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Keeping Up with the Venetians — Part One
Keeping Up with the Venetians Program Notes for Venetian Baroque: Galuppi + Vivaldi + Bortniansky The islands in the Venetian lagoon, which by the 8th century had banded together to ally themselves with the Empire of the Romans governed from Constantinople (Byzantium), quickly became one of the inhabited world’s great centers of power and wealth.…
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Throwback Thursday — Mystical Chant
A little “Throw Back Thursday” look our first all-chant concert that sold out in all venues — Mystical Chant From Old and New Rome!
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Classical-Modern Music Review For Hymns of Kassianí
Grego-Applegate Edwards has a grand new review and recommendation for our Hymns of Kassianí recording: “It is rather exciting to me that the Early Music Cappella Romana has released an entire album of the Hymns of Kassiani (Capella Records CR422 SACD). … This is meant to be a first volume in a series that will record all…
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Lost Voices of Hagia Sophia Featured in The New York Times
The New York Times has a new article featuring our Icons of Sound: Hagia Sophia Re-Imagined project and Lost Voices of Hagia Sophia recording! See the article, filled with interviews with our project partners from Stanford and our own Alexander Lingas on NYTimes.com: “The Lost Voices of Hagia Sophia,” an album that brings to life…
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Björk Guðmundsdóttir interviews Arvo Pärt
Icelandic artist Björk Guðmundsdóttir (also known simply as Björk) interviewed Arvo Pärt for a 1997 BBC documentary about musical minimalists. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BVACGWgN4U “In art, all things are possible, but not all things are necessary” –Arvo Pärt I can’t help but think about St. Paul’s encouragement to the Corinthians when it comes to why Pärt’s music…
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Northwest Boychoir — Choral Tradition
Choral Tradition Joseph Crnko, conductor Benjamin Kromholtz, piano Martin Rothwell, baritone Friday, March 18, 2016, 7:30pm Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Portland TICKETS https://vimeo.com/157764963 Program: George Frideric Handel: Coronation Anthem II, HWV 259 Let The Hand Be Strengthened Let Justice And Judgment Alleluia Giovanni Pergolesi: Stabat mater (selected movements) Stabat mater dolorosa O quam tristis et afflicta…
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Preview The Rose Ensemble!
Preview the Rose Ensemble before their Sunday concert in Portland: [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/playlists/166683597″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /] Cappella Romana Presents The Rose Ensemble Sunday, November 22nd – 2:30pm St. Mary’s Cathedral, Portland TICKETS Cappella Romana presents The Rose Ensemble from Minneapolis, MN for one night only in Portland. The Rose Ensemble performs the program Il…
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Artslandia Interviews Mark Bailey
Artslandia interviews our Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil guest-conductor Mark Bailey! Here’s an excerpt, but you can find the full interview on www.artslandia.com: “What makes this group, Cappella Romana, a good fit for this music? And more generally, what do you enjoy about working with them? Cappella Romana brings so much to this work, for one, the…
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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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Cappella Romana To Perform Rachmaninoff’s Concerto for Choir!
Guest Director Ivan Moody adds Rachmaninoff’s Concerto for Choir to the program From Darkness to Light! “Rachmaninoff’s wonderful choir concerto is the perfect work to anchor this program. His music was both a culmination of a great tradition and a starting point for so much of what followed in Russia. In many ways it is,…
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Why Subscribe?
Ever wondered why a subscription series to the Cappella Romana season would be beneficial? Check out our exclusive subscriber benefits: Up to 25% off single ticket prices First choice of the best seats – available now, before tickets go on sale to the public NEW: 20% off ALL Cappella Romana CDs NEW: Bring A Friend!…
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About Rev. Dr. John Chryssavgis, and his talks on November 2 and 3
Before the concerts of A TIME FOR LIFE, in a special introductory presentation that will assume the form of an ecological meditation, Rev. Dr. John Chryssavgis will explore a sacred vision of the earth. Through images and word, he will reflect on the relationship of spirituality to ecology, emphasizing the role of icons, liturgy and…
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