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New Release — The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom
Now Available! The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom Cappella Romana Tikey Zes Dr. Tikey Zes (b. 1927) is the most prolific composer of Greek Orthodox liturgical music in America. This highly original Liturgy, which Zes dedicated to Cappella Romana, bears the marks of a composer long engaged with the traditions of Orthodox worship. Cumulatively
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Five Stars for Hymns of Kassianí
HRAudio.net gives Hymns of Kassianí a five-star rating in both performance and sonics! “The importance of this new release is to allow us to go back in time to discover more about the origins of sacred choral music, and – perhaps a revelation for uninitiated – that Hildegard von Bingen wasn’t the first female composer.
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Benedict Sheehan Brings the Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom to Life
“While listening, I closed my eyes and just let the voices of the Saint Tikhon Choir bring the liturgy alive in music. … In all honesty, the voices of the choir performing Sheehan’s setting gave me chills. This is an album I’ll be listening to often. I highly recommend this album to those who enjoy
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The Absolute Sound Declares Lost Voices of Hagia Sophia a Triumph
The Absolute Sound magazine’s September 2020 issue features an in-depth look at our Lost Voices of Hagia Sophia recording and declares it “A triumph of scholarship, musicianship, and technology.” “For many critical listeners, and not just readers of this magazine, the absolute sound—the sound of live, unamplified music in a real space—is a touchstone…The venue
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HR Audio Gives Lost Voices of Hagia Five Stars
HRAudio.net‘s Adrian Quanjer gives our Lost Voices of Hagia Sophia recording a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ rating! “It’s Art, it’s history, it’s technical advance, it’s Magic! … It is self-evident that for such an experiment a choir of exceptional professional quality is a ‘sine qua non’. Cappella Romana, under its experienced and highly qualified Music Director, Alexander Lingas,
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Alexander Lingas’s Cappella Romana Playlist: Holy Week 2
Welcome to the third in a new series of playlists from the archives of Cappella Romana, featuring hymns selected from the Byzantine services of Holy Thursday and Holy Friday. Next week I will be back with Easter music from the archives of Cappella Romana. Meanwhile, please remember that streaming services return very little to their
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Cappella Romana Awarded New Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Jane Chu has approved more than $80 million in grants as part of the NEA’s second major funding announcement for fiscal year 2018. Included in this announcement is an ArtWorks grant of $10,000 to Cappella Romana to launch a new three-concert series in San Francisco. The ArtWorks category is the
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Smithsonian Magazine Features Icons of Sound
Our “Icons of Sound” concert and collaboration with Stanford University gets a fantastic feature in the Smithsonian Magazine: “Hagia Sophia, a former church and mosque, is an important part of Istanbul’s long history. Who knew its sublime sound could be transferred to Stanford? Twice in the past few years, Stanford scholars and scientists have worked
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Hagia Sophia: A Space In Between Heaven and Earth
Professor Bissera Pentcheva presents Hagia Sophia: A Space In Between Heaven and Earth at Reed College Tuesday, November 15, 2016 – 4:45pm Eliot Hall 314 Free and open to the public More Information ** This event follows Cappella Romana’s residency with Dr. Pentcheva at Stanford, where the ensemble performed medieval Byzantine chant from Hagia Sophia
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Cappella Romana Celebrates 25 Years!
Twenty-five years ago today (April 26, 1991) Cappella Romana made its debut in San Francisco! “Back in 1991, Portland native Alexander Lingas, the group’s artistic director, was living in San Francisco, singing as the assistant cantor at Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral while studying for his doctoral exam. A recent earthquake had damaged the church, and
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Benjamin Tissell Reviews Rachmaninoff All-Night Vigil
A wonderful heartfelt review of our Rachmaninoff All-Night Vigil concert from artist Benjamin Tissell: “…it was with great relish that I spent last Saturday night trying to finagle my way into a choir concert for the student price. The choir was Cappella Romana, one of the best around. The piece was Rachmaninoff’s “All Night Vigil”
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