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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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Announcing Byzantine Chant: The Received Tradition – A Lesson Book by John Michael Boyer
Years in the making, Byzantine Chant: The Received Tradition – A Lesson Book is a clearly written, detailed, and thorough manual for the notation, theory, terminology, and repertoire of the historic ecclesiastical music of the Greek Orthodox Church. Written by acclaimed cantor, composer, and pedagogue John Michael Boyer, this textbook will be a valuable learning resource for teachers, students,
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Preview The Tudor Choir Concert Program!
Can’t wait for tomorrow’s Tudor Choir Concert presented by Cappella Romana? Take a look through the Program Notes today! Saturday, 26 July 2014, 8:00pm Cappella Romana presents a festive summer concert celebrating Bach and his predecessors of the late-Renaissance and early-Baroque, featuring one of Seattle’s premier vocal ensembles, The Tudor Choir. The program includes works
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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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Heaven and Earth: A Song of Creation – This Weekend!
This weekend, Cappella Romana performs Heaven and Earth: A Song of Creation and Ikon of Light in Seattle and Portland AND launches the world premiere recording! We’ve got all the materials here to get you prepared for this monumental weekend! Heaven and Earth Seattle Friday 14 October 2022, 7:30 P.M.St. James Cathedral Portland Saturday 15
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Cappella Romana on the Coast
Some photos from Cappella Romana’s weekend trip to the Oregon Coast!
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Getty Museum Rehearsals at St. Sophia Cathedral
Have a look and listen to Cappella Romana’s rehearsal day at St. Sophia Cathedral in LA before the weekend’s Byzantine Chant performances at The Getty Museum: https://cappellaromana.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Video-May-15-12-22-27-PM.mp4
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Review of Toensing Kontakion in the Seattle PI
‘Kontakion’ reflects the old, new Full text of the article … The first half of the program was devoted to carols and hymns of all sizes and attitudes. Most were written in the past century, with texts in English and Greek. Although they may be familiar in Orthodox circles, they are not so known outside
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Meet Robert Kyr
Photo taken from “Peace Work” (Portland Monthly)Photo by Stuart Mullenberg Tomorrow (Friday, May 18th), Cappella Romana will kick off the weekend’s Be Radiant, O Peoples! series, and will be premiering works based around the Easter Canon of St. John of Damascus from contemporary composers. One of these works is by the prolific composer Robert Kyr,
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Concert Program Notes for “From Constantinople to California” Concert Series – Part One
The Eastern Roman Empire—commonly called “Byzantium” after the ancient name of its capital Constantinople — not only survived the downfall of Rome by a millennium, but also created a musical tradition that remains both alive and influential today. In From Constantinople to California Cappella Romana will follow this tradition from its medieval origins to contemporary Los
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LIVE IN GREECE Preview
We’ve got a full preview of a track from our upcoming LIVE IN GREECE recording for you today. Take a listen to Frank Desby’s Apolytikion of the Holy Cross via SoundCloud: LIVE IN GREECE Track 7: Apolytikion of the Holy Cross Frank Desby (1922–92) provided much of the impetus in the mid-twentieth century for the
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