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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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Cappella Romana 2025–26 Season
Save 30% with coupon code ITSTIME when you purchase tickets to three or more concerts this Season! It’s About Time The 2025–26 Season october 24 & 26, 2025 NOVEMBER 14 & 15, 2025 JANUARY 2 & 3, 2026 FEBRUARY 6 & 7, 2026 MARCH 6 & 7, 2026 APRIL 22 & 23, 2026 MASS APPEAL LIVING MEMORIES
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Tallis Scholars
Tallis Scholars Mysteries and Miracles The Tallis ScholarsPeter Phillips, director Experience the wonder of miracles through music that stirs the soul. Tracing the life of Christ, from the mystery of his birth to his radiant resurrection, hear storms calmed and demons cast out in vivid motets. Two of Arvo Pärt’s modern masterpieces complete the program,
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Mass Appeal
Mass Appeal In Collaboration with Portland Youth Philharmonic Cappella RomanaPortland Youth Philharmonic CamerataDavid Hattner, guest conductor Brace yourself for a sonic experience that stirs the soul and lifts the roof. Stravinsky’s Mass is bold, modern, cool—utterly mesmerizing. Bruckner’s Mass answers with lush, soaring harmonies and awe-inspiring grandeur, featuring double choir, reeds, and brass. Performed in collaboration with
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Sacred Songs of Serbia — Program Notes: Part Two
Sacred Songs of Serbia Serbian Chant and Church Choral Music Part One Polyphonic singing appeared for the first time in Serbian churches in the 1830s as a result of European and Russian influence. The expansion of newly organized Serbian church choirs was enormous and very soon the main problem was the lack of indigenous sacred
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Meet Bogdan Djaković
Now in his 27th season directing the Choir of St. George’s Cathedral in Novi Sad, Serbia, Bogdan Djaković is one of the world’s leading experts in Serbian Orthodox Choral Music. Bogdan Djaković has established himself as an international director, leading performances in Italy, Great Britain, France, Spain, Germany, Greece, Slovenia, Croatia, Portugal, Switzerland and Sweden.
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Out of the Ashes of Smyrna: The Jewell of Asia Minor
Since the 18th century, the city of Smyrna, on the western shores of Asia Minor, was the most important commercial port in the Eastern Mediterranean. Through the early 20th century, both raw materials for industrial textiles as well as agricultural products were exported from Smyrna to the West. The resulting economic prosperity brought diverse populations
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The Fall of Constantinople — Program Notes
Greeks and Latins had lived uneasily together in the Eastern Mediterranean ever since the sack and occupation of Constantinople (1204–61) by crusader knights. During the 14th and 15th centuries, however, the shrunken Byzantine Empire and the remaining Western colonies were often forced to cooperate in desperate attempts to defend themselves against the Ottoman Turks. This
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Somewhere In Between: Ivan Moody’s Greek Liturgy
For someone familiar with Greek Orthodox liturgy, today’s performance will echo the experience of actual services, with abbreviations appropriate to a concert. At the same time, those new to the form may experience the performance as though it were liturgically complete even with the adjustments made for a concert context. Cappella Romana presents here the
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Cappella Romana returns to Boston with The Byzantine Choral Inheritance
Cappella Romana Returns to Boston WithThe byzantine Choral Inheritance Boston Thursday 16 February 2023, 7:30 P.M.First church, Cambridge Greek Orthodox Music from the old and new worlds From Constantinople to California to Cambridge! Renowned vocal ensemble Cappella Romana will perform The Byzantine Choral Inheritance at First Church in Cambridge, February 16, 7:30pm. Tickets start at
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Audition for Cappella Romana
Cappella Romana at the Cave of the Apocalypse on the Island of Patmos, 2011 The singers for each Cappella Romana project are chosen from an international pool by the ensemble’s Music Director, Dr. Alexander Lingas, according to the musical demands of the repertoire to be sung. Some programs may feature as few as 4 singers
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Leadership: Staff and Board
The leadership staff and board of Cappella Romana is comprised of highly talented musicians, artists, professionals, and community members. Get to know us, listen to our recordings, join us at a concert. Alexander Lingas, Music Director and Founder Alexander Lingas is Music Director of Cappella Romana, which he founded in 1991 to explore through scholarship
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