The Sun Break Review for Arctic Light II: Northern Exposure
“St. James Cathedral is the perfect space in which to hear Cappella Romana. The sonorities of the deep voices and the pure quality of all the voices in this unaccompanied choir make harmonies as clean as they can be, sometimes creating overtones if you listen carefully, and enhanced by the acoustics of the setting, as…
Cyrillus Kreek: Blessed is the Man – Live
Cappella Romana performs “Blessed is the man” by Cyrillus Kreek with renowned Finnish choral director Timo Nuoranne during the Arctic Light II: Northern Exposure concert at St. James Cathedral in Seattle, Washington on November 17, 2017.
Arctic Light II: Northern Exposure – Program Notes
The genesis of this concert program occurred last season in January 2017 after renowned Finnish choral conductor Timo Nuoranne was slated to appear with Cappella Romana to direct Einojuhani Rautavaara’s Vigilia (All-Night Vigil). Timo Nuoranne has championed that work in particular throughout his career, having performed it with both Finnish and non-Finnish choirs, and made…
Cappella Romana Rehearses Arctic Light II
Cappella Romana rehearsing “Psalm 84” by Cyrillus Kreek with renowned Finnish choral director Timo Nuoranne. The Psalms of Estonian composer Cyrillus Kreek (1889-1962) take a pride of place in “Arctic Light II.” Kreek and his family converted from the Lutheran church to the Orthodox faith in 1896, when Kreek was just seven years old. His…
Northern Exposure Rehearsals are underway!
Timo Nuoranne has arrived and Arctic Light II: Northern Exposure rehearsals are underway! SEATTLE Fri 17 Nov, 8:00pm St. James Cathedral TICKETS Add to Calendar PORTLAND Sat 18 Nov, 8:00pm St. Mary’s Cathedral TICKETS Add to Calendar LAKE OSWEGO Sun 19 Nov, 3:00pm Marylhurst University TICKETS Add to Calendar With selections also by the Marylhurst…
How Timo Nuoranne is coming back to Cappella Romana
Audiences in the Pacific Northwest know Timo Nuoranne from his Cappella Romana debut with Arctic Light in 2014: a concert program that was almost scrapped, as the program’s original director (Fr. Ivan Moody) was forced to cancel his appearance due to a recent injury that prevented him from flying. The project was a brilliant success,…
Looking Back on Arctic Light
As 2014 comes to a close, we look back on our Arctic Light concert and February CD release: Leitourgeia kai Qurbana Review Fanfare Magazine Interview Fanfare Magazine Review Video from the Arctic Light Concert: [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/132912947″ params=”color=a02d2d&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/128392841″ params=”color=a02d2d&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /]
Leitourgeia kai Qurbana reviews Arctic Light
Richard Barrett reviews the Cappella Romana Arctic Light recording on his Leitourgeia kai Qurbana blog: “Where there is an intriguing religious culture, one hopes there will also be an intriguing culture of religious music, and Fr. Ivan Moody, conducting Cappella Romana, makes the case for the music of the Orthodox Church of Finland on the…
Ivan Moody Talks Arctic Light with Fanfare
Ivan Moody talks about Cappella Romana’s latest release, Arctic Light with Fanfare Magazine‘s James Altena. Read a couple of the questions below and find the full interview on the Fanfare website Fanfare: How did your particular association with the Cappella Romana come about, and what led to the recording of your Arctic Light CD with…
Fanfare Magazine Reviews Arctic Light
New “Feature Review” in Fanfare Magazine for our latest release, Arctic Light: Finnish Orthodox Music: “The music on this release—all of it a cappella and all polyphonic—includes what is, to these rather novice ears, some of the most adventurous music built on the Orthodox traditions. … One has only to hear the decidedly lush, late-Romantic…
Now Available on CD: Arctic Light!
New Release — Arctic Light: Finnish Orthodox Music Directed by the Very Rev. Ivan Moody, composer, Orthodox priest, and professor of church music at the University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu. While Orthodoxy was the earliest form of Christianity to reach Finland, its music was initially drawn from the rich Slavic tradition, subsequently adapted into the…
New Arctic Light Track on SoundCloud — Paschal Exaposteilarion No. 2
Have a listen to a new track from our Arctic Light recording and Pre-Order before the release on Tuesday! Pre-Order on Amazon!
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