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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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The Divine Liturgy Of St. John Chrysostom — Liner Notes Part Three
A Second Generation of Greek American Church Musicians After the Second World War a second generation of Greek American church musicians emerged, some of whom had received training in Western art music at American universities. The composers among them soon began to recast the legacy of Sakellarides by rescoring his harmonized works idiomatically for mixed…
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The Oregonian Gives a Rave over the Messiah Performance
The Oregonian has a rave review for our Messiah performance with Portland Baroque Orchestra: “At the end of the evening, the loudest cheers went for the Portland choir Cappella Romana, which has done choral duties for PBO’s “Messiah” for the past several years. Well-blended, confident and informed by long experience of the piece, they cruised…
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Artslandia Sings Praises for The Messiah Performances with Portland Baroque Orchestra
Artslandia has a new review from last weekend’s Messiah concerts with Portland Baroque Orchestra: “PBOs partnership with Cappella Romana is now in its seventh year and the professional chorus of 24 singers makes all the difference. The familiar choruses were accurate and compelling, bringing out the brightness and optimism of the Old Testament prophecies and…
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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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MusicWeb International Reviews Hymns of Kassianí
Dominy Clements reviews Hymns of Kassianí for MusicWeb International: “much to appreciate in this substantial recording of Kassianí’s music… Cappella Romana is a leading vocal ensemble that is best known for its performances of Byzantine chant, and you have the feeling that you are in safe hands in the way they bring Kassianí’s ancient manuscripts…
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Audiophile Audition Gives Five Stars to Hymns of Kassianí
Audiophile Audition gives a five-star review to Cappella Romana’s Hymns of Kassianí recording: “Kassia is especially known for one particular piece, the Hymn of Kassiani, so-called because of its placement in the orthros (matins) service of Holy Wednesday. It is a masterly composition of great pathos, commemorating the harlot who anointed the feet of Jesus and…
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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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John Michael Boyer on Spirit Catholic Radio
Listen to John Michael Boyer on Spirit Catholic Radio: http://spiritcatholicradio.com/Audio/Spirit%20Mornings%20Archives/Previous/04-27-15%20Music%20Monday%20-%20John%20Michael%20Boyer%20-%20Cappella%20Romana.mp3 Help Cappella Romana Reach Even More New Goals — Give Now! One-Time Gift Recurring Gift Mail Phone Subscribe to the Cappella Romana 2015-2016 Season: Seattle Subscription Portland Subscription Series Concerts: Rachmaninoff’s All-Night Vigil — September 11-12-13, 2015 Cyprus: Greek East & Latin West — November…
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Preview Works on The Tudor Choir Program
Preview The Tudor Choir’s upcoming concerts with these recordings of works on the upcoming concert program: MARENZIO: Magnificat octavi toni a 8 [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/156309986″ params=”color=ff5700&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] PALESTRINA: Magnificat a 8 [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/92056198″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] Cappella Romana presents a festive summer concert Saturday, 26 July 2014, at St. Mary’s Cathedral…
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Watch the Passion Week Video
Watch the new Passion Week Video to hear a track from the new album and see photos from the recording sessions! Order NOW! Buy The CD & The VINYL Today! Amazon.com iTunes
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Lost Voices of Hagia Sophia Featured in The New York Times
The New York Times has a new article featuring our Icons of Sound: Hagia Sophia Re-Imagined project and Lost Voices of Hagia Sophia recording! See the article, filled with interviews with our project partners from Stanford and our own Alexander Lingas on NYTimes.com: “The Lost Voices of Hagia Sophia,” an album that brings to life…
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