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Make a Gift Today to Cappella Romana’s Annual Fund
Dear friend, Your very own Cappella Romana has had a very good 25th Anniversary year: three European tours (including visits to the UK, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany), a week-long residency at Stanford University in the Bay Area with recording sessions of medieval chant from Hagia Sophia, the Arvo Pärt Festival, and the group’s most
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SunBreak Review of Venice in the North
“Russian music for most of us tends to be romantic, often orchestral, always rich; or else, as sung by Cappella Romana, chant sung in distinctive style, often monophonic, serious church music. Last Friday night’s concert at St. Mark’s Cathedral was a complete change from what we have come to expect from this group. … Baroque
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The Tallis Scholars: Metamorphosis
METAMORPHOSIS H. Praetorius: Magnificat IV Gibbons: Magnificat (‘Short’) Pärt: Magnificat Sheppard: Our father Tavener: Our father (1999 version) Stravinsky: Otche nash Palestrina: Pater noster (a5) Gallus: Pater noster (a8) Interval Chant: Ave Maria Mouton: Ave Maria – virgo serena Stravinsky: Bogoroditse devo Pärt: Bogoroditse devo Gibbons: Nunc dimittis (‘Short’) Eccard: Maria wallt zum Heiligtum Pärt:
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Seattle Times Reviews Northwest Boychoir Stabat Mater
Ahead of their March 18th Portland performance, the Northwest Boychoir performed Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater with an ensemble of Seattle Symphony musicians under the direction of King’s College Choir director Stephen Cleobury: “The Boychoir, directed for the past 30 years by Joseph Crnko, has become a beloved Northwest fixture…with singing of exceptional clarity and balance, imposing
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Byzantine Music in Cyprus
Manuscripts of Byzantine chant copied through the middle of the fifteenth century show that Cyprus remained closely tied to the musical mainstream of Byzantium. The two hymns (stichera) from the Greek office for St Hilarion included on the present recording are excerpts from a longer sequence of hymns interpolated on the eve of his feast
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Cappella Romana Receives Oregon Cultural Trust Grant For Performances And Recording of Works by Composer Michael Adamis
As part of the Oregon Cultural Trust’s record $2.6 million in grants to Oregon partners, coalitions and organization, Cappella Romana has been awarded $16,285 to support concerts in Oregon and a recording of choral works by Greek composer Michael Adamis. From the Oregon Cultural Trust: Salem, Ore. — Statewide cultural organizations will receive a record
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Cyprus Recording Session Photos
A look at the first night of Cappella Romana’s Cyprus: Greek East & Latin West recording sessions: Hear it this season: Cyprus: Greek East & Latin West To this day, the island of Cyprus stands at a crossroads between East and West. Alexander Lingas leads Cappella Romana in an intrepid exploration of Cypriot music in
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Gramophone Magazine Names Steinberg: Passion Week An Editor’s Choice!
Gramophone Magazine names our new Maximilian Steinberg: Passion Week recording an August Editor’s Choice! “This important and exciting release from the Portland, Oregon-based 26-strong chamber choir is a notable successor to their ‘Good Friday in Jerusalem’ disc (5/15). … This recording closely followed what is believed to have been the premiere complete performance by these
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Cyprus Recording Rehearsals
Enjoy some photos from our rehearsals as we prepare to record our Cyprus: Greek East & Latin West program this week: Also, enjoy a look back at our 2008 Cyprus rehearsals: Cyprus: Greek East & Latin West To this day, the island of Cyprus stands at a crossroads between East and West. Alexander Lingas leads
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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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Planet Hugill Reviews Maximilian Steinberg: Passion Week
Robert Hugill has a new review for our “Remarkable re-discovery” of Maximilian Steinberg’s Passion Week: “Musically it is very much in the same genre as Rachmaninov’s All Night Vigil (Vespers), the chant in Steinberg’s work has similar recognisable outlines. Steinberg’s harmony is more classical…and the chants stand out more in Steinberg. …Quite romantic in texture,
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New MusicWeb Review for Maximilian Steinberg: Passion Week
After John Quinn named Maximilian Steinberg: Passion Week an April “Recording of the Month”, another MusicWeb International critic has been listening to our world premiere recording: “It is hard to imagine the turmoil surrounding conflict and persecution between the Communist state and the Church in this period, and even more so on hearing this tender
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