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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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More on Ensemble Organum and Marcel Peres
About Ensemble Organum’s last record: Requiem of Divitis (16th century) For thirty years now, the vocal ensemble Organum has slowly but surely, far from the eye of the public at large, pieced together a veritable history of the singing of sacred music. With this new disc, Organum adds yet another layer to the knowledge of
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Taste of Byzantium Sold Out!
Saturday’s fundraiser concert A Taste of Byzantium has officially sold out, so we wanted to let you know and give you a hearty THANK YOU! For those that are coming, we’re featuring some of the silent auction items on our Facebook Page, so make sure to check back all week! Here are links to a
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A little about the Codex Calixtinus
A little about the Codex Calixtinus: The Codex Calixtinus is an illuminated manuscript compiled by French scholar Aymeric Picaud between 1135 and 1139. The Codex has been held in the archives of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela since 1150, and was intended as an anthology for pilgrims following the “Way of St. James” to
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Looking Back to January
As we get closer to our 2013 Rachmaninoff Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom concerts, we wanted to take a look back at our Rachmaninoff All Night Vigil performances from this January! Here’s a feature of our dress rehearsal on OPB: “With 26 voices including an augmented bass section to anchor Rachmaninoff’s dark, almost subterranean sound,
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Get A Look Inside Bing Concert Hall
February 1st, Cappella Romana will perform in Stanford University’s new Bing Concert Hall which opens in January! Cappella Romana will perform the “From Constantinople to California” program amid acoustics electronically enhanced to simulate the lush resonances of the ancient Hagia Sophia cathedral in Istanbul, Turkey in collaboration with faculty in Art & Art History and the Center
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Cappella Romana Presents The Messiah with the Portland Baroque Orchestra
Cappella Romana Joins With the Portland Baroque Orchestra to present Handel’s Messiah Handel’s greatest oratorio, continuously performed in the world every year since its composition. An added Monday evening performance, lasting about two hours, features highlights from the complete oratorio. The Portland Baroque Orchestra with: Monica Huggett, directorCappella Romana, chorusKathryn Mueller, sopranoOwen Willetts, altoCharles Brady,
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Cappella Romana Members to Perform A Byzantine Christmas
Cappella Romana members Spyridon Antonopoulos and John Michael Boyer to perform A Byzantine Christmas: A Concert of Byzantine Chants and Greek Carols as presented by The Greek Institute in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The Greek Institute invites you to its third annual Byzantine Christmas. Music Director Spyridon Antonopoulos is joined by acclaimed chanters and world musicians from Boston and beyond in a
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Rachmaninoff: Divine Liturgy – This Weekend!
Following three sold-out performances last season of Rachmaninoff’s All-Night Vigil (“Vespers”), this weekend Cappella Romana presents Rachmaninoff’s Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom! Get your tickets today!
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Get a look at Bing Concert Hall
February 1st, Cappella Romana will perform in Stanford University’s all-new Bing Concert Hall (just opened this past weekend)! Cappella Romana will perform the “From Constantinople to California” program amid acoustics electronically enhanced to simulate the lush resonances of the ancient Hagia Sophia cathedral in Istanbul, Turkey in collaboration with faculty in Art & Art History and the
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Cappella Romana Holy Week in Jerusalem Program Notes – Part One
Saturday, February 2nd, after their sold-out Bing Concert Hall debut, amid the natural acoustics of Memorial Church, Cappella Romana will perform music composed for 8th and 9th-century celebrations of Holy Week in Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulcher. Great and Holy Friday in Jerusalem (Part One) In the year 637 A.D. the orthodox Christian Patriarch
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