Tag: Arctic Light: Finnish Orthodox Music

  • 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…

  • 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!

  • Video of Arctic Light Performances

    Thanks to Tom Emerson for this video of excerpts from our Arctic Light performances at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Portland! Buy Arctic Light Today!

  • Oregon ArtsWatch Reviews Arctic Light Concert

    Oregon ArtsWatch Reviews Arctic Light Concert

    Oregon ArtsWatch was tempted to “proclaim Cappella Romana as the best choral group in Portland” after our Arctic Light concert! Read a few quotes below and then check out the full review at orartswatch.org. If you weren’t able to attend, don’t forget you can pre-order the CD the recording today! “The blockbuster of the evening…

  • Stream a track from Arctic Light!

    Cappella Romana will pre-release its 20th recording, Arctic Light at the concert of the same name January 17-18! When you purchase tickets to the concert, you can also pre-purchase the release and we’ll have it waiting for you at the concert! Not able to make it to the concerts? Pre-Order the release on Amazon today!…

  • Preview Arctic Light and Timo Nuoranne

    Preview Arctic Light and Timo Nuoranne

    Leading our Arctic Light performances will be director, Timo Nuoranne, a faculty member at the Sibelius Academy of Music in Helsinki and one of the world’s leading experts in the Finnish choral repertoire. The program will include 20th-century works from the Finnish Orthodox Church, including selections of the (in)famous Vigilia by Einojuhani Rautavaara, of which…

  • Cappella Romana Rehearses Arctic Light — Video

    Cappella Romana Rehearses Arctic Light — Video

    ARCTIC LIGHT: Finnish Orthodox Choral Music Beautiful Finnish choral music of the Orthodox tradition, conducted by Timo Nuoranne from Helsinki, who is making his US debut with Cappella Romana. Cappella Romana will pre-release its 20th recording, also called “Arctic Light,” at these performances. Listen here to a sample of the music, as performed to sold-out…

  • Get Arctic Light Tickets Today and Save!

    Get Arctic Light Tickets Today and Save!

    Arctic Light Tickets available NOW! Save 15% on Platinum and Gold seats when you order by January 10th with coupon code FINLANDIA! As an extra bonus, we will be doing a CD pre-release at the concert so you can take home a recording of the works we’ll be performing! Buy Now! And don’t forget that…

  • Timo Nuoranne to Direct Arctic Light in January

    Timo Nuoranne to Direct Arctic Light in January

    Timo Nuoranne from Helsinki Directs Cappella Romana in “Arctic Light: Finnish Orthodox Music” in January 2014 Back by popular demand, this program of sumptuous choral works from the Orthodox Church of Finland was first performed to sold-out audiences in 2008. Timo Nuoranne, a faculty member at the Sibelius Academy of Music in Helsinki and one…