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Singer Spotlight: David Krueger
This Season, we are launching a new series spotlighting the voices of Cappella Romana to help you get to know the people behind the music. The series will allow our singers to share their history and stories of working with our ensemble as well as what they are working on outside of Cappella Romana. Our
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Notes for the Utrecht OudeMuziek Festival!
Programme Notes for ‘The Fall of Constantinople’ Cappella Romana – Utrecht Early Music Festival 2014 The creation of a re-imagined ‘Holy Roman Empire’, an entity which centuries later would be ruled by the Hapsburgs, was initially the response of Frankish kings and a resurgent Papacy to the retreat of Roman imperial power to Eastern Mediterranean
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There is a Place in Cappella Romana For YOU
For nearly 30 years I have been associated with Cappella Romana, and I am so passionate about what Cappella Romana does that I have made it my life’s work. There is also a place in Cappella Romana for you. This transcendent, beautiful, soul-touching music would not be possible without your support. This month our $25,000
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Annunciation Program
Annunciation Portland Friday 17 March 2023, 7:30 P.M.The Madeleine Parish Seattle Sunday 19 March 2023, 4:00 P.M.St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church Chamber Music Based on Byzantine Chant Cappella Romana’s Annunciation program is a natural outcome of Cappella Romana’s first collaboration with virtuoso pianist and Byzantine cantor Paul Barnes. For the world premiere of the piano
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Preview A Byzantine Emperor at King Henry’s Court
January 19–22, Cappella Romana performs “A Byzantine Emperor at King Henry’s Court” live in Eugene, Seattle, and Portland. January 20, Cappella Records releases the premiere recording of the program, and you can preview both today! Listen to three of the works from the concert and recording on Apple Music and More: “Cappella Romana’s founder and
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Robert Kyr Discusses His All-Night Vigil
Richard Barrett interviewed composer Robert Kyr about his new “All-Night Vigil” which Cappella Romana will premiere on November 11–13 in Seattle and Portland: Robert kyr: All-Night Vigil in English Seattle Friday 11 November 2022, 7:30 P.M.St. James Cathedral Portland Saturday 12 November 2022, 8:00 P.M.St. Mary’s Cathedral Portland Sunday 13 November 2022, 3:00 P.M.Our Lady
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Announcing Robert Kyr: All-Night Vigil
Cappella Records is pleased to announce the November 11, 2022 release of the ALL-NIGHT VIGIL by award-winning American composer ROBERT KYR. Performed by Cappella Romana and directed by its founder and music director Alexander Lingas, this is Cappella Romana’s 29th recording release. Cappella Romana launches this world premiere recording with the world premiere performances in Seattle and Portland,
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Oregon Arts Watch Autumn Preview
Oregon Arts Watch has published its Autumn 2022 Choral Preview, and we are thrilled to see our two upcoming performances included! “Cappella Romana‘s season premiere concert stands alone. The title piece, Heaven and Earth, was written by six composers, CR Associate Conductor John Michael Boyer among them – a unique collaborative effort premiered by Cappella Romana in
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NEW Double CD | BYZANTIUM IN ROME: Medieval Byzantine Chant from Grottaferrata
NEW Double CDBYZANTIUM IN ROME: Medieval Byzantine Chant from Grottaferrata Click here to order. Sound samples: Teleutaion Alleluia | Prosomoia for St. Benedict | Kontakion for St. Bartholomew | Communion for Pentecost This release by Cappella Romana is a breathtaking collection of Medieval Byzantine Chant sung from manuscripts made at the Abbey of Grottaferrata in
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Cappella Romana in the New York Review of Books
Cappella Romana and its founder and artistic director Alexander Lingas were lauded in the New York Review of Books this week. Read the full review [subscription]. Or buy it on the newsstands.The New York Review of Books, Volume 55, Number 14 · September 25, 2008 Brilliant, Beautiful & ByzantineBy G.W. Bowersock Byzantium: The Surprising Life
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Receive “Byzantium 300-1453” FREE when you buy 2 or more CDs
Your FREE gift with 2 or more With your order of 2 or more CDs, we will send you a FREE GIFT: a copy of our latest title, “Byzantium: 330-1453,” a compilation of Cappella’s “Greatest Hits” of Byzantine music. CDs by Cappella Romana make great gifts. Choose from among our growing discography, from our latest
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Be Radiant, O Peoples!
Working under Muslim rule in and around Jerusalem during the 8th century AD, St. John of Damascus—defender of icons, theologian, poet and musician—composed a radiant hymn for Easter Sunday morning, his Paschal Canon. Over the centuries his joyful verses praising the Resurrection of Christ have been adapted to countless languages and musical styles across a
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