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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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Subscribe To Our 25th Anniversary Season Today!
Why should you become a subscriber for our 25th Anniversary Season? Check out our subscriber benefits: Up to 25% Off Single Ticket Prices First Choice for the Best Seats First Chance for our Arvo Pärt Festival All-Festival Passes (Portland only) First Chance at tickets to hear the Tallis Scholars in PDX & Seattle First Chance
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Mass Appeal – Living Traditions
Mass Appeal SEATTLE Fri 24 Oct 2O25, 7:3O PMSt. Mark’s CathedralCapitol Hill, Seattle PORTLAND Sun 26 Oct 2O25, 2:OO PMSt. Mary’s CathedralNorthwest Portland It was 2018 when David Hattner first proposed pairing Bruckner’s Mass in E minor with Stravinsky’s Mass in a project with Cappella Romana and Portland Youth Philharmonic, and I immediately recognized the
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Out of the Ashes of Smyrna: The Jewell of Asia Minor
Since the 18th century, the city of Smyrna, on the western shores of Asia Minor, was the most important commercial port in the Eastern Mediterranean. Through the early 20th century, both raw materials for industrial textiles as well as agricultural products were exported from Smyrna to the West. The resulting economic prosperity brought diverse populations
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Tudor Choir receives rave review
Tudor Choir’s performance in Portland was attended by over 550 people. Here is the first review to appear: On Northwest Reverb. Sunday, March 30, 2008Review: Tudor Choir reaches for the sublime in concert of early music The Tudor Choir gave an outstanding concert of sacred music from Tudor England and the Sistine Chapel on Saturday
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John Michael Boyer Receives The Saint Romanos the Melodist Medallion
On June 30th, 2024, at The National Forum of Greek Orthodox Church Musicians’ Church Music Ministry Reception, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America presented the Saint Romanos Medallion, the highest honor awarded to the church music ministry to Cappella Romana Associate Music Director John Michael Boyer for “his exceptional dedication to the Church and Her
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Memory Eternal: Father Ivan Moody
Cappella Romana’s March 8-10 Concert Series, In You, O Woman Full of Grace, is performed in memory of our dear friend, Archpriest Ivan Moody (11 June 1964–18 January 2024). The performance will also feature the premiere of Robert Kyr’s “Memory eternal, in remembrance of Fr. Ivan Moody”. May his memory be eternal. With faith in
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We want to see your performances!
Christmas is coming, and so is John Michael Boyer’s Sun of Justice: Byzantine Chant for the Nativity of Our Lord! Pre-orders for the book get a digital download of the Brief Katavasies for Christmas, which are first sung in Matins on November 25, and the Pre-festal chants, which begin to appear in Divine Liturgy on
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Cyber Monday on CappellaRomana.Org
Capella Romana launches Cyber Monday Sale – for the entire week! Order Two or More CDs and get 50% Off your Entire Order on CappellaRomana.org! Add your items to the cart and use promo code “2for1“ Offer ends Friday, November 30th at Midnight This includes our two recent releases Mt. Sinai: Frontier of Byzantium and
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Support Cappella Romana by December 31
“Kassianí’s time-defying flow of melodies imparts serene glimpses into eternity.” —Gramophone Magazine “The most beautiful concert experience in recent memory.” —Cappella Romana Patron Dear friend, I believe you’ve felt it: That moment when the music washes over you and an amazing calmness takes over. Your heartbeat slows. Your breathing gets deeper. You connect with something
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After 35 years, founder Alexander Lingas retires as Music Director of celebrated vocal ensemble Cappella Romana
Founder and Music Director Alexander Lingas will move into a new role as Music Director Emeritus this spring, passing the baton to a new generation while redirecting his focus towards academic work. Dr. Lingas will conduct the final concerts of Cappella Romana’s current season on March 6 and 7, 2026, featuring Maximilian Steinberg’s extraordinary Passion
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