Tag: Christmas in Ukraine

  • Christmas in Ukraine is “a breath of life”

    Christmas in Ukraine is “a breath of life”

    Oregon ArtsWatch‘s Friderike Heuer reviewed the Portland performance of Christmas in Ukraine. “The superb vocal ensemble’s ‘Christmas in Ukraine’ was ancient and modern and a breath of life… Cappella Romana opened its 2018/19 season announcement with the words, “Prepare to be engaged, moved, and inspired.” Consider it done. You could add “an occasional “made breathless” by the sheer beauty of the…

  • Christmas in Ukraine Opening Weekend

    Christmas in Ukraine Opening Weekend

    What a wonderful weekend celebrating “Christmas in Ukraine” with sold-out, packed halls in Seattle and Portland. ✨ Khïstos razhdayetsia! Slavite yeho!

  • Christmas in Ukraine

    Christmas in Ukraine

    Khrïstos razhdayetsia! Slavite yeho! Christ is born! Glorify Him! When Cappella Romana invited me to prepare this concert “Christmas in Ukraine,” a wealth of musical memories came into my imagination. Since I am of Ukrainian descent, I felt instant inspiration and also a sense of responsibility. How can I represent the many centuries of Ukraine’s sacred…

  • Cappella Romana Awarded New Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts

    Cappella Romana Awarded New Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts

    National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Jane Chu has approved more than $80 million in grants as part of the NEA’s second major funding announcement for fiscal year 2018. Included in this announcement is an ArtWorks grant of $10,000 to Cappella Romana to launch a new three-concert series in San Francisco. The ArtWorks category is the…