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Guy Protheroe (The English Chamber Choir, The Byzantine Festival in London) makes his Cappella Romana debut directing a program of virtuosic music by English composers in the Christian West. Conductor, composer, arranger, and Philhellene, Protheroe is also known for his championing the work of Sir John Tavener and for his collaborations with Greek musician Vangelis and prog-rock artist Rick Wakeman.
Virtuoso vocal music from the English Renaissance
Media vita by John Sheppard (c.1515-1558) & works by Robert Parsons (c.1535-1571/2), John Browne (fl.c.1490) & William Cornysh (1465-1523)
Fundraiser event following the Portland concert: After-Party with Guy and Ann Protheroe (see below).
You'll enjoy our private after-party with
Guy and Ann Protheroe, directors of the Byzantine Festival in London following the concert
MEDIA VITA: In the Midst of Life Friday, September 10, St. Mary’s Cathedral
Indigo 12 West Building, ZGF lobby
1223 SW Washington St, Portland
An event benefitting Cappella Romana
on Opening Night of its 19th Annual Season
$50 per person
RSVP by September 8
cappellaromana.org or 503.927.9027
space is limited to 50 patrons
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Portland series concerts are held at St. Mary's Cathedral in Northwest Portland; Seattle series concerts are held at St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in Montlake, Seattle. (September concert in Seattle at Holy Rosary Church, West Seattle).
Our Mission
Its performances “like jeweled light flooding the space” (Los Angeles Times), Cappella Romana is a vocal chamber ensemble dedicated to combining passion with scholarship in its exploration of the musical traditions of the Christian East and West, with emphasis on early and contemporary music. Founded in 1991, Cappella Romana’s name refers to the medieval Greek concept of the Roman oikoumene (inhabited world), which embraced Rome and Western Europe, as well as the Byzantine Empire of Constantinople ("New Rome") and its Slavic commonwealth. Each program in some way reflects the musical, cultural and spiritual heritage of this ecumenical vision.
New CD Release: Divine Liturgy by Peter Michaelides
NEW RELEASE: Completed in 1960, this outstanding choral setting of the Orthodox Divine Liturgy is also one of the first to have been written in English. Greek-American composer Peter Michaelides perceptively combines elements of Byzantine chant with modern neo-classicism to create unaccompanied liturgical music of uncommon elegance and spiritual depth.
Includes the Christmas favorite "H Parthenos Simeron" (Today the Virgin) for the Forefeast of the Nativity in Greek, and selections of the Antiphons in Arabic.
The CD comes with a deluxe 20-page booklet with extensive essays and full color photography of the stunning St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church in Santa Barbara, California, for whose choir Dr. Michaelides wrote several liturgical works, including the Apolytikion in honor of St. Barbara included on this present recording. The priest's part is sung by the Very Rev. Archpriest George A. Gray III, pastor of St. Nicholas Orthodox Church in Portland, Oregon.
Sound samples:
Cappella Romana on tour at Stanford Memorial Church
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Cappella Romana Vocal Ensemble
Cappella Romana is a vocal chamber ensemble dedicated to combining passion with scholarship in its exploration of the musical traditions of the Christian East and West, with emphasis on early and contemporary music. Click here for more information about Cappella Romana.
Subscribers receive up to 25% off all series prices and preferred reserved seating for all concerts. Click on the "SUBSCRIBE" link on the left to subscribe.
NEW RELEASE: Completed in 1960, this outstanding choral setting of the Orthodox Divine Liturgy is also one of the first to have been written in English. Greek-American composer Peter Michaelides perceptively combines elements of Byzantine chant with modern neo-classicism to create unaccompanied liturgical music of uncommon elegance and spiritual depth.
