Tag: Frontier of Byzantium

  • Catholic Insight Reviews Mt. Sinai: Frontier of Byzantium

    Catholic Insight Reviews Mt. Sinai: Frontier of Byzantium

    On their new CD, Cappella Romana performs Byzantine musical treasures from the cathedrals and monasteries of the Eastern Roman Empire which were preserved from destruction in the Egyptian desert at the Greek Orthodox Monastery of St. Catherine at Mt. Sinai.… This music speaks to a higher self: its target is the divine and focuses the…

  • Toronto Early Music News Reviews Mt. Sinai: Frontier of Byzantium

    The Toronto Early Music News Winter 2014 issue has a new review of our Mt. Sinai: Frontier of Byzantium recording! “This music speaks to a higher self; its target is the divine and focuses the soul in direct union with God. One of its features is the luxurious usage of time. Time seems to be…

  • Fanfare Magazine reviews Mt. Sinai: Frontier of Byzantium and Live in Greece!

    Fanfare Magazine reviews Mt. Sinai: Frontier of Byzantium and Live in Greece!

    A double-feature Fanfare review by J.F. Weber features our LIVE IN GREECE and Mt. Sinai: Frontier of Byzantium recordings. Mt. Sinai: Frontier of Byzantium “The chants for these two services come from a variety of sources in or close to the 14th century, including works by such well-known composers as John Koukouzeles and Manuel Chrysaphes.…

  • Early Music America Reviews Mt. Sinai Frontier of Byzantium

    Early Music America magazine has a new review for our recent Mt. Sinai: Frontier of Byzantium recording: “The music speaks to a higher self: its target is the divine and focuses on the soul in direct union with God. One of its hallmarks is the luxurious usage of time. The repetitions of notes have an…

  • Previewing the London Residency – Mt. Sinai: Frontier of Byzantium

    During the upcoming London Residency, Cappella Romana will be performing excerpts from The Vespers of St. Catherine as recorded on the Mt. Sinai: Frontier of Byzantium recording. Take a listen to the Proemium: from Psalm 103 below: More information on the Cappella Romana London Residency

  • Cappella Romana London Preview

    We’ll be performing plenty of works from our recent Mt. Sinai: Frontier of Byzantium recording during our upcoming London Residency; take a listen to one of the tracks below: More information on the Cappella Romana London Residency

  • Indiana Public Media’s Harmonia features Mt. Sinai: Frontier of Byzantium

    Indiana Public Media’s “Harmonia Early Music” program featured Cappella Romana release Mt. Sinai: Frontier of Byzantium as a part of their “Christmas Carols, Chant and Legend” episode. From Harmonia Early Music: “Byzantine” chant has roots in ancient Greek music, as well as in the Jewish synagogue and in poetry and hymns composed in Syriac in…

  • Cyber Monday – Mt. Sinai: Frontier of Byzantium

    One of the premiere recordings available in our Cyber Monday Week Sale is our recent recording Mt. Sinai: Frontier of Byzantium! Mt. Sinai: Frontier of Byzantium Cappella Romana performs exquisite Byzantine musical treasures—from the cathedrals and monasteries of the Eastern Roman Empire—preserved from destruction in the Egyptian desert at the Greek Orthodox Monastery of St.…

  • Cyber Monday on CappellaRomana.Org

    Cyber Monday on CappellaRomana.Org

    Capella Romana launches Cyber Monday Sale – for the entire week! Order Two or More CDs and get 50% Off your Entire Order on CappellaRomana.org! Add your items to the cart and use promo code “2for1“ Offer ends Friday, November 30th at Midnight This includes our two recent releases Mt. Sinai: Frontier of Byzantium and…