
New “Feature Review” in Fanfare Magazine for our latest release, Arctic Light: Finnish Orthodox Music: “The music on this release—all of it a cappella and all polyphonic—includes what is, to these rather novice ears, some of the most adventurous music built on the Orthodox traditions. … One has only to hear the decidedly lush, late-Romantic
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Cappella Romana Invited to Perform at the Utrecht Early Music Festival
CAPPELLA ROMANA Invited to Perform at the Utrecht Early Music Festival Utrecht, Netherlands, September 2014 Cappella Romana is thrilled to announce that the Festival Oudemuziek (Early Music Festival) in Utrecht, Netherlands, has invited Cappella Romana to appear in this year’s festival on September 7, 2014 (oudemuziek.nl). The program will be “The Fall of Constantinople,” directed
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Nerd-Out with Cappella Romana’s Passion Week Concert!
Received via email (and shared with permission): “I’ve had a chance to check out the Cappella Romana website. I studied history focusing on ancient and Jewish history (with a little Medieval European history) in college, so I am completely “nerding-out” over the idea that a choir like this exists! I am definitely planning on attending
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This Month — Venetian Baroque
7pm, Saturday, March 22 — Portland Art Museum Venetian Baroque: Galuppi + Vivaldi + Bortniansky CAPPELLA ROMANA, PORTLAND BAROQUE ORCHESTRA at the PORTLAND ART MUSEUM, conducted by Mark Bailey. Grand scale and rarely heard sacred choral works by Baldassare Galuppi, who was Maestro di Cappella at San Marco in Venice as well as at Catherine
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Keeping Up with the Venetians — Part Two
Keeping Up With The Venetians Continued from Part One Program Notes for Venetian Baroque: Galuppi + Vivaldi + Bortniansky Galuppi further exceeded his contractual duties by teaching composition to some of the Cappella singers. One such singer was the Ukrainian Dmitro (or more commonly Dmitry) Bortniansky. When Galuppi left St. Petersburg in 1769, he took
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