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Arctic Light Sells out in Portland
We’re thrilled to report a full sell-out in Portland of our program ARCTIC LIGHT, with nearly 700 in attendance. If you missed the show, but would like to purchase a CD of some of this music, visit our website for some specially imported CDs of Finnish Orthodox Music.
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The Tudor Choir is coming
This March, The Tudor Choir returns to Portland for the first time in eight years. Check out their program, samples from their recent CD, and ticket information here.
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Dr. Lingas to give lecture for London’s Royal Academy: ‘Byzantine Psalmody to 1453’
In conjunction with the Royal Academy of Arts exhibition, Byzantium 330-1453: Dr Alexander Lingas, Senior Lecturer in Music at City University and founder and artistic director of Cappella Romana, will survey the development of liturgical music in Byzantium from its origins in the congregational psalmody of Late Antiquity to the ecstatic compositions of St John
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Cappella Romana completes Finnish Recording sessions
Cappella Romana has completed another set of sessions for a future CD release, this time of music from the Finnish Orthodox Church. The photo here is from a free recital presented in advance of the sessions on Sunday, September 7, at St. Agatha’s Church in Sellwood, Portland.
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Neal Stephenson loves Byzantine music
Who would have thought that Neal Stephenson, one of the world’s most famous science fiction writers, would be a fan of Cappella Romana? He says his favorite type of chant is Byzantine Chant. The music accompanying his new novel employs some singers from Cappella Romana. More info here, by its composer, David Stutz. Living With
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Cappella Romana with Neal Stephenson at the Bagdad in Portland
Er, make that Neal “Stepheson.” At the Powell’s Books reading in Portland, Tuesday, September 16, at the Bagdad Theater.Cappella Romana singers Mark Powell, Adam Steele, (Neal Stephenson), Paige Baker, David Krueger.
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Cappella Romana to sing Divine Liturgy at St. George’s Orthodox Church, Portland
Cappella Romana, Portland’s professional vocal ensemble of international acclaim specializing in music of the Orthodox Church, will sing the Divine Liturgy at St. George’s Antiochian Orthodox Church in Portland, Oregon, this Sunday, October 5, at 10:00am. The ensemble will be led by John Michael Boyer, Protopsaltis (Chief Cantor) of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San
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Singing Divine Liturgy at St. George’s Antiochian Orthodox Church, Portland (A report)
Cappella Romana members John S. Boyer, David Krueger, Les Green, Mark Powell, John Michael Boyer, LeaAnne DenBeste, Catherine van der Salm, Christina Abdul-Karim, and Jo Routh sang the service of the Divine Liturgy at St. George’s Antiochian Orthodox Church, Portland, Oregon, on October 5, 2008. Byzantine chant in English formed the basis for the service
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New CD release from the Royal Academy in London
Our Third CD release since July, a “Greatest Hits” compilation Byzantium: 330-1453Cappella Romana announces the release of its 11th recording, the official companion CD commissioned for the exhibition, BYZANTIUM: 330-1453, at London’s Royal Academy of Arts (25 October ’08 to 22 March ’08. www.royalacademy.org.uk). Order the disc here. Receive this disc as a free gift
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Receive “Byzantium 300-1453” FREE when you buy 2 or more CDs
Your FREE gift with 2 or more With your order of 2 or more CDs, we will send you a FREE GIFT: a copy of our latest title, “Byzantium: 330-1453,” a compilation of Cappella’s “Greatest Hits” of Byzantine music. CDs by Cappella Romana make great gifts. Choose from among our growing discography, from our latest
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Fall of Constantinople Reviewed in Gramophone
The CD of Cappella Romana’s most popular and critically acclaimed program, The Fall of Constantinople, has received a review in the April 2009 edition of Gramophone magazine. [Link to Cappella Romana’s CD Store] The review hasn’t yet appeared in the Gramophone online reviews, but do find it in print at your local music or magazine
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Be Radiant, O Peoples!
Working under Muslim rule in and around Jerusalem during the 8th century AD, St. John of Damascus—defender of icons, theologian, poet and musician—composed a radiant hymn for Easter Sunday morning, his Paschal Canon. Over the centuries his joyful verses praising the Resurrection of Christ have been adapted to countless languages and musical styles across a
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