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Cappella Romana and Third Angle New Music share historic downtown workspace
PORTLAND, OR— The sounds of music, from medieval chant to math rock, are ringing out from a single set of offices in the Gus J. Solomon U.S. Courthouse in Portland, Oregon. Third Angle New Music is delighted to announce that it has established its new office in the top floor of the former courthouse, subleased
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Marcel Pérès Returns for Machaut: Messe de Nostre Dame
Following his Cappella Romana début in 2012 leading powerful chants from Santiago de Compostela, international early music star Marcel Pérès from Paris directs the earliest known Mass setting by a single composer, Guillaume de Machaut (1300-1377), with chants for Candlemas. Widely considered an iconoclast in the early music movement, Medieval Latin chant specialist Marcel Pérès
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12 Days of Christmas on Northwest Focus
In the lead-up to our 12 Days of Christmas in the East series, Seattle’s KING FM will be previewing the performance with Cappella Romana recordings on the Northwest Focus program! See the schedule: Date Time Music Mon, Jan 1 9:00pm Zes: Cherubic Hymn Tues, Jan 2 8:08pm Zes: The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrystostom
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SWR2 Broadcasts Konstanz Performance
Germany’s SWR2 will broadcast our performance of The Fall of Constantinople in Konstanz this past September. The live broadcast is set for Saturday, January 14th at 7:05pm (GMT+1). You can also listen on demand via the player below:
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Support What You Love
In our final day (June 30), we have less than $5000 left to reach our fiscal year-end goal. Will you make a gift today to support the music you love? Beginning this year, we have a set of new benefits for all donors. Give $100, for example, and receive two passes to our new behind-the-scenes
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Passion Week a MusicWeb Recording of the Month
MusicWeb International critic John Quinn names our Maximilian Steinberg: Passion Week a RECORDING OF THE MONTH! “Passion Week is one of the finest and most moving Orthodox settings that I’ve encountered and I’ve been excited by getting to know it. It’s particularly pleasing that this music should receive its first recording from such a fine
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John Michael Boyer Receives The Saint Romanos the Melodist Medallion
On June 30th, 2024, at The National Forum of Greek Orthodox Church Musicians’ Church Music Ministry Reception, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America presented the Saint Romanos Medallion, the highest honor awarded to the church music ministry to Cappella Romana Associate Music Director John Michael Boyer for “his exceptional dedication to the Church and Her
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Sacred Songs of Serbia Featured on Portland & Seattle Radio
We are pleased to share that KING FM’s Northwest Focus and AllClassical Portland’s Northwest Previews have chosen to feature Cappella Romana and our Sacred Songs of Serbia concert series! Northwest Focus Wednesday, October 22 Mirolybov: Kiitosstikiira (Cappella Romana’s recording) at approximately 9:26pm Listen Northwest Previews Thursday, October 23 — 6pm Tune in for an exclusive
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Thank YOU! Our Fundraiser Was A Success!
In June we set a goal to raise $25,000 to end our 2022-23 Season, and we are excited to share that we not only met but surpassed that goal! We are so grateful to people like you in California, Connecticut, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, and Washington, and
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Cappella Records Announces “Heaven and Earth” Release on October 14, 2022
Cappella Records is pleased to announce the October 14, 2022, two-disc release of Heaven and Earth, with Cappella Romana’s Associate Music Director John Michael Boyer leading the ensemble along with 45th Parallel Universe in John Tavener’s masterpiece for choir and string trio, Ikon of Light. The release also features the world premiere of Heaven and Earth: A Song of Creation, a unique collaborative setting
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Soma Christou Virtual Choir
Here is the Greek-American answer to Eric Whitacre’s Virtual Choir, presenting the Communion Verse for Pascha (Easter) sung by members of Greek Orthodox church choirs from around the country, “virtually conducted” by the composer of this setting, Dr. Tikey Zes. Cappella Romana has long been a champion of Dr. Zes’ work, including his 1991 Divine
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For Holy Friday: Today he who hung the earth upon the waters is hung upon a Tree
Today, for Holy Friday, sung in the original medieval melody Antiphon 15. Tone 6 Today he who hung the earth upon the waters is hung upon a Tree, (x3) He who is King of the Angels is arrayed in a crown of thorns. He who wraps the heaven in clouds is wrapped in mocking purple.
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