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Fanfare Magazine Interviews Benedict Sheehan
Fanfare Magazine’s James A. Altena has a new must-read interview with Benedict Sheehan after the release of his Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom recording with the St. Tikhon Choir on Cappella Records: Benedict Sheehan is the artistic director of the Saint Tikhon Choir, at St. Tikhon’s Orthodox Monastery in South Canaan, PA (in the…
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National Endowment for the Arts Awards Major Grant to Cappella Romana for Black Voices in Orthodox Music
Cappella Romana is thrilled to announce a $35,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts for its Black Voices in Orthodox Music series, which in 2025 will feature the Canon for Racial Reconciliation by Nicholas Reeves and Isaac Cates. This grant is under the NEA’s Grants for Arts Projects, tied with My Voice Music…
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Audition for Cappella Romana
Cappella Romana at the Cave of the Apocalypse on the Island of Patmos, 2011 The singers for each Cappella Romana project are chosen from an international pool by the ensemble’s Music Director, Dr. Alexander Lingas, according to the musical demands of the repertoire to be sung. Some programs may feature as few as 4 singers…
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Notes on Heaven and Earth: A Song of Creation
Heaven and Earth: A Song of Creation Dedicated to Richard Toensing (+2014) and Archimandrite Ephrem Lash (+2016) of blessed memory Program Notes by Richard Barrett, Artistic Director, The Saint John of Damascus Society HEAVEN AND EARTH TICKETS 10/12 SEATTLE TICKETS 10/13 PORTLAND TICKETS 10/14 PORTLAND TICKETS The Saint John of Damascus Society is a sacred arts…
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The Psalm 103 Project
Heaven and Earth: A Song of Creation 12-14 Oct, 2018 TICKETS & INFO Cappella Romana’s Heaven and Earth: A Song of Creation Series (October 12-14, 2018) is a collaboration with the Saint John of Damascus Society. A musical meditation on Psalm 103 (“Bless the Lord, O my soul”), the Orthodox Vesperal Psalm, the program premieres…
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Oregon Days of Culture feature Cappella Romana Hagia Sophia Performance
Oregon Days of Culture and the Portland Tribune & Community Newspapers have a wonderful feature on the upcoming Stanford Residency concerts and the “Icons of Sound” project highlighting “The Sounds of Hagia Sophia.” Heavenly Experience: Vocal chamber ensemble Cappella Romana performs from Portland to Stanford to Greece “It is said that when the Slavic people…
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“The Green Patriarch,” Cappella Romana, And a Time For life
Before climate change became a pressing item on the global agenda, signs of human abuse of the natural environment had prompted efforts in religious communities throughout the world to recover spiritually grounded notions of human stewardship within creation. For Orthodox Christianity, this process began in earnest during the second half of the tenure of His…
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Lost Voices of Hagia Sophia at Bing Hall – Livestream
Now by livestream — Icons of Sound: Hagia Sophia Reimagined! Cappella Romana livestreams Part 1 of the triumphant November 2016 performance at Stanford University’s Bing Hall. This was the first time in the world that a full concert had been produced with the digital auralization of the acoustics of Hagia Sophia. For this concert, consider…
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Living Memories
Introduction: Modern Greek Poetry and Memory Living Memories SEATTLE Fri 14 Nov 2O25, 7:3O PMSt. James CathedralFirst Hill, Seattle PORTLAND Sat 15 Nov 2O25, 2:OO PMHoly Trinity Greek Orthodox ChurchLaurelhurst, Portland “Eternal memory” is the final chant of funeral and memorial services in the Byzantine rite of Christian liturgy. Ancient in origin, this simple exclamation…
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Terms and Conditions
Agreement between User and cappellaromana.org Welcome to cappellaromana.org. The cappellaromana.org website (the “Site”) is comprised of various web pages operated by Cappella Romana (“Cappella Romana”). cappellaromana.org is offered to you conditioned on your acceptance without modification of the terms, conditions, and notices contained herein (the “Terms”). Your use of cappellaromana.org constitutes your agreement to all…
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Review of A TIME FOR LIFE
Today’s Oregonian posted an excellent review of Cappella Romana’s program, A Time for Life. A PDF of that review can be viewed here: Review of A Time for Life, The Oregonian, November 5, 2007 Full text also here: ‘Time’ cries out for planet’s salvation Monday, November 05, 2007 DAVID STABLER The Oregonian Staff A tenor…
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Cappella Romana returns to the recording studio this month!
Heaven and Earth, with John Tavener’s Ikon of Light. Guest post by Richard Barrett, Artistic Director of The Saint John of Damascus Society In July 2012, nine years ago this month, my friend Dr. Harold Sabbagh and I had initial conversations about a spark of an idea. He was infectiously enthusiastic about CERN’s then-recent confirmation…
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