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Maximilian Steinberg: Passion Week in The New York Times
New York Times critic James R. Oestreich shared that he’d been listening to our Maximilian Steinberg: Passion Week recording in the ArtsBeat “Classical Playlist”: “‘Passion Week’…is on a scale with the great sacred works of Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff, though in a slightly more advanced idiom, and is quite simply beautiful.” —James R. Oestreich, The New…
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Remember the World Premiere of A Time for Life
The full-page preview of A Time for Life in the Oregonian back in 2007: Click here for the PDF. And the review:
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From His All-Holiness +BARTHOLOMEW Patriarch of Constantinople and New Rome: A Time for Life
A letter of commendation from His All-Holiness +BARTHOLOMEW Ecumenical Patriarch and of Constantinople and New Rome For the work “A Time for Life” by Robert Kyr in concert this May 2 and 3 To Dr. Alexander Lingas, Artistic Director of Cappella Romana, our beloved son in the Lord: grace and peace from on high. It…
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Fanfare Reviews “A Time for Life”
Fanfare Magazine has a new review for our Robert Kyr: A Time for Life release: “This is my first exposure to the music of Robert Kyr (born 1952). I hope it not to be my last. The idea of a pan-religious frame of reference to address man’s ecological concerns is an attractive one, and it…
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Seattle Times Reviews Northwest Boychoir Stabat Mater
Ahead of their March 18th Portland performance, the Northwest Boychoir performed Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater with an ensemble of Seattle Symphony musicians under the direction of King’s College Choir director Stephen Cleobury: “The Boychoir, directed for the past 30 years by Joseph Crnko, has become a beloved Northwest fixture…with singing of exceptional clarity and balance, imposing…
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Good Friday In Jerusalem: Musical Time Travel
Oregon Artswatch breaks down our Good Friday In Jerusalem Concert saying, “Vocal ensemble’s Passion performance transports listeners to millennium-old sacred service”: “On a strictly sonic level, the concert at Portland’s Trinity Episcopal Cathedral was magnificent … As with last year’s concerts of Finnish Orthodox music, it was especially satisfying to hear the singers perform music…
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A Time For Life — Conclusion
The final phase of the journey (Part III: Remembering) moves towards a hopeful future in which humanity serves as a responsible steward of the earth and thus realigns itself with the creative forces of existence. This journey is a spiritual one in which we remember our true responsibility of stewardship for the earth, and through…
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“The Green Patriarch,” Cappella Romana, And a Time For life
Before climate change became a pressing item on the global agenda, signs of human abuse of the natural environment had prompted efforts in religious communities throughout the world to recover spiritually grounded notions of human stewardship within creation. For Orthodox Christianity, this process began in earnest during the second half of the tenure of His…
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Seattle First-Time Donor Contest
Seattle First-Time Donor Contest! For Seattle-area only: All gifts from first-time donors will be matched by a grant from the Herbert A. Templeton Foundation (up to $5000). First-time gifts of $100 or more, or $10/month or more, will be entered into a drawing to win a weekend getaway in Portland. Getaway package includes the following…
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Looking back at Cappella Romana in Greece
Now that LIVE IN GREECE is officially released, we’re taking the rest of the time this week to look back at our time on the tour when we made the recording. Cappella Romana on National Greek Television: Tour Video: Cappella Romana LIVE IN GREECE: From Constantinople to California Ancient Byzantine chants begin this 1,000-year journey…
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A TIME FOR LIFE Now in Rehearsal
A TIME for LIFE: Music for the Environment Cappella Romana is in residence this week working on Robert Kyr’s innovative new work on the theme of living in harmony with nature, “A TIME FOR LIFE.” (Click here for a sound sample of music by Robert Kyr). Artistic Director Alexander Lingas is shown above, conducting, with…
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Stream a track from “A Time For Life”
Robert Kyr: A Time For Life — Part II. Forgetting — xiii. Witness VI: The Sacred Way Pre-Order Today! An environmental oratorio by composer Robert Kyr, commissioned by Cappella Romana in 2007 and now recorded for the first time, this work explores the urgent issue of ecological crisis caused by humanity’s inability to live in…
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