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Medieval Cyprus Between East and West
Located at a strategic point in the Eastern Mediterranean close to the coasts of Asia Minor (modern Turkey) and the Middle East, the island of Cyprus has been a site of commercial and cultural interchange since the dawn of civilization. Christianity came to the island with the apostles Paul and Barnabas, the latter of whom
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Maximilian Steinberg: Passion Week LP Available Now!
Now Available on Deluxe Limited-Edition 180-gram Vinyl LP Maximilian Steinberg: Passion Week The long-awaited vinyl LP format of Passion Week by Maximilian Steinberg is now available for purchase! Limited edition format with embossed, gatefold display packaging and exclusive behind-the-scenes photography. Includes a code for digital download of Steinberg’s Passion Week PLUS motets by Rimsky-Korsakov. Includes:
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Good Friday In Jerusalem Concert Program
Our concert features excerpts from the “Service of the Holy Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ” as it would have been celebrated in Jerusalem during the tenth century. The ancestor of the service celebrated in the modern Byzantine rite on Holy Thursday evening, this is a stational version of the office of early morning prayer
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Audiophile Audition Five Star Review for Good Friday In Jerusalem!
Audiophile Audition‘s Steven Ritter gives five star to the new Cappella Romana Good Friday In Jerusalem release! “This is the all-male version of Cappella Romana, and Alexander Lingas has his Portland-based ensemble going from strength to strength, perfectly judged balances among the melodists and those singing the ison, or lower drone notes, and executing these
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Announcing Cappella Romana’s 2023-24 Season
Cappella Romana is pleased to announce its 32nd Annual Season in Portland and Seattle. The 2023-24 Season offers concert experiences unlike any others. Under the leadership of Music Director and Founder Alexander Lingas, this season will span from traditional to experimental, from transcendent majesty to profound intimacy and tenderness. This is music that can change
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Announcing Byzantine Chant: The Received Tradition – A Lesson Book by John Michael Boyer
Years in the making, Byzantine Chant: The Received Tradition – A Lesson Book is a clearly written, detailed, and thorough manual for the notation, theory, terminology, and repertoire of the historic ecclesiastical music of the Greek Orthodox Church. Written by acclaimed cantor, composer, and pedagogue John Michael Boyer, this textbook will be a valuable learning resource for teachers, students,
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Robert Kyr Discusses His All-Night Vigil
Richard Barrett interviewed composer Robert Kyr about his new “All-Night Vigil” which Cappella Romana will premiere on November 11–13 in Seattle and Portland: Robert kyr: All-Night Vigil in English Seattle Friday 11 November 2022, 7:30 P.M.St. James Cathedral Portland Saturday 12 November 2022, 8:00 P.M.St. Mary’s Cathedral Portland Sunday 13 November 2022, 3:00 P.M.Our Lady
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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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Review of Toensing Kontakion in the Seattle PI
‘Kontakion’ reflects the old, new Full text of the article … The first half of the program was devoted to carols and hymns of all sizes and attitudes. Most were written in the past century, with texts in English and Greek. Although they may be familiar in Orthodox circles, they are not so known outside
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Concert Program Notes for “From Constantinople to California” Concert Series – Part One
The Eastern Roman Empire—commonly called “Byzantium” after the ancient name of its capital Constantinople — not only survived the downfall of Rome by a millennium, but also created a musical tradition that remains both alive and influential today. In From Constantinople to California Cappella Romana will follow this tradition from its medieval origins to contemporary Los
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LIVE IN GREECE Preview
We’ve got a full preview of a track from our upcoming LIVE IN GREECE recording for you today. Take a listen to Frank Desby’s Apolytikion of the Holy Cross via SoundCloud: LIVE IN GREECE Track 7: Apolytikion of the Holy Cross Frank Desby (1922–92) provided much of the impetus in the mid-twentieth century for the
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LIVE IN GREECE: From Constantinople to California – Part One
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. From Constantinople to California: Cappella Romana was founded on the Pacific Coast of the USA in 1991 to explore, through
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