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Hagia Sophia #ThrowbackThursday
As we look forward to next weekend’s exploration of the majestic ceremonies for the cathedral of Hagia Sophia in our “Fall of Constantinople” concerts, here’s a #ThrowbackThursday look to our “Icons of Sound” Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics project! [one_half] Seattle Friday, 29 August, 2014, 8:00pm St. Joseph’s Parish [/one_half][one_half_last] Portland Saturday,
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It’s Arts Madness Month in Portland
Spearheaded by the Resonance Ensemble, Cappella Romana is excited to be participating in a new community initiative for the month of March to support the vibrant arts scene in Portland — Arts Madness! #ArtsMadnessPDX Your local arts organizations have come together to support one another and get you discounts at the same time! Think of
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Alexander Lingas to Lead Byzantine Chant Ensemble for the Coronation at Westminster Abbey
Dr. Alexander Lingas, founder and music director of Cappella Romana, will lead the Byzantine Chant Ensemble in the Coronation at Westminster Abbey on Saturday, 6 May 2023. Buckingham Palace recently announced that “at the request of His Majesty, in tribute to his late father His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Greek Orthodox
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Announcing Byzantine Chant: The Received Tradition – A Lesson Book by John Michael Boyer
Years in the making, Byzantine Chant: The Received Tradition – A Lesson Book is a clearly written, detailed, and thorough manual for the notation, theory, terminology, and repertoire of the historic ecclesiastical music of the Greek Orthodox Church. Written by acclaimed cantor, composer, and pedagogue John Michael Boyer, this textbook will be a valuable learning resource for teachers, students,
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Heaven and Earth: A Song of Creation – This Weekend!
This weekend, Cappella Romana performs Heaven and Earth: A Song of Creation and Ikon of Light in Seattle and Portland AND launches the world premiere recording! We’ve got all the materials here to get you prepared for this monumental weekend! Heaven and Earth Seattle Friday 14 October 2022, 7:30 P.M.St. James Cathedral Portland Saturday 15
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Cappella Romana at The J. Paul Getty Villa Program
The J. Paul Getty Villa 17 & 18 May 2014 Cappella Romana Performs Medieval Byzantine Chant Program I. Great and Holy Friday in Jerusalem Processional Sticheron: “The Paradise in Eden,” Mode Plagal 4 Three-Ode Kanon (Triodion): Kosmas the Melodist (8th c.), Mode Plagal 2: Ode 5 Kontakion on Mary at the Cross (Short and Psaltikon
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Meet Glenn Miller
Glenn Miller is well known for his unique basso profundo voice. His singing career includes numerous performances and recordings as a member of Conspirare, Robert Shaw Festival Singers, St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, Choir of Men and Boys, Choir of St. Paul’s Cathedral London, New York Choral Artists, and Vox Early Music Ensemble in Ann
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About Rev. Dr. John Chryssavgis, and his talks on November 2 and 3
Before the concerts of A TIME FOR LIFE, in a special introductory presentation that will assume the form of an ecological meditation, Rev. Dr. John Chryssavgis will explore a sacred vision of the earth. Through images and word, he will reflect on the relationship of spirituality to ecology, emphasizing the role of icons, liturgy and
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Review of Toensing Kontakion in the Seattle PI
‘Kontakion’ reflects the old, new Full text of the article … The first half of the program was devoted to carols and hymns of all sizes and attitudes. Most were written in the past century, with texts in English and Greek. Although they may be familiar in Orthodox circles, they are not so known outside
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Cyber Monday – Mt. Sinai: Frontier of Byzantium
One of the premiere recordings available in our Cyber Monday Week Sale is our recent recording Mt. Sinai: Frontier of Byzantium! Mt. Sinai: Frontier of Byzantium Cappella Romana performs exquisite Byzantine musical treasures—from the cathedrals and monasteries of the Eastern Roman Empire—preserved from destruction in the Egyptian desert at the Greek Orthodox Monastery of St.
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Indiana Public Media’s Harmonia features Mt. Sinai: Frontier of Byzantium
Indiana Public Media’s “Harmonia Early Music” program featured Cappella Romana release Mt. Sinai: Frontier of Byzantium as a part of their “Christmas Carols, Chant and Legend” episode. From Harmonia Early Music: “Byzantine” chant has roots in ancient Greek music, as well as in the Jewish synagogue and in poetry and hymns composed in Syriac in
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Owen Rees Conducts Music for Holy Week – Christ Rising
Get a preview of upcoming Eastertide guest-conductor Owen Rees in the following recording of Easter and Holy Week Music he recorded with the Choir of The Queen’s College, Oxford: Renaissance Easter In Spain and PortugalDirected by Owen Rees (The Queen’s College Oxford, Contrapuntus) Portland:8pm, Friday, April 12, St. Mary’s CathedralTickets Seattle:8pm, Saturday, April 13, Holy
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