Cappella Romana – Past Concerts
Cappella Romana: From Constantinople to California – Greek & Greek-American Choral Works
Friday, June 3, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Byzantine chant & polyphony, plus choral works by Greek-American compsoers Michael Adamis, Theodore Bogdanos, Steven Cardiasmenos, Frank Desby, Peter Michaelides, & Tikey Zes.
$30-$50
Cappella Romana: Arvo Pärt – 'Kanon Pokajanen' – The Kanon of Repentance
Friday, February 25, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Cappella Romana performs Arvo Pärt’s largest a cappella choral work, the Kanon Pokajanen – an expansive musical meditation on the true meaning of repentance.
$30-$50
Cappella Romana: A Byzantine Emperor at King Henry’s Court – Christmas 1400, London
Friday, January 14, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Medieval Byzantine & English chant & polyphony to commemorate King Henry IV's 15th C. Yuletide reception of Byzantine Emperor Manuel Ii.
$30-$50
Cappella Romana: Benedict Sheehan – Divine Liturgy in English
Friday, December 3, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Composer/guest conductor Benedict Sheehan leads Cappella Romana in the world premiere of his Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom. Featuring baritone Michael Hawes & Grammy-winning basso profundo Glenn Miller.
$30-$50
Cappella Romana: A Covid Requiem – Music for Remembrance
Friday, September 24, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Cappella Romana offers the rarely heard funeral service for mixed voices by John Tavener, with Byzantine funeral chants composed by John Michael Boyer, performed in memory of those who have died from COVID-19.
$30-$50
A Time for Life (Film Premiere)
Sunday, April 18, 2021 @ 5:30pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Online event
New multimedia video of Robert Kyr’s stunning environmental oratorio, A Time for Life, now reimagined with visuals of Oregon’s breathtaking landscapes created & curated by the composer.
Free ($12-$50)
Cappella Romana: Hymns of Kassianë
Friday, January 10, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Rarely-heard music by Byzantium’s most formidable and prolific female composer, Kassianë.
$32-$52
Cappella Romana: Christmas in Constantinople
Friday, December 20, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Byzantine Christmas music in Greek, first performed in the Great Cathedral of Hagia Sophia.
$32-$52
Cappella Romana: Kastalsky Requiem
Friday, November 8, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Never performed during the Soviet era, this richly scored requiem for large a cappella choir receives its Northwest premiere led by guest conductor Steven Fox.
$32-$52
Cappella Romana presents Psaltikon: The Day of Resurrection
Friday, May 3, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Boston-based Byzantine chant ensemble Psaltikon performs celebratory chants for Paschal from Medieval Byzantium.
$32-$52
Cappella Romana & The Tallis Scholars
Saturday, April 6, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
A program of soaring Renaissance music inspired by the Sistine Chapel with music by Allegri, Josquin, Palestrina, and de Morales.
$35-$65
Cappella Romana: Ave Maria
Friday, February 22, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Heinrich Isaac – Virgo Prudentissima
Josquin des Prez – Missa de Beata Virgine
Josquin des Prez – Missa de Beata Virgine
$30-$50
Cappella Romana: Lost Treasures of Armenia
Friday, January 18, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Discover the ageless beauty of forgotten Armenian Orthodox music through exploration of traditional chants and newer arrangements.
$30-$50
Cappella Romana: Christmas in Ukraine
Friday, December 21, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Music to celebrate Christmas from Ukraine, with a choral concerto by Bortniansky and traditional Ukrainian carols.
$30-$50
Cappella Romana: 'They Are at Rest' – A Remembrance of the 1918 Armistice
Friday, November 9, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PST)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Profound sacred works by British composers to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Armistice of the Great War.
$30-$50
Cappella Romana: Heaven & Earth – A Song of Creation
Friday, October 12, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Premiering a new setting of Psalm 103 by six Orthodox composers in collaboration with the St. John of Damascus Society.
$30-$50
Cappella Romana: The Vigil – Rachmaninoff 'Vespers'
Friday, September 21, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Rachmaninoff’s All-Night Vigil as you’ve never heard it before, directed by Slavic choral expert Benedict Sheehan from St. Tikhon’s Seminary.
$32-$52
Cappella Romana: Venice in the East
Friday, April 27, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrating music for voice from Crete, the Ionian Islands, and Cyprus.
$24-$49
Cappella Romana: Ivan Moody – The Akáthistos Hymn
Friday, March 16, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Rev’d Dr. Ivan Moody, British composer, conductor, and Orthodox priest, returns to direct his stunning setting of the 6th-century hymn to the Mother of God, blending Byzantine chant with richly-textured Russian-style choruses.
$24-$49
Cappella Romana presents: The Tudor Choir
Friday, March 2, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA, United States
Tavener – Western Wind Mass
Muhly – New work (world premiere)
Muhly – New work (world premiere)
$24-$49
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