Tag: From Constantinople to California

  • Release Day!!! Cappella Romana LIVE IN GREECE: From Constantinople to California available in stores now!

    Release Day!!! Cappella Romana LIVE IN GREECE: From Constantinople to California available in stores now!

    Cappella Romana LIVE IN GREECE: From Constantinople to California Recorded live on Paros, GreeceCR409 Alexander Lingas, Director Ancient Byzantine chants begin this 1,000-year journey from Constantinople to California, followed by musical encounters with Crusaders and Venetians, including Greek and Latin polyphony from Renaissance Crete. East meets West again at St. Sophia Cathedral in Los Angeles,…

  • LIVE IN GREECE: From Constantinople to California – Part Five

    LIVE IN GREECE: From Constantinople to California – Part Five

    As we approach the release of LIVE IN GREECE: From Constantinople to California, we’ll be sharing some excerpts from the liner notes to give you a bit of background into the programming of this recording. Part One Part Two Part Three Part Four Younger Byzantine Contemporaries Two younger contemporaries of Frank Desby who were strongly…

  • LIVE IN GREECE: From Constantinople to California – Part Four

    LIVE IN GREECE: From Constantinople to California – Part Four

    As we approach the release of LIVE IN GREECE: From Constantinople to California, we’ll be sharing some excerpts from the liner notes to give you a bit of background into the programming of this recording. Part One Part Two Part Three III – Liturgical Choral Music in the Greek Orthodox Churches of the western United…

  • LIVE IN GREECE: From Constantinople to California – Part Three

    LIVE IN GREECE: From Constantinople to California – Part Three

    As we approach the release of LIVE IN GREECE: From Constantinople to California, we’ll be sharing some excerpts from the liner notes to give you a bit of background into the programming of this recording. Part One Part Two II – Modern Choral Settings of Byzantine Chant Under Venetian and later British rule the Ionian…

  • LIVE IN GREECE: From Constantinople to California – Part Two

    LIVE IN GREECE: From Constantinople to California – Part Two

    As we approach the release of LIVE IN GREECE: From Constantinople to California, we’ll be sharing some excerpts from the liner notes to give you a bit of background into the programming of this recording. I – Greeks and Latins in the Eastern Mediterranean The Crusades transformed the Eastern Mediterranean politically into a patchwork of…

  • LIVE IN GREECE: From Constantinople to California – Part One

    LIVE IN GREECE: From Constantinople to California – Part One

    As we approach the release of LIVE IN GREECE: From Constantinople to California, we’ll be sharing some excerpts from the liner notes to give you a bit of background into the programming of this recording. From Constantinople to California: Cappella Romana was founded on the Pacific Coast of the USA in 1991 to explore, through…

  • 2012-2013 Season: From Constantinople to California

    2012-2013 Season: From Constantinople to California

    The Cappella Romana 2012-2013 Season comes full circle in June 2013 with the “From Constantinople to California” concert series! Not only will the season kick off with the release of the LIVE IN GREECE recording featuring the From Constantinople to California program, it will also end with performances of the program both in Portland and…

  • Pre-Order LIVE IN GREECE!

    Pre-Order LIVE IN GREECE!

    Pre-Order Cappella Romana’s new CD: LIVE IN GREECE: From Constantinople to California Pre-release sale (not available in stores until August) Order here online. Free Shippingwhen you make a tax-deductible gift ($25 or more) by June 30. *  Add your gift in the shopping cart and use the VOUCHER code: freeship.*Applies to all orders of any of our recordings. In September 2011…

  • From Constantinople to California – Program Notes Part Two

    From Constantinople to California – Program Notes Part Two

    The Eastern Roman Empire—commonly called “Byzantium” after the ancient name of its capital Constantinople — not only survived the downfall of Rome by a millennium, but also created a musical tradition that remains both alive and influential today. In From Constantinople to California Cappella Romana will follow this tradition from its medieval origins to contemporary Los…

  • Concert Program Notes for “From Constantinople to California” Concert Series – Part One

    Concert Program Notes for “From Constantinople to California” Concert Series – Part One

    The Eastern Roman Empire—commonly called “Byzantium” after the ancient name of its capital Constantinople — not only survived the downfall of Rome by a millennium, but also created a musical tradition that remains both alive and influential today. In From Constantinople to California Cappella Romana will follow this tradition from its medieval origins to contemporary Los…

  • From Constantinople to California

    From Constantinople to California

    Cappella Romana presents their upcoming LIVE IN GREECE recording program in a Memorial Day Weekend Series: Friday, May 25 – 7pmEncino Presbyterian ChurchLos Angeles, CAhttp://firstpresencino.org Saturday, May 26 – 4pmSt. Sophia Greek Orthodox CathedralLos Angeles, CAhttp://dacamera.org Program: PART I Hierarchical Entrance Rite for a Byzantine Divine Liturgy Anon. (c. 1450)1. Introit for Sundays2. Hymn of…