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Great and Holy Friday in Jerusalem Program Notes
The J. Paul Getty Villa 17 & 18 May 2014 Cappella Romana Performs Medieval Byzantine Chant Program Great and Holy Friday in Jerusalem In the year 637 AD the orthodox Christian Patriarch Sophronios (d. 638) surrendered Byzantine Jerusalem to the Arab Caliph Umar, inaugurating a period of Muslim rule in the Holy City that would…
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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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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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Cyber Monday – Mt. Sinai: Frontier of Byzantium
One of the premiere recordings available in our Cyber Monday Week Sale is our recent recording Mt. Sinai: Frontier of Byzantium! Mt. Sinai: Frontier of Byzantium Cappella Romana performs exquisite Byzantine musical treasures—from the cathedrals and monasteries of the Eastern Roman Empire—preserved from destruction in the Egyptian desert at the Greek Orthodox Monastery of St.…
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Cappella Romana Holy Week in Jerusalem Program Notes – Part Two
Saturday, February 2nd, the day after our (already sold-out) Bing Concert Hall debut, Cappella Romana will perform music composed for 8th and 9th-century celebrations of Holy Week in Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulcher amid the natural acoustics of the Stanford University Memorial Church. Great and Holy Friday in Jerusalem (Part Two) Stanford Memorial Church…
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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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TWO New Cappella Romana CDs in Just FIVE Days!
We are officially FIVE days away from the release of TWO new Cappella Romana recordings! And the best part is, you can purchase BOTH recordings before they are officially released during this weekend’s concerts! Tikey Zes: Divine Liturgy Dr. Tikey Zes (b. 1927) is the most prolific composer of Greek Orthodox liturgical music in America.…
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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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New Release — A Time For Life
Now Available! A Time for Life: An Environmental Oratorio Robert Kyr Cappella Romana Third Angle New Music Commissioned by Cappella Romana and inspired by the initiatives of His All-Holiness +BARTHOLOMEW Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, Robert Kyr’s A Time for Life explores the urgent issue of ecological crisis through texts from the Greek Orthodox Service of…
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The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom
The Divine Liturgy bearing the name of St. John Chrysostom (d. 407) is the form of the Eucharist celebrated most frequently in the modern Byzantine rite. Like the communion services of most other Christian traditions, it features two large sections: a service of the Word that climaxes with readings from the New Testament and concludes…
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Early Music America Reviews Mt. Sinai Frontier of Byzantium
Early Music America magazine has a new review for our recent Mt. Sinai: Frontier of Byzantium recording: “The music speaks to a higher self: its target is the divine and focuses on the soul in direct union with God. One of its hallmarks is the luxurious usage of time. The repetitions of notes have an…
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