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Cappella Romana returns to the recording studio this month!
Heaven and Earth, with John Tavener’s Ikon of Light. Guest post by Richard Barrett, Artistic Director of The Saint John of Damascus Society In July 2012, nine years ago this month, my friend Dr. Harold Sabbagh and I had initial conversations about a spark of an idea. He was infectiously enthusiastic about CERN’s then-recent confirmation
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Bissera Pentcheva Interview on Hagia Sophia in Kathimerini
Greek news outlet Kathimerini has published a new interview with Stanford University’s Bissera Pencheva who has worked with Cappella Romana as part of our Hagia Sophia project and recording. Read the interview in the original Greek at Kathimerini.gr and see the translation below: What distinguishes Hagia Sofia from other churches and monuments of the Christian
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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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Cappella Romana LIVE on AllClassical Portland
February 4th, 2016, Alexander Lingas will lead seven Capella Romana singers and the award-winning Lee Trio in a LIVE broadcast performance of works by Rimsky-Korsakov, Dmitry Bortniansky, and Maximilian Steinberg during AllClassical FM’s Thursdays @ Three program! All Classical FM Thursdays @ Three: Each week, All Classical Portland presents Thursdays @ Three, live broadcast concerts
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Win the Trip of a lifetime at A Night on the Aegean
Join us for A Night on the Aegean Cappella Romana’s 25th Anniversary Gala! Seattle: Friday, September 23rd at St. James Cathedral following the Cappella Romana performance Portland: Saturday, September 24th at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral following the Cappella Romana performance The Honorable Charles & Nancy Hales, Chairs Remarks by The Honorable Charles & Nancy Hales (in
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Out of the Ashes of Smyrna: The Jewell of Asia Minor
Since the 18th century, the city of Smyrna, on the western shores of Asia Minor, was the most important commercial port in the Eastern Mediterranean. Through the early 20th century, both raw materials for industrial textiles as well as agricultural products were exported from Smyrna to the West. The resulting economic prosperity brought diverse populations
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Women in Sacred Chant: Past and Present
In tandem with the album launch for “Hymns of Kassianí,” this panel highlighted two dimensions of women’s contributions to Christian sacred music: as composers and as performers (singers). This history has been often marginalized or even disregarded in general histories of Christianity, yet it has been – and continues to be– important to the continuing
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Cappella Romana on BBC Radio 3’s In Tune
Cappella Romana started the 2016 European Tour in London, but before the St. Giles Cripplegate performance, they stopped by BBC Radio 3 for an appearance on the “In Tune” program! Listen to the full broadcast Watch a clip from the studio performance:
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For Your Consideration
Cyprus: Between Greek East & Latin West Cappella Romana Alexander Lingas, artistic Director Produced since 2004 by GRAMMY Award-winning producer Steve Barnett, Cappella Romana performs “music of purity and radiance” (Gramophone) in concerts of “luminous beauty” (Washington Post). Appearances in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, London, Athens, Utrecht, Regensburg, and in the US Northwest all
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Living Memories
Introduction: Modern Greek Poetry and Memory Living Memories SEATTLE Fri 14 Nov 2O25, 7:3O PMSt. James CathedralFirst Hill, Seattle PORTLAND Sat 15 Nov 2O25, 2:OO PMHoly Trinity Greek Orthodox ChurchLaurelhurst, Portland “Eternal memory” is the final chant of funeral and memorial services in the Byzantine rite of Christian liturgy. Ancient in origin, this simple exclamation
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Mass Appeal – Living Traditions
Mass Appeal SEATTLE Fri 24 Oct 2O25, 7:3O PMSt. Mark’s CathedralCapitol Hill, Seattle PORTLAND Sun 26 Oct 2O25, 2:OO PMSt. Mary’s CathedralNorthwest Portland It was 2018 when David Hattner first proposed pairing Bruckner’s Mass in E minor with Stravinsky’s Mass in a project with Cappella Romana and Portland Youth Philharmonic, and I immediately recognized the
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Singer Spotlight: Photini Downie Robinson
Our Singer Spotlight series continues with Photini Downie Robinson! When did you first begin singing with Cappella Romana? I started with Cappella Romana in 2007 by the name of Mel. I was a young tech professional with an 18-month-old toddler, new to Portland and hoping to break into the professional choral scene. To say that Cappella Romana

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