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Musical Style and Tradition in American Orthodox Churches: Chant and Polyphony
This webinar, “Musical Style and Tradition in American Orthodox Churches,” was hosted by Fordham University’s Orthodox Christian Studies Center in a co-presentation with Cappella Romana. For centuries differences in musical style – especially the distinction between chant (unadorned melody) and polyphony (music sung in multiple parts) – have served Orthodox Christians as aural badges of
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Let My Prayer Arise! Music in the Experience of African American Orthodox Christians
With Fr. Turbo Qualls, Nun Katherine Weston (Fellowship of St. Moses the Black), and Dr. Shawn Wallace (Associate Professor of Jazz Studies at the Ohio State University and Orthodox Christian), and Dr. Peter Bouteneff, Dr. Rob Saler, and Dr. Alexander Lingas. Our panelists discuss the intersection of Orthodox liturgical music traditions and the African American
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SB at the 2012 Reading and Leeds Festivals
SB is set to perform at The 2012 Reading and Leeds Festivals. The band will hit the main stage at the Reading Festival on Friday, August 24th and the Leeds Festival on Saturday, August 25th.
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Christmas in the Summer: Preparing for Toensing’s Kontakion
In 2006 Cappella Romana was approached by the composer Richard Toensing to record a set of his Christmas carols and a new major work for double choir and soloists, The Kontakion of the Nativity of Christ, with a translation based on the English text by Fr. Ephrem Lash. Last night (24 July 2007) was the
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NEW Double CD | BYZANTIUM IN ROME: Medieval Byzantine Chant from Grottaferrata
NEW Double CDBYZANTIUM IN ROME: Medieval Byzantine Chant from Grottaferrata Click here to order. Sound samples: Teleutaion Alleluia | Prosomoia for St. Benedict | Kontakion for St. Bartholomew | Communion for Pentecost This release by Cappella Romana is a breathtaking collection of Medieval Byzantine Chant sung from manuscripts made at the Abbey of Grottaferrata in
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Cappella Romana (Arctic Light) in the Japanese Press
Cappella Romana’s Arctic Light was picked up by Jen Magazine, shown above.
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Friday concert to sell out
The Portland concert of ARCTIC LIGHT is going to sell out, so we have opened the balcony and transept seating for overflow as required. These seats have an obstructed view. To have the best experience for Friday night’s concert, bear in mind that parking is limited around St. Mary’s Cathedral. Please come early, and use
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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. Alexander Lingas returns from London to host ARCTIC LIGHT
Dr. Alexander Lingas returns from London to host ARCTIC LIGHT: Finnish Orthodox Music Free Recital & Reception – Sunday, Sept. 7 | YouTube Sample Thanks to a low-fare flight and a last-minute change in schedule, we’re happy to announce that Dr. Alexander Lingas, founder and artistic director of Cappella Romana, will return to the Northwest
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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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