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Cappella Romana presents a free open rehearsal for donors and subscribers, completes recording of Music for Christmas by Richard Toensing
For this remarkable project, Richard Toensing composed an ambitious new a cappella work for Cappella Romana, requiring two choirs (24 singers), three male soloists (the Magi), treble and baritone duet (Christ), and soprano soloist (the Mother of God). Entitled “The Kontakion of the Nativity of Christ,” Toensing set an English translation of the majority of
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Events at City University London
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Louise Gordon, Concerts Manager, +44 (0) 20 7040 8271, louise.gordon.1@city.ac.uk City University Brings ‘Voices of Byzantium’ to London ‘robust and intriguing music’—The Washington Post, 2 DEC. 06‘sung with such strength and commitment’ —Los Angeles Times, 12 DEC. 06 London. [12 February 2009] — In March 2009, the Department of Music at City
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Pre-Order November Releases Today!
Our two November releases are available for pre-order direct from CappellaRomana.com! Purchase today and orders will ship immediately upon release on November 12th! Tikey Zes: Divine Liturgy Dr. Tikey Zes (b. 1927) is the most prolific composer of Greek Orthodox liturgical music in America. This highly original Liturgy, which Zes dedicated to Cappella Romana, bears
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Heaven and Earth: Art of Byzantium from Greek Collections
The Byzantine Inheritance performances are a part of the National Gallery of Art’s celebrations around the new “Heaven and Earth: Art of Byzantium from Greek Collections” exhibition. From the National Gallery of Art Website: In the first-ever exhibition of Byzantine art at the Gallery, some 170 works of art, many never before lent to the
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TWO New Cappella Romana CDs in Just FIVE Days!
We are officially FIVE days away from the release of TWO new Cappella Romana recordings! And the best part is, you can purchase BOTH recordings before they are officially released during this weekend’s concerts! Tikey Zes: Divine Liturgy Dr. Tikey Zes (b. 1927) is the most prolific composer of Greek Orthodox liturgical music in America.
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The Divine Liturgy Of St. John Chrysostom — Liner Notes Part Two
John Sakellarides and Greek American Choral Music for the Divine Liturgy The first notated examples of polyphonic music for the Byzantine rite—that is, music employing more than one vocal part intended for worship by Eastern Orthodox and Greek Catholic Christians—appeared shortly before 1453 among the works of singers who served at the courts of the
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Preview Arctic Light and Timo Nuoranne
Leading our Arctic Light performances will be director, Timo Nuoranne, a faculty member at the Sibelius Academy of Music in Helsinki and one of the world’s leading experts in the Finnish choral repertoire. The program will include 20th-century works from the Finnish Orthodox Church, including selections of the (in)famous Vigilia by Einojuhani Rautavaara, of which
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Arctic Light — This Weekend
Portland 8pm, Fri., Jan. 17, St. Mary’s Cathedral Seattle 8pm, Sat., Jan. 18, St. Joseph’s Parish Arctic Light Back by popular demand, this sumptuous program of choral works from the Orthodox Church of Finland was first performed in 2008. The music marries a shining Northern clarity of sound with the sonic richness of the
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Cappella Romana Passion Week Performance a “World-Class Arts Event”
Portland Monthly Magazine has a Spring “Guide to the Season’s World-Class Arts Events” and tabs our April 11th Passion Week concert at St. Mary’s Cathedral. “In April, vocal ensemble Cappella Romana performs the world premiere of Maximilian Steinberg’s Passion Week, the last major sacred work composed in Russia before Stalin cracked down on religious art.
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Hymns of Kassianí Gets Highest Rating from ConcertoNet
Critic Linda Holt gives ConcertoNet‘s highest rating (4 Stars) to our new Hymns of Kassianí recording! “Cappella Romana… is transforming the dry, brittle pages of ancient Byzantine scores into living musical lyricism with a broad international appeal. … Their latest album provides a stunning entrée to the work of Kassianí, an Orthodox woman, monastic and
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St. Tikhon Choir Gives a “Stunning Debut”
Cinemusical gives stars across the board to the Saint Tikhon Choir’s recording of Benedict Sheehan’s Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom on Cappella Records: “The work is a blend of liturgical components (litanies, various antiphons and hymns, an “Our Father”, communion, blessing) and psalm settings (Sheehan adapted Psalms 145 and 148). There are references to ancient
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Venice in the East is Available Today!
Venice in the East: Renaissance Crete & Cyprus is out now on all of your favorite music outlets – and currently a Spotify New Release Top Pick and Apple Music featured new album! Get it Today! Amazon Apple Music ArkivMusic Spotify YouTube Music Cappella Romana About Venice in the East: Rennaisance Crete & Cyprus This
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