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Cappella Romana Celebrates Early Music Month!
Cappella Romana joins Early Music America and many other ensembles and organizations across the country in celebrating March as #EarlyMusicMonth2016! Sponsored by Early Music America, this national, grassroots campaign is designed to raise awareness of early music throughout the larger North American music community. Early Music Month seeks to connect enthusiasts, performers, presenters, scholars, builders,
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Artslandia Reviews Handel’s Messiah
“…since 2010 the choruses have been sung by Cappella Romana, the city’s finest choir.… Given their long experience with the piece (and a wide range of other music besides), Cappella Romana was unsurprisingly terrific; their performance was a model of Handel performance and worth the price of admission on its own. Within and across sections,
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Latin Music in Cyprus
Literary witnesses to the cultivation of music by the French kings of Cyprus are found in a variety of sources, but nearly all of the surviving music associated with the Lusignan court is contained in a single manuscript: Torino Biblioteca Nazionale Universitaria J.II.9. This remarkable document was, according to Karl Kügle (2012), evidently copied between
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Passion Week a MusicWeb Recording of the Month
MusicWeb International critic John Quinn names our Maximilian Steinberg: Passion Week a RECORDING OF THE MONTH! “Passion Week is one of the finest and most moving Orthodox settings that I’ve encountered and I’ve been excited by getting to know it. It’s particularly pleasing that this music should receive its first recording from such a fine
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Audiophile Audition Five Star Review for Good Friday In Jerusalem!
Audiophile Audition‘s Steven Ritter gives five star to the new Cappella Romana Good Friday In Jerusalem release! “This is the all-male version of Cappella Romana, and Alexander Lingas has his Portland-based ensemble going from strength to strength, perfectly judged balances among the melodists and those singing the ison, or lower drone notes, and executing these
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How Sweet The Sound: In Memoriam – Archpriest Moses Berry (1950–2024)
Cappella Romana and Kingdom Sound’s How Sweet the Sound series will be performed in memory of Archpriest Moses Berry. Father Moses was born 20 August 1950, to Charles Berry Jr. and Wanda Lee (Carlock) Berry in Lockwood, Missouri. On 7 May 1983, Father Moses and Magdalena Arkin were united in marriage and shared over 40
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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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Singer Spotlight: Richard Barrett
Our Singer Spotlight series continues with Richard Barrett! What Was Your Introduction to Cappella Romana? In 1996, as a sophomore voice major, I was introduced to a gentleman named Mark Powell, who was organizing a tour that my college choir was going on. I wound up not going on the tour, but a year and a half
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A Ukrainian Wedding (Program Notes from Nadia Tarnawsky)
The traditional Ukrainian wedding ritual lasts at least a week – sometimes longer. There are some variations from region to region and village to village, but the main outline of the ritual follows the same journey. The young couple is engaged. Various wedding items are made – the wedding bread, the wreaths for the young
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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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San Francisco Classical Voice Features A Byzantine Emperor
Emily Wilson interviews Alexander Lingas, Mark Powell, Kerry McCarthy, and more in a wonderful new feature on A Byzantine Emperor at King Henry’s Court on San Francisco Classical Voice! Some 20 years ago when reading a biography of Manuel II Palaiologos, Alexander Lingas learned about the Byzantine emperor’s trip to the court of King Henry IV looking
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Robert Kyr Discusses His All-Night Vigil
Richard Barrett interviewed composer Robert Kyr about his new “All-Night Vigil” which Cappella Romana will premiere on November 11–13 in Seattle and Portland: Robert kyr: All-Night Vigil in English Seattle Friday 11 November 2022, 7:30 P.M.St. James Cathedral Portland Saturday 12 November 2022, 8:00 P.M.St. Mary’s Cathedral Portland Sunday 13 November 2022, 3:00 P.M.Our Lady
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