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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: From Constantinople to California – Part Two
As we approach the release of LIVE IN GREECE: From Constantinople to California, we’ll be sharing some excerpts from the liner notes to give you a bit of background into the programming of this recording. I – Greeks and Latins in the Eastern Mediterranean The Crusades transformed the Eastern Mediterranean politically into a patchwork of…
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None For The Worse features Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom
Thanks to the None for the Worse blog for these kind words on our recording The Divine Liturgy of our Father Among the Saints John Chrysostom: “If you are looking for an English audio version of the Orthodox Church’s Divine Liturgy, then look no further than Cappella Romana’s The Divine Liturgy of our Father Among…
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Oregon Days of Culture feature Cappella Romana Hagia Sophia Performance
Oregon Days of Culture and the Portland Tribune & Community Newspapers have a wonderful feature on the upcoming Stanford Residency concerts and the “Icons of Sound” project highlighting “The Sounds of Hagia Sophia.” Heavenly Experience: Vocal chamber ensemble Cappella Romana performs from Portland to Stanford to Greece “It is said that when the Slavic people…
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Cappella Romana 22nd Season
These past few weeks, we’ve profiled the highlights of the 2013-2014 concert season. Have a look back at the previews here! Join the audience and save up to 25% by subscribing! The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood (whose mosaics are pictured on the right) is unusual in St. Petersburg in that it harkens…
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Save 25% on 2013-2014 Season Subscription Online Today!
Subscribe to the Cappella Romana 2013-2014 Season Online and Save 25%! These past few weeks, we’ve profiled the highlights of the 2013-2014 concert season. Have a look back at the previews here! Join the audience and save up to 25% by subscribing — Now Online! The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood (whose mosaics…
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On Tour: National Gallery of Art and Richmond, Virginia
The Byzantine Inheritance Saturday 26 October 2013, 7:00 pm — Richmond, VA SS. Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral Sunday 27 October 2013, 6:30 pm — Washington, DC National Gallery of Art for the exhibition Heaven and Earth: Art of Byzantium from Greek Collections Cappella Romana, the world’s leading vocal ensemble for the broad exploration…
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Heaven and Earth: Art of Byzantium from Greek Collections
The Byzantine Inheritance performances are a part of the National Gallery of Art’s celebrations around the new “Heaven and Earth: Art of Byzantium from Greek Collections” exhibition. From the National Gallery of Art Website: In the first-ever exhibition of Byzantine art at the Gallery, some 170 works of art, many never before lent to the…
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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 Divine Liturgy Of St. John Chrysostom — Liner Notes Part Two
John Sakellarides and Greek American Choral Music for the Divine Liturgy The first notated examples of polyphonic music for the Byzantine rite—that is, music employing more than one vocal part intended for worship by Eastern Orthodox and Greek Catholic Christians—appeared shortly before 1453 among the works of singers who served at the courts of the…
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Arctic Light: Orthodox Choral Music from Finland — Program Notes
Arctic Light Orthodox Choral Music from Finland The history of Orthodox Christianity in Finland goes back to the 12th century when trade was initiated between Carelia and traders from Novgorod. The early establishment of monasteries in Karelia, especially Valamo (Valaam) and Konevitsa on the islands of Lake Ladoga, and later, at Petsamo (Pechenga, on the…
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Keeping Up with the Venetians — Part Two
Keeping Up With The Venetians Continued from Part One Program Notes for Venetian Baroque: Galuppi + Vivaldi + Bortniansky Galuppi further exceeded his contractual duties by teaching composition to some of the Cappella singers. One such singer was the Ukrainian Dmitro (or more commonly Dmitry) Bortniansky. When Galuppi left St. Petersburg in 1769, he took…
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