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Kassia
Kassia Music for Lent by the World’s Earliest Female Composer Cappella Romana John Michael Boyer, Interim Music Director SEATTLE Fri 5 March 2027, 7:30 PMSt. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church2100 Boyer Ave E Seattle, WA 98112 PORTLAND Sat 6 March 2027, 2:00 PMSt. Mary’s Cathedral1739 NW Couch St Portland, OR 9720 Born in ninth-century Constantinople, Kassia the…
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Echoes of the Renaissance — Program Notes
In his magisterial The Rise of European Music, 1380–1500, Reinhard Strohm traces the development and dissemination of complex styles of music written with multiple voice parts using measured (‘mensural’) notation that enabled precise rhythmic coordination of the voices. By the middle of the fifteenth century the most notable centers for the production of this polyphonic…
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Hope and Light
Hope and Light Mystical Chamber Music by Arvo Pärt, Tikey Zes, and More Cappella Romana Soloists45th Parallel UniverseAlexander Lingas, music director In Arvo Pärt’s transcendent Stabat Mater and Tikey Zes’s luminous Hymn of Kassianí, voices and strings are united in their mystical vision of compassion and redemption. Other works open a window into the eternal, including…
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Christmas in Ukraine
Holiday Concert Christmas in Ukraine Digital On Demand Purchase on-demand access through our premieres program Cappella Romana Marika KuzmaGuest Director Get ready to immerse yourself in the enchanting melodies of Ukraine this holiday season! A world of tradition and celebration awaits, including music by the renowned Ukrainian composer Dmitry Bortniansky, the Palestrina of the Slavic…
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Sacro Monteverdi: Vox Luminis
Special Guest Concert Sacro Monteverdi Vox Luminis Belgium Lionel MeunierFounder & Director The world-renowned ensemble Vox Luminis from Belgium makes its Pacific Northwest début! Their singers and period instrument ensemble perform rapturous sacred works by Claudio Monteverdi. Monteverdi’s collection Selva morale e spirituale (The Virtuous and Spiritual Forest) forms the trunk of this program. Cappella Romana’s own Mark Powell…
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Language in American Orthodox Music: Liturgical and Pastoral Perspectives
Please join us for a webinar on “Language in American Orthodox Music: Liturgical and Pastoral Perspectives” hosted by Fordham University’s Orthodox Christian Studies Center in a co-presentation with Cappella Romana. It has often been asserted that it is the tradition of the Orthodox Church to worship in the local language. Yet the historical reality has been…
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Sun of Justice on Ancient Faith Radio
John Michael Boyer and John El Massih join the Ancient Faith Radio podcast to talk about the debut PRÓTO release, Sun of Justice! Listen and subscribe at AncientFaith.com http://audio.ancientfaith.com/interviews/afp_2017-12-06.mp3 Order Now Sun of Justice: Byzantine Chant for Christmas in Greek, Arabic, and English Cappella Romana Media combines passion with scholarship in its exploration of early…
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Good Friday In Jerusalem Now Available!
Good Friday In Jerusalem Now Available for Purchase and Download Purchase Direct from Cappella Romana Amazon.com Amazon UK iTunes ArkivMusic Stream [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/188154336″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/190282564″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] Good Friday In Jerusalem: Medieval Byzantine Chant from the Church of the Holy Sepulchre Alexander Lingas, artistic director and soloist;…
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5-Star Blu-Ray Review for Lost Voices of Hagia Sophia
Blu-Ray.com gives our Lost Voices of Hagia Sophia Blu-Ray/CD a Five-Star Rating in a review by Jeffrey Kauffman: I’m fortunate to live in Portland, Oregon, where Cappella Romana is based, and I can tell you from personal experience their live concerts are often amazing, even if they’re not, as in this instance, absolutely drenched in…
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Pre-Order November Releases Today!
Our two November releases are available for pre-order direct from CappellaRomana.com! Purchase today and orders will ship immediately upon release on November 12th! Tikey Zes: Divine Liturgy Dr. Tikey Zes (b. 1927) is the most prolific composer of Greek Orthodox liturgical music in America. This highly original Liturgy, which Zes dedicated to Cappella Romana, bears…
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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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Venice in the East is Available Today!
Venice in the East: Renaissance Crete & Cyprus is out now on all of your favorite music outlets – and currently a Spotify New Release Top Pick and Apple Music featured new album! Get it Today! Amazon Apple Music ArkivMusic Spotify YouTube Music Cappella Romana About Venice in the East: Rennaisance Crete & Cyprus This…
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