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Byzantine Christmas: Sun of Justice – Taking the Journey
The ecclesiastical feast day celebrating the Nativity of Jesus Christ – which came to be called simply “Christ’s Mass,” or “Christmas” in English – was added to the calendar in the Eastern Church somewhat later than other major feasts. Originally, Christ’s Nativity and Baptism were celebrated on the same day: Epiphany (January 6). Much has
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Portland Gala Speakers Announced!
RSVP today for A Night on the Aegean! Purchase tickets online or call 503.236.8202 RSVPs welcome as long as space is available or until Sept. 19th Portland Gala Guest Speakers: Fr. John Bakas Dean of the Cathedral of St. Sophia in Los Angeles, CA Founder of Camp AGAPE ‘Kids ‘n Cancer’ program President of the
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Good Friday In Jerusalem Liner Notes
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 last until its conquest by Latin Crusaders in 1099. Although subject to tribute, Jerusalem’s Christian inhabitants retained the right to continue celebrating both
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Passion and Resurrection
Ivan Moody (1964–2024) Passion And Resurrection Cappella Romana+ In MediO+ 45th Parallel Universe Alexander LingasFounder & Director Cappella Romana and In Medio (John Eisemann, director) form a choir of over 40 singers to perform Ivan Moody’s powerful oratorio Passion and Resurrection. English cantillation of Holy Week’s drama mixes with soul-stirring Orthodox hymns sung in Slavonic, Greek, and English, accompanied by
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Requiem for the Forgotten
Frank La Rocca (b. 1951) Requiem For The Forgotten with Josef Rheinberger’s Mass for Double Choir DIGITAL PREMIERE Available on-demand now Cappella Romana+ 45th Parallel Universe Richard SparksGuest Conductor Requiem for the Forgotten by Frank La Rocca for choir, organ, and strings commemorates the displaced and the homeless, championing the inherent dignity of every person. The
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Lusitano: Black Composers of the Renaissance
Marian Consort Sings Lusitano: Black Composer of the Renaissance The Marian Consort United Kingdom Rory McCleeryFounder & Director Embark on a journey to 16th-century Portugal with music by Vicente Lusitano (1520–1561), the first published Black composer. The Marian Consort (UK) is the world’s leading ensemble for the music of Lusitano, led by Alexander Lingas’s good friend Rory
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Out of the Ashes of Smyrna
Out of the Ashes of Smyrna Tour Cappella Romana John Michael BoyerAssociate Director The acclaimed ensemble Cappella Romana (“simply beautiful” New York Times) comes to Boston and New Orleans this November. Led by John Michael Boyer, associate music director, they will sing Byzantine Chant at the beautifully renovated Dormition Church in Somerville and one of
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Refund and Returns Policy
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Cappella Romana 2025–26 Season
It’s About Time As Founder and Musical Director of the vocal ensemble Cappella Romana, it brings me great joy to introduce It’s About Time, our 2025–2026 season of concerts in the Pacific Northwest. Traversing time and space, we perform music ranging in mood from quiet contemplation to joyful ecstasy, capped off by a return visit from our amazing
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Alexander Lingas’s Cappella Romana Playlist: Music for Easter Sunday
Welcome to the fourth playlist from the archives of Cappella Romana, we turn to music celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus on Easter Sunday, a feast called ‘Pascha’ in Greek and Slavonic. As a way of offering you my own seasonal greetings, I am concluding this week’s list with a choral setting of this hymn that
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Help Support a New Arvo Pärt Recording
After multiple performances, and rave reviews of Arvo Pärt’s Odes of Repentance, Cappella is preparing to make a recording of this work — but in order to make it a reality, we’ll need your support! Give Today
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