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ArtsWatch Reviews Fall of Constantinople
Oregon ArtsWatch reviews the Portland performance of The Fall of Constantinople, saying “Portland vocal ensemble excels in hometown performance before major European festival appearance”: “Just past what the Greeks called ‘dog days of summer,’ Cappella Romana shone like Sirius in our Portland sky. Saturday night the premier choral ensemble presented a thoughtful, dramatic performance of…
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A Ukrainian Wedding (Program Notes from Nadia Tarnawsky)
The traditional Ukrainian wedding ritual lasts at least a week – sometimes longer. There are some variations from region to region and village to village, but the main outline of the ritual follows the same journey. The young couple is engaged. Various wedding items are made – the wedding bread, the wreaths for the young…
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A Ukrainian Wedding — Meet The Soloists
Meet our Guest Conductor, Nadia Tarnawsky, and the Principal Soloists, Ukrainians Inna Kovtun and Hanna Tishchenko before “A Ukrainian Wedding” this weekend: Hear them this weekend, May 19–21, in Seattle, Portland, and Milwaukie (OR)! Don’t miss these previews! У нєдєлєчку да сонца / U nyedyelyechku da sontsa / On Sunday morningChernihiv region У нєдєлєчку да…
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Alexander Lingas Performs The Kontakion in Service of Thanksgiving for the Life and Work of Sir John Tavener
Μετὰ τῶν Ἁγίων ἀνάπαυσον, Χριστε, τὴν ψυχὴν τοῦ δούλου σου, ἔνθα οὐκ ἔστι πόνος, οὐ λύπη, οὐ στεναγμός, ἀλλὰ ζωὴ ἀτελεύτητος. With the Saints give rest, O Christ, to the soul of your servant, where there is no toil, nor grief, nor sighing, but everlasting life. Cappella Romana Artistic Director, Alexander Lingas, served as one…
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Memory Eternal: Lycourgos Angelopoulos
A great friend of Cappella Romana, the Byzantine cantor and teacher Lycourgos Angelopoulos died on Sunday. Memory Eternal. Mr. Angelopoulos was the teacher of Dr. Alexander Lingas, and in many respects was the inspiration for the founding of Cappella Romana. John Michael Boyer was also his student. Both Dr. Lingas and Mr. Boyer will attend…
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Classical Net Reviews Tikey Zes: The Divine Liturgy
Classical Net‘s Brian Wigman with a fantastic review for our Tikey Zes: The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom recording: “Led by two Greek Orthodox clergy, this new look at The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom is nothing short of ravishing. The beautifully recorded sound allows you to hear just how good these singers…
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Portland Monthly Magazine Features Cappella Romana
Portland Monthly Magazine has published a list of Portland arts groups that Portlanders might take for granted, but are “beloved around the world,” and Cappella Romana is included in the list of five artists and ensembles: “Traveling more than any classical group in the region, Cappella Romana takes to the road for as many as…
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Maximilian Steinberg, “Passion Week”, Op. 13 — Notes
Historians of Orthodox Christianity have charted the emergence of a ‘Russian Religious Renaissance’ out of the so-called ‘Silver Age’ of Russia, the culturally fruitful but politically turbulent decades immediately prior to the Bolshevik takeover in 1917. This movement encompassed a broad range of efforts aimed at various forms of spiritual, ecclesial, cultural, and national renewal…
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Arctic Light on Performance Today
Before we send out our next e-newsletter (about our next live concerts of music from Cyprus), I wanted to let you know that part of our recent program Arctic Light (January 2008) will be broadcast this Friday on the nationally syndicated radio program Performance Today, in honor of Orthodox Holy Week (Orthodox Pascha, or Easter,…
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Image Journal reviews Angelic Light
ImageJournal.org’s Image Update features a great new review of Cappella Romana’s new compilation Angelic Light: Music from Eastern Cathedrals. Read an expert of the review right here, and then find the link to the full review on ImageJournal.org: “…The great news is that our local musical gem is recording music that can be heard anywhere…
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Meet John Vergin
May 18-20 during the Be Radiant, O Peoples! tour, Cappella Romana will premiere a new work by composer John Vergin. John Vergin has more than a history of composition with Cappella Romana — he’s also been a Cappella Romana singer! Cappella Romana’s Christmas recording When Augustus Reigned also featured Cappella Romana performing his music. John…
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The Oregonian highlights 2013 Regensburg Festival Appearance
The Oregonian highlights Cappella Romana’s upcoming trip to Regensburg, Germany for the Tage Alter Musik Festival in 2013: “Cappella Romana, the small Portland choir devoted to old and new Orthodox music, has been invited to a prestigious early music festival in Regensburg, Germany. They will perform May 17, 2013, making their German debut. Cappella Romana…
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