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Arctic Light II: Northern Exposure – Program Notes
The genesis of this concert program occurred last season in January 2017 after renowned Finnish choral conductor Timo Nuoranne was slated to appear with Cappella Romana to direct Einojuhani Rautavaara’s Vigilia (All-Night Vigil). Timo Nuoranne has championed that work in particular throughout his career, having performed it with both Finnish and non-Finnish choirs, and made…
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The Oregonian Explores Cappella Romana’s History
Brett Campbell explores Cappella Romana’s history in The Oregonian before this weekend’s 25th Anniversary Celebrations: “When Alexander Lingas moved to San Francisco in 1990, the Greek Orthodox cathedral where he’d just been appointed associate cantor lay in ruins, devastated by the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. Lingas wanted to help the church rebuild – and the…
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After 35 years, founder Alexander Lingas retires as Music Director of celebrated vocal ensemble Cappella Romana
Founder and Music Director Alexander Lingas will move into a new role as Music Director Emeritus this spring, passing the baton to a new generation while redirecting his focus towards academic work. Dr. Lingas will conduct the final concerts of Cappella Romana’s current season on March 6 and 7, 2026, featuring Maximilian Steinberg’s extraordinary Passion…
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LIVE IN GREECE: From Constantinople to California – Part Four
As we approach the release of LIVE IN GREECE: From Constantinople to California, we’ll be sharing some excerpts from the liner notes to give you a bit of background into the programming of this recording. Part One Part Two Part Three III – Liturgical Choral Music in the Greek Orthodox Churches of the western United…
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Fanfare Magazine Interviews Benedict Sheehan
Fanfare Magazine’s James A. Altena has a new must-read interview with Benedict Sheehan after the release of his Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom recording with the St. Tikhon Choir on Cappella Records: Benedict Sheehan is the artistic director of the Saint Tikhon Choir, at St. Tikhon’s Orthodox Monastery in South Canaan, PA (in the…
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In Le Monde: Hagia Sophia: The Great Amplifier
Ece Temelkuran, Journaliste et essayiste: « Avec la transformation de la basilique Sainte-Sophie, Erdogan achève de créer une Turquie à sa main » La basilique « a toujours été la diversion politique favorite » du président turc, relève, dans une tribune au « Monde », la journaliste exilée. Il détourne ainsi l’attention des problèmes majeurs…
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The Russian Chant Revival
Major traditions of complex sacred music throughout Europe were shaped during the so-called “long nineteenth century” (the period of relative peace which lasted from the battle of Waterloo to the outbreak of World War I) by movements to recover elements of early traditions for modern use. These efforts, like contemporary “back-to-roots” endeavors in non-musical arts…
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25th Anniversary Season Opens This Weekend!
This Weekend: Opening Concerts of Cappella Romana’s 25th Anniversary Season! Orthodox Music: Ancient & Modern A reprise of Cappella Roman’s debut performance, which was given in 1991! The program includes selections from Rachmaninoff’s All-Night Vigil, rarely heard Byzantine chants from Constantinople, and Greek American choral works. 25th Anniversary Features in the News! The Oregonian The…
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Festival de Namur: Time Travel With Cappella Romana
Many thanks to Kerry McCarthy for translating this wonderful review from Crescendo Magazine! Click here to read the original review. Festival de Namur: Time Travel With Cappella Romana By Aline Giaux, IMEP reporter Cappella Romana: Cyprus, dir. Alexander Lingas Cappella Romana gave an extraordinary concert this Monday, July 4, at the Namur Festival. This chamber…
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Good Friday In Jerusalem Concert Program
Our concert features excerpts from the “Service of the Holy Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ” as it would have been celebrated in Jerusalem during the tenth century. The ancestor of the service celebrated in the modern Byzantine rite on Holy Thursday evening, this is a stational version of the office of early morning prayer…
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The Oregonian Previews The Tudor Choir Concert
David Stabler previews this weekend’s presentation of The Tudor Choir in The Oregonian: “The Tudor Choir, one of Seattle’s premiere choral groups, performs a lively program of music by J.S. Bach and his predecessors of the late Renaissance and early Baroque periods, in Portland, Saturday, July 26. The program, which includes works by Palestrina, Praetorius,…
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Ten Days Till The Tudor Choir
Coming in just TEN DAYS (July 26, 2014): [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/playlists/42111481″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”600″ iframe=”true” /] Cappella Romana presents a festive summer concert celebrating Bach and his predecessors of the late-Renaissance and early-Baroque, featuring one of Seattle’s premier vocal ensembles, The Tudor Choir. The program includes works by Palestrina, Praetorius, Schutz, and J.S. Bach. Saturday, 26…
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