John Michael Boyer Receives The Saint Romanos the Melodist Medallion
On June 30th, 2024, at The National Forum of Greek Orthodox Church Musicians’ Church Music Ministry Reception, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America presented the Saint Romanos Medallion, the highest honor awarded to the church music ministry to Cappella Romana Associate Music Director John Michael Boyer for “his exceptional dedication to the Church and Her…
Byzantine Chant, The Received Tradition Made Its Classroom Debut
Byzantine Chant, The Received Tradition made its formal classroom debut this week! The book has served as the chief instructional text for the thirty-eight chant students of The Liturgical Arts Academy (TLAA) at the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Atlanta’s Diakonia Retreat Center in Salem, South Carolina. Over five intense days of classroom instruction and services, beginning,…
Cappella Romana at the Maliotis Cultural Center in Boston
Cappella Romana and the Maliotis Cultural Center are collaborating to launch Byzantine Chant: The Received Tradition , A Lesson Book, the long-awaited, comprehensive manual on the psaltic art by John Michael Boyer, Protopsaltis of the Metropolis of San Francisco and our Associate Music Director. The Maliotis Cultural Center is hosting the event in the auditorium…
Announcing Byzantine Chant: The Received Tradition – A Lesson Book by John Michael Boyer
Years in the making, Byzantine Chant: The Received Tradition – A Lesson Book is a clearly written, detailed, and thorough manual for the notation, theory, terminology, and repertoire of the historic ecclesiastical music of the Greek Orthodox Church. Written by acclaimed cantor, composer, and pedagogue John Michael Boyer, this textbook will be a valuable learning resource for teachers, students,…
Byzantine Christmas: Sun of Justice – Taking the Journey
The ecclesiastical feast day celebrating the Nativity of Jesus Christ – which came to be called simply “Christ’s Mass,” or “Christmas” in English – was added to the calendar in the Eastern Church somewhat later than other major feasts. Originally, Christ’s Nativity and Baptism were celebrated on the same day: Epiphany (January 6). Much has…
Sun of Justice on Ancient Faith Radio
John Michael Boyer and John El Massih join the Ancient Faith Radio podcast to talk about the debut PRÓTO release, Sun of Justice! Listen and subscribe at AncientFaith.com http://audio.ancientfaith.com/interviews/afp_2017-12-06.mp3 Order Now Sun of Justice: Byzantine Chant for Christmas in Greek, Arabic, and English Cappella Romana Media combines passion with scholarship in its exploration of early…
Sun of Justice: A Two-Fold Offering – Part Two
With this two-fold offering of traditional Byzantine Music, we seek to give the listener two distinct yet complementary experiences: first, that of being in a traditional Orthodox church somewhere in the Middle East, wherein one choir sings in Greek and the other in Arabic; and second: that of being in a traditional Orthodox church in…
Sun of Justice: A Two-Fold Offering – Part One
With this two-fold offering of traditional Byzantine Music, we seek to give the listener two distinct yet complementary experiences: first, that of being in a traditional Orthodox church somewhere in the Middle East, wherein one choir sings in Greek and the other in Arabic; and second: that of being in a traditional Orthodox church in…
Why “Sun of Justice”?
John Michael Boyer explains the meaning behind the name of our Sun of Justice concert series and the new PRÓTO ensemble recording: The ecclesiastical feast day celebrating the Nativity of Jesus Christ—which came to be called simply “Christ’s Mass,” or “Christmas” in English—was added to the calendar in the Eastern Church somewhat later than were…
Pre-Order Sun of Justice: Byzantine Chant for Christmas!
Order Now Sun of Justic: Byzantine Chant for Christmas in Greek, Arabic, and English OPEN FOR PRE-ORDERS! SHIPS ON RELEASE DAY DECEMBER 8, 2017 Cappella Romana Media combines passion with scholarship in its exploration of early and contemporary music of the Christian East and West. A Holiday Record Unlike Any Other Disc 1: Traditional Chants…
Director Update – Associate Music Director John Michael Boyer to conduct Rautavaara All-Night Vigil in Portland and Seattle
John Michael Boyer will conduct Cappella Romana in this week’s performances of the All-Night Vigil by Einojuhani Rautavaara, replacing Timo Nuoranne. Nuoranne’s visa has been held up at the US Consulate in Frankfurt, Germany, in part due to a State Department delay in the days leading to the inauguration. Film: John Michael Boyer in rehearsal…
Celebrate Pascha! Also In Mulieribus this Sunday!
Happy Pascha: May 5 Cappella Romana sings the opening of Semeron krematai in the medieval melody from Jerusalem, during recording sessions at Stanford University in February, 2013. Σήμερον κρεμᾶται ἐπὶ ξύλου, ὁ ἐν ὕδασι τὴν γῆν κρεμάσας. Today he who hung the earth upon the waters is hung upon a TreeHe who is King of…
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