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Sun of Justice: A Two-Fold Offering – Part One
With this two-fold offering of traditional Byzantine Music, we seek to give the listener two distinct yet complementary experiences: first, that of being in a traditional Orthodox church somewhere in the Middle East, wherein one choir sings in Greek and the other in Arabic; and second: that of being in a traditional Orthodox church in
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Cappella Romana Rehearses Arctic Light II
Cappella Romana rehearsing “Psalm 84” by Cyrillus Kreek with renowned Finnish choral director Timo Nuoranne. The Psalms of Estonian composer Cyrillus Kreek (1889-1962) take a pride of place in “Arctic Light II.” Kreek and his family converted from the Lutheran church to the Orthodox faith in 1896, when Kreek was just seven years old. His
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Cappella Romana on Tour in Romania at the Iași Byzantine Music Festival
The Iași Byzantine Music Festival in Romania will present Cappella Romana, the world’s leading proponent of scholarship and performance of Medieval Byzantine Chant, in a concert on September 28, 2017, at 7:00 p.m., in the “Vasile Alecsandri” National Theatre. More information . Music director Dr. Alexander Lingas will lead a mixed ensemble of men and
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Cappella Romana presents: The Arvo Pärt Festival
The first-ever festival in North America dedicated to the music of Estonian Orthodox composer Arvo Pärt will take place February 5 – 12, 2017 in Portland, Oregon, presented by the Northwest’s leading professional chamber choir, Cappella Romana. Arvo Pärt is the most performed living composer in the world. Full information. The Arvo Pärt Festival features
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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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Cappella Romana To Perform at International Music Symposium
Cappella Romana presents a special concert of Orthodox liturgical hymns under the direction of Fr. Ivan Moody during the 2016 Pan-Orthodox Music Symposium The International Society for Orthodox Church Music is pleased to announce that the vocal ensemble Cappella Romana will present a special concert of Orthodox liturgical hymns in Minneapolis as part of the
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Steinberg: Passion Week a Recording of the Year!
MusicWeb International has released their 2015 Recordings of the Year, and we’re happy to report that our Maximilian Steinberg: Passion Week recording has been named a Recording of the Year by two MusicWeb critics! “One of the big choral rediscoveries of recent years combined with a stunning performance and recording, Steinberg’s sublime and eloquently moving
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Latin Music in Cyprus
Literary witnesses to the cultivation of music by the French kings of Cyprus are found in a variety of sources, but nearly all of the surviving music associated with the Lusignan court is contained in a single manuscript: Torino Biblioteca Nazionale Universitaria J.II.9. This remarkable document was, according to Karl Kügle (2012), evidently copied between
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OPB features Frozen Music
Read the OPB Feature on our upcoming “Frozen Music” concert with Third Angle! “Music ensemble Third Angle will team up with choir group Cappella Romana for a new project, “Frozen,” on Oct. 3-4. They’re giving a voice to one of Oregon’s most famous buildings — one you likely didn’t even know exists…” Frozen Music Sat
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Cappella Romana’s 2015-2016 Season Now Online!
2015-2016 Season – 24th Annual Northwest Series Single tickets for individual concerts go on sale August 1st, 2015. Season Subscriptions available now. Seattle Concerts Portland Concerts Rachmaninoff’s All-Night Vigil [toggle title=”Learn More”]Cappella Romana’s 24th Annual Season opens with Sergei Rachmaninoff’s monumental All-Night Vigil (also known as the Vespers), in celebration of the 100th anniversary of
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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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Old Saint Nick
Old Saint Nick Saint Nicholas in the East and West Cappella Romana John Michael Boyer, Interim Music Director SEATTLE Fri 4 Dec 2026, 7:30 PMHoly Rosary Catholic Church4210 SW Genesee StSeattle, WA 98116 PORTLAND Sat 5 Dec 2026, 2:00 PMSt. Mary’s Cathedral1739 NW Couch StPortland, OR 97209 Long before gift-giving and reindeer, there was St. Nicholas
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