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Meet Bogdan Djaković
Now in his 27th season directing the Choir of St. George’s Cathedral in Novi Sad, Serbia, Bogdan Djaković is one of the world’s leading experts in Serbian Orthodox Choral Music. Bogdan Djaković has established himself as an international director, leading performances in Italy, Great Britain, France, Spain, Germany, Greece, Slovenia, Croatia, Portugal, Switzerland and Sweden.…
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Cappella Romana to sing Divine Liturgy in San Jose
Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, San Jose, CA Sunday, September 28, 10:00am The Divine Liturgy, with music composed by Dr. Tikey Zes (as recorded by Cappella Romana) Under the direction of the composer, Dr. Tikey Zes Following the fundraising event for the PAOI in San Francisco on Saturday night, Cappella Romana will sing the Divine…
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Singer Spotlight: Richard Barrett
Our Singer Spotlight series continues with Richard Barrett! What Was Your Introduction to Cappella Romana? In 1996, as a sophomore voice major, I was introduced to a gentleman named Mark Powell, who was organizing a tour that my college choir was going on. I wound up not going on the tour, but a year and a half…
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ArtsWatch Reviews Fall of Constantinople
Oregon ArtsWatch reviews the Portland performance of The Fall of Constantinople, saying “Portland vocal ensemble excels in hometown performance before major European festival appearance”: “Just past what the Greeks called ‘dog days of summer,’ Cappella Romana shone like Sirius in our Portland sky. Saturday night the premier choral ensemble presented a thoughtful, dramatic performance of…
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Notes for the Utrecht OudeMuziek Festival!
Programme Notes for ‘The Fall of Constantinople’ Cappella Romana – Utrecht Early Music Festival 2014 The creation of a re-imagined ‘Holy Roman Empire’, an entity which centuries later would be ruled by the Hapsburgs, was initially the response of Frankish kings and a resurgent Papacy to the retreat of Roman imperial power to Eastern Mediterranean…
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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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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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Soma Christou Virtual Choir
Here is the Greek-American answer to Eric Whitacre’s Virtual Choir, presenting the Communion Verse for Pascha (Easter) sung by members of Greek Orthodox church choirs from around the country, “virtually conducted” by the composer of this setting, Dr. Tikey Zes. Cappella Romana has long been a champion of Dr. Zes’ work, including his 1991 Divine…
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A TIME FOR LIFE Now in Rehearsal
A TIME for LIFE: Music for the Environment Cappella Romana is in residence this week working on Robert Kyr’s innovative new work on the theme of living in harmony with nature, “A TIME FOR LIFE.” (Click here for a sound sample of music by Robert Kyr). Artistic Director Alexander Lingas is shown above, conducting, with…
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Fr. Ivan Moody concelebrates at St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church
Fr. Ivan Moody (second from the right) concelebrated the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom at St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church on Sunday morning, January 6, 2008. In addition to serving the liturgy, Fr. Ivan participated in the feast of Theophany, the Baptism of Christ in the River Jordan, which culminated in the…
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Leitourgeia ka Qurbana review of Angelic Light: Music from Eastern Cathedrals
Richard Barrett of the Leitourgeia ka Qurbana: Contra den Zeitgeist reviews Angelic Light: Music from Eastern Cathedrals: “The compilation Angelic Light: Music from Eastern Cathedrals is … a demonstration that you actually can just write gorgeouspsounding Western music for Orthodox texts… “There’s an awful lot to like about this recording; it’s a great sampling of…
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LIVE IN GREECE: From Constantinople to California – Part Three
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. Part One Part Two II – Modern Choral Settings of Byzantine Chant Under Venetian and later British rule the Ionian…
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