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Friday Night Recap – Cappella Romana Time Travels to Hagia Sophia
“It is impossible to describe the experience objectively; to even attempt to do so would miss the point of a sensual experience meant to induce a transcendent state. Throwing all caution to the winds, as it were, the “performance” was the closest to lift-off I have experienced short of chemically enhanced listening sessions or the
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Looking Ahead – Renaissance Easter in Spain and Portugal
Coming next from Cappella Romana: Owen Rees Renaissance Easter In Spain and PortugalDirected by Owen Rees (The Queen’s College Oxford, Contrapuntus) Experience the feast of the Resurrection through the lens of soaring polyphonic motets by the great Spanish and Portuguese composers Francisco Guerrero, Duarte Lobo, and Tomás Luis de Victoria. Dr. Owen Rees, making his
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Meet Owen Rees’s ensemble Contrapunctus
Meet upcoming guest conductor Owen Rees’s ensemble Contrapunctus: Coupling powerful interpretations with path-breaking scholarship, Contrapunctus presents music by the best known composers as well as unfamiliar masterpieces. Contrapunctus grew from the vocal ensemble A Capella Portuguesa, in recognition of the group’s broadening repertoire, and its dedication to the music of composers from various nations including
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Resonance Ensemble Offers Discount to Cappella Romana Patrons
Special offer for Cappella Romana patrons from the Resonance Ensemble Cappella Romana patrons are eligible for DISCOUNT TICKETS to this weekend’s Resonance Ensemble “Back in the U.S.S.R.” concerts. You can receive tickets for just $15 ($7 off the general admission price). This program explores the wild strands of music from the Soviet era, ranging from
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Francisco Guerrero – Rennaisance Easter in Spain & Portugal
Cappella Romana performs the polyphonic motets of Francisco Guerrero in the April concert series Renaissance Easter in Spain and Portugal. Read a little background on this influential Spanish Renaissance composer: Considered second only to Tomás Luis de Victoria as a Spanish composer of Renaissance church music, Francisco Guerrero published over 150 liturgical pieces and motets
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Cappella Romana Brings Medieval Byzantine Chant to London!
Cappella Romana London Residency: Medieval Byzantine Chant from the Holy Land Cappella Romana, the world’s leading early music vocal ensemble for the broad exploration of music of the Eastern Orthodox traditions, returns to London for the first time since 2009 when it was engaged by the Royal Academy of Arts for its mega-exhibition ‘Byzantium: 323-1453’.
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A look at Cardoso’s Sitivit anima mea
There’s a familiar name on this edition fo the Cardoso Sitivit anima mea we’ll be performing during our Renaissance Easter in Spain & Portugal concert… Get your tickets today! Portland:8pm, Friday, April 12, St. Mary’s CathedralTickets Seattle:8pm, Saturday, April 13, Holy Rosary Church – West SeattleTickets Free pre-performance talks one hour prior to each performance
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Cappella Romana at the Priory Church of St. Bartholomew-the-Great
Cappella Romana Brings Medieval Byzantine Chant to London Cappella Romana, the world’s leading early music vocal ensemble for the broad exploration of music of the Eastern Orthodox traditions, returns to London for the first time since 2009 when it was engaged by the Royal Academy of Arts for its mega-exhibition ‘Byzantium: 323-1453’. Its founder and
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Cappella Romana Brings Byzantine Chant to the Great Hall at the Hellenic Centre
Cappella Romana Brings Medieval Byzantine Chant to London Byzantine Chant Mini-Symposium & Recital at the Hellenic Centre The Hellenic Centre Cappella Romana, in collaboration with the School of Byzantine Music and the Archdiocese of Thyateira, presents a mini-symposium and recital of Byzantine chant. Leading liturgical scholars and musicologists from the UK and US discuss ‘The
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Director Update – Dr. Dana Marsh to conduct “Renaissance Easter in Spain and Portugal” in Portland and Seattle
Dr. Dana Marsh (DPhil Oxford) to conduct “Renaissance Easter in Spain and Portugal” April 12-13, 2013 Director Update News Dr. Dana Marsh Dr. Dana Marsh will conduct Cappella Romana in next week’s performances of “Renaissance Easter in Spain and Portugal,” replacing Dr. Owen Rees, whose visa has been delayed at the US Embassy in London.
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Cappella Romana European Tour
Cappella Romana heads “across the pond” this weekend to kick off our 2013 European Tour! Find the Schedule below: Cappella Romana in London May 14 – Mini-Symposium and Recital of Byzantine Chant The Hellenic Centre, MaryleboneInformation May 15 – Desert and City: Mediaeval Byzantine Chant from the Holy Land St Bartholomew-the-Great, Cloth Fair, The City
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Tage Alter Musik Festival Review
Mittelbayerische Zeitung with a review of our Tage Alter Musik Festival performance in Regensberg, Germany (translated into English by Dr. Constantine Kokenes): View the review in original German on www.mittelbayerische.de Sounds from Mount Sinai U.S. based ensemble Cappella Romana in their first performance in Germany as part of the early music festival, Tage Alter Musik:
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