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Passion for Life
Passion for Life Steinberg & Gretchaninov, Survivors of the Soviet Regime Cappella RomanaAlexander Lingas, music director Oregon ArtsWatch Preview Banned, buried, and resurrected: Orthodox hymns for Holy Week that survived the Stalinist machine, brought to life in the deeply moving Passion Week settings by Maximilian Steinberg and Alexander Gretchaninov. Cappella Romana’s world premiere of Steinberg’s Passion
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Mass Appeal
Mass Appeal In Collaboration with Portland Youth Philharmonic Cappella RomanaPortland Youth Philharmonic CamerataDavid Hattner, guest conductor Brace yourself for a sonic experience that stirs the soul and lifts the roof. Stravinsky’s Mass is bold, modern, cool—utterly mesmerizing. Bruckner’s Mass answers with lush, soaring harmonies and awe-inspiring grandeur, featuring double choir, reeds, and brass. Performed in collaboration with
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Singer Spotlight: Catherine van der Salm
Our Singer Spotlight series continues with soprano Catherine van der Salm! What was your first performance with Cappella Romana? I sang my first concerts with Cappella Romana in November 2006, gorgeous Russian music under the direction of Mark Bailey. What Non-Cappella Romana Projects are you excited to share? I love to sing chamber music and new music!
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Cappella Romana Premieres
Access Cappella Romana’s Premieres Program! Discover “a sound world of unique beauty” (Gramophone) with Cappella Romana: music of transcendence. Through our “Premieres Program”, live-recorded videos of Cappella Romana’s 2025-26 Pacific Northwest Season Concerts will be made available for purchase for your on-demand enjoyment. Hope and Light Mystical Chamber Music by Arvo Pärt, Tikey Zes, and
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Audition for Cappella Romana
Cappella Romana at the Cave of the Apocalypse on the Island of Patmos, 2011 The singers for each Cappella Romana project are chosen from an international pool by the ensemble’s Music Director, Dr. Alexander Lingas, according to the musical demands of the repertoire to be sung. Some programs may feature as few as 4 singers
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Pentecost from the Traditions of Constantinople Program Notes
The J. Paul Getty Villa 17 & 18 May 2014 Cappella Romana Performs Medieval Byzantine Chant Program Pentecost from the Traditions of Constantinople The second part of our program features music for Pentecost, the Sunday fifty days after Easter on which Christians commemorate the descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles. The services for
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Music from Mt. Sinai: Recorded!
Cappella Romana’s program “Mt. Sinai: Frontier of Byzantium” was recorded last week, from August 20 through August 25, in the extraordinary acoustics of Holy Rosary Church in West Seattle. Alexander Lingas (center) led a nine-member ensemble in chants from the monastery of St. Catherine at Mt. Sinai in Egypt, featuring music for St. Catherine followed
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None For The Worse features Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom
Thanks to the None for the Worse blog for these kind words on our recording The Divine Liturgy of our Father Among the Saints John Chrysostom: “If you are looking for an English audio version of the Orthodox Church’s Divine Liturgy, then look no further than Cappella Romana’s The Divine Liturgy of our Father Among
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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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Fanfare Interviews Robert Kyr
Fanfare Magazine has a grand interview with composer Robert Kyr about his new Cappella Romana CD, A Time For Life. Read an excerpt from the interview, “The Joy of Creation” below and visit the Fanfare Archives for the full piece: Fanfare: A Time for Life is one of a number of your pieces inspired by
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Sun of Justice on Ancient Faith Radio
John Michael Boyer and John El Massih join the Ancient Faith Radio podcast to talk about the debut PRÓTO release, Sun of Justice! Listen and subscribe at AncientFaith.com http://audio.ancientfaith.com/interviews/afp_2017-12-06.mp3 Order Now Sun of Justice: Byzantine Chant for Christmas in Greek, Arabic, and English Cappella Romana Media combines passion with scholarship in its exploration of early
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Good Friday In Jerusalem Now Available!
Good Friday In Jerusalem Now Available for Purchase and Download Purchase Direct from Cappella Romana Amazon.com Amazon UK iTunes ArkivMusic Stream [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/188154336″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/190282564″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] Good Friday In Jerusalem: Medieval Byzantine Chant from the Church of the Holy Sepulchre Alexander Lingas, artistic director and soloist;
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