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Meet Stelios Kontakiotis
Stelios Kontakiotis, principal soloist Stelios Kontakiotis is protopsaltis (first chanter) of the Holy Temple of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary on the sacred island of Tinos, Greece, one of the most prominent pilgrimage sites in Greece. Mr. Kontakiotis was born in Athens and grew up on the island of Amorgos (Cyclades-Greece). He began his
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You can help us reach our $25K goal: Just $3K left to go!
As a student in 1991, I gathered a group of friends to share the beautiful and transformative musical inheritance of Byzantium. Today, over three decades later, Cappella Romana fulfills this mission on a global scale through performances, recordings, publications, and educational initiatives. None of this would have been possible without the generous financial support of
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Tickets going fast for ARCTIC LIGHT
There are still a few of the best seats still available for the concerts of Arctic Light: Finnish Orthodox Music, but they are selling quickly. Order your tickets to ARCTIC LIGHT today at Brown Paper Tickets, 800-838-3006, or online at www.brownpapertickets.com. More information about Arctic Light.
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Pre-Order LIVE IN GREECE on Amazon!
Cappella Romana: LIVE IN GREECE is less than three weeks from its release! And now you can pre-order it on Amazon.com (click the image below to pre-order today)!
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LIVE IN GREECE Featured by Allegro Classical
LIVE IN GREECE is a “Featured Release” on the Allegro Classical website! Take a look: Preview Track 7: Apolytikion of the Holy Cross via SoundCloud Order today via: Amazon.com Allegro Classics CappellaRomana.org
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In Communion Features Angelic Light as Recommended Reading
In Communion, a site of the Orthodox Peace Fellowship, has published a 2012 list of “Recommended Reading” and included our recent release “Angelic Light.” “The famous line from the first Blues Brothers movie: AWe have both kinds of music”—in that case, Country and West-ern—could also apply to Capella Romana. Under the leadership of founder and
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About Ensemble Organum
We are very excited about our upcoming concert featuring Marcel Pérès, so we wanted to share a little about his own ensemble — Ensemble Organum! The Organum Ensemble was founded in 1982 by Marcel Pérès at Sénanque Abbay (France) and has been supported since 1984 by the Fondation Royaumont. The Ensemble develops programmes which combine
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A Big Thank You To the Regional Arts and Culture Council
A sincere thank you to the Regional Arts and Culture Council and the Work for Art program for your commitment to the arts in our region. The general operating support provided by the public and granted through RACC provides essential funds for Cappella Romana (and the nearly 50 other organizations in our region) to make
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ClassicalNet Review of Angelic Light
We stumbled across this older review of our Angelic Light: Music from Eastern Cathedrals compilation on the Classical review site, Classical.net, and wanted to share a few wonderful quotes from reviewer Robert Cummings: “Serenity, peace and an ecstatic religious sense permeate almost every number. … The Cappella Romana sing admirably throughout, capturing the Byzantine style
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Help Us Ring In the New Year!
Help us ring in the new year right! Make or increase your gift to Cappella Romana by midnight tonight and the Maybelle Clark Macdonald Fund will match your gift! If you have already made a new gift to support Cappella Romana’s important work in music in the Orthodox inheritance, THANK YOU! Give Now!
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Letter from Mark Powell, Executive Director
Introduction to Cappella Romana’s 30th Anniversary Season Dear Friends and Supporters, In late winter we usually are ready to share our next season with you, but given how this year has proceeded, we decided to wait until now to make any announcement. Over the last year, we have not lain dormant. Cappella Romana’s recording label
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Blu-Ray Review of Benedict Sheehan: Liturgy
Blu-Ray.com reviews Cappella Records’ new release of the Saint Tikhon Choir and Benedict Sheehan‘s recording, Benedict Sheehan: Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom: “Sheehan’s approach certainly harkens back to longstanding choral traditions in Russia and environs, and as such, there’s often a dark, almost foreboding, ambience to some of the massed lower sonorities he exploits. … If
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