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Celebrate Pascha! Also In Mulieribus this Sunday!
Happy Pascha: May 5 Cappella Romana sings the opening of Semeron krematai in the medieval melody from Jerusalem, during recording sessions at Stanford University in February, 2013. Σήμερον κρεμᾶται ἐπὶ ξύλου, ὁ ἐν ὕδασι τὴν γῆν κρεμάσας. Today he who hung the earth upon the waters is hung upon a TreeHe who is King of
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Tage Alter Musik Festival Review
Mittelbayerische Zeitung with a review of our Tage Alter Musik Festival performance in Regensberg, Germany (translated into English by Dr. Constantine Kokenes): View the review in original German on www.mittelbayerische.de Sounds from Mount Sinai U.S. based ensemble Cappella Romana in their first performance in Germany as part of the early music festival, Tage Alter Musik:
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From Constantinople to Canada! Cappella Romana at Chorus America
At the invitation of Chorus America, three award-winning choirs join together to present Constantinople to Canada at Chorus America in Seattle CAPPELLA ROMANA (Portland, OR/Seattle, WA)ELEKTRA WOMEN’S CHOIR (Vancouver, BC)COASTAL SOUND YOUTH CHOIR (Vancouver, BC) One performance only starting at 2:00pm on Saturday, June 15th, 2013. (Note student rush $10 is at the door only).
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Live in Greece: From Constantinople to California Concerts
June 15-16 Cappella Romana Presents — Live in Greece: From Constantinople to California Join Cappella Romana on a 1,000-year journey from Constantinople to California. Ancient Byzantine chants mark the point of departure for musical encounters with Crusaders and Venetians. East meets West again at St. Sophia Cathedral in Los Angeles, where Frank Desby founded a
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Oregon Arts Watch LIVE IN GREECE Concert Review
Oregon Arts Watch has a review up for last weekend’s LIVE IN GREECE concerts: “Suddenly, just over my right shoulder, the pure, radiant tones of the opening Processional Introit burst forth as Cappella Romana advanced up the center aisle of Portland’s Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral from the back, two by two. For the next
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Looking Back at A Time For Life
As we look forward to our May 2014 performance of Robert Kyr’s A Time For Life with the Third Angle New Music Ensemble, have a look back at an Oregonian review of our world premiere concert: “During an hour of music, the eight excellent voices of Cappella Romana (sopranos DenBeste and Stephanie Kramer, altos Jo
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ClassicalNet Review of Angelic Light
We stumbled across this older review of our Angelic Light: Music from Eastern Cathedrals compilation on the Classical review site, Classical.net, and wanted to share a few wonderful quotes from reviewer Robert Cummings: “Serenity, peace and an ecstatic religious sense permeate almost every number. … The Cappella Romana sing admirably throughout, capturing the Byzantine style
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The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom
The Divine Liturgy bearing the name of St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) is the form of the Eucharist celebrated most frequently in the modern Byzantine rite. Like the communion services of most other Christian traditions, it features two large sections: a service of the Word that climaxes with readings from the New Testament and concludes
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Early Music America Reviews Mt. Sinai Frontier of Byzantium
Early Music America magazine has a new review for our recent Mt. Sinai: Frontier of Byzantium recording: “The music speaks to a higher self: its target is the divine and focuses on the soul in direct union with God. One of its hallmarks is the luxurious usage of time. The repetitions of notes have an
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A Time For Life — Structure
The composite text for A Time for Life was adapted from a wide range of sources that explore the relationship of humanity to nature. The work is structured in three large-scale parts, as follows: Part I: Creation In the first part, the nature of creation is celebrated through praise for the Creator and through rejoicing
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“The Green Patriarch,” Cappella Romana, And a Time For life
Before climate change became a pressing item on the global agenda, signs of human abuse of the natural environment had prompted efforts in religious communities throughout the world to recover spiritually grounded notions of human stewardship within creation. For Orthodox Christianity, this process began in earnest during the second half of the tenure of His
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The Oregonian Gives a Rave over the Messiah Performance
The Oregonian has a rave review for our Messiah performance with Portland Baroque Orchestra: “At the end of the evening, the loudest cheers went for the Portland choir Cappella Romana, which has done choral duties for PBO’s “Messiah” for the past several years. Well-blended, confident and informed by long experience of the piece, they cruised
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