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Cappella Romana Rehearses Arctic Light II
Cappella Romana rehearsing “Psalm 84” by Cyrillus Kreek with renowned Finnish choral director Timo Nuoranne. The Psalms of Estonian composer Cyrillus Kreek (1889-1962) take a pride of place in “Arctic Light II.” Kreek and his family converted from the Lutheran church to the Orthodox faith in 1896, when Kreek was just seven years old. His
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How Timo Nuoranne is coming back to Cappella Romana
Audiences in the Pacific Northwest know Timo Nuoranne from his Cappella Romana debut with Arctic Light in 2014: a concert program that was almost scrapped, as the program’s original director (Fr. Ivan Moody) was forced to cancel his appearance due to a recent injury that prevented him from flying. The project was a brilliant success,
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Rehearsing Tchaikovsky’s Nine Sacred Pieces
Benedict Sheehan, an emerging authority on Russian Orthodox singing and music director at St. Tikhon’s Seminary and Monastery in Pennsylvania, makes his Cappella Romana debut with selections from Tchaikovsky’s groundbreaking All-Night Vigil, Op. 52, and his transcendent Nine Sacred Pieces. Download the Program Seattle Fri 20 Oct, 8:00pm St. James Cathedral TICKETS Add to Calendar
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Cappella Romana seeks a Director of Marketing and Communications
Job Title: Director of Marketing and Communications Reports to: Executive Director Status: Full-time, exempt Compensation: Salary commensurate with experience Description: The Director of Marketing and Communications (DMC) builds and engages audience for Cappella Romana by creating and executing strategies designed to enhance patron experience, retention, and revenue. With a key focus on subscription and single
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Gramophone Review of The Akáthistos Hymn
Looking forward to our upcoming performances of Ivan Moody’s Akáthistos Hymn in Seattle and Portland, as well as the re-release of our original recording, we’re looking back at Gramophone Magazine’s 2003 review of our recording of the work: “The Byzantine Akáthistos Hymn probably dates from the early 6th century and comprises 24 stanzas, one for
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Cappella Romana at the Portland Middle East Festival
Sunday, August 27th, Cappella Romana will present selections of Orthodox Music from the upcoming season at 2 and 4pm during the 40th Annual Middle East Festival at the St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church in Portland! See Event Details on Facebook
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Fanfare Magazine Review for Cyprus: Between Greek East and Latin West
New Fanfare Magazine review for our Cyprus: Between Greek East and Latin West recording! “Musicologist Alexander Lingas continues his mesmerizing exploration of the music of both traditions with a release that offers, as he states in his extensive notes, ‘a sampling of the Byzantine and Latin sacred music that someone could have encountered during the
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Venice in the North Previews
Preview works on this weekend’s (April 28-30) Venice in the North program with videos from Cappella Romana performances at the 2016 Utrecht Early Music Festival: Venice in the North Cappella Romana first performed “Venice in the North” at the 2016 Early Music Festival in Utrecht (Netherlands). Make your April complete with this remarkable music! An
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The Tallis Scholars: Metamorphosis
METAMORPHOSIS H. Praetorius: Magnificat IV Gibbons: Magnificat (‘Short’) Pärt: Magnificat Sheppard: Our father Tavener: Our father (1999 version) Stravinsky: Otche nash Palestrina: Pater noster (a5) Gallus: Pater noster (a8) Interval Chant: Ave Maria Mouton: Ave Maria – virgo serena Stravinsky: Bogoroditse devo Pärt: Bogoroditse devo Gibbons: Nunc dimittis (‘Short’) Eccard: Maria wallt zum Heiligtum Pärt:
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Seattle Russian Chant Revival Preview
Seattle audiences have the exciting chance to preview our Russian Chant Revival program on Thursday, March 30th during a pre-concert session with the Seattle Symphony in their night devoted to Rachmaninov and his Russian influences! The preview is FREE with a Seattle Symphony ticket. Then, experience the full Russian Chant Revival performance at 7:30pm on
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Arvo Pärt Festival Program Book
Get ready for the first festival in North America celebrating the music of Arvo Pärt Browse the complete Festival Program Book here For more info and tickets, go to apfest.org or call 503-236-8202
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Early Music America: Reveling in Byzantine Chant
Philippa Kiraly has published a wonderful feature including reviews and interviews with Mark Powell and Alexander Lingas in honor of our 25th Season, as well as a preview of our upcoming Hagia Sophia “Icons of Sound” recording: “Cappella Romana opened its 25th season in October in Seattle and Portland with “Icons of Sound: Byzantine Chant
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