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Cappella Romana offers annually a self-produced concert series in the Pacific Northwest and touring programmes for other presenters. It also serves as the chorus for the Portland Baroque Orchestra. In recent years Cappella Romana has been presented at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York), the Smithsonian Institution (Washington, DC), the Getty Center (Los Angeles), Princeton University, Yale University, the Queen's College (University of Oxford), St Paul's Cathedral (London), the Irish World Music Centre (Limerick), and the Pontifical Oriental Institute (Rome). Some programmes are recorded for broadcast, podcast or CD/iTunes release.
The musical artists for each Cappella Romana project are chosen from an international pool of singers by the ensemble's Artistic Director (Dr Alexander Lingas) according to the musical demands of the repertoire to be sung. Some programmes may feature as few as 4 singers performing medieval music one to a part, whilst others may require a more conventional SATB chorus (normally 10–16 singers, but usually 24 for the PBO Messiah and very occasionally over 25). Singers are usually contacted regarding their availability by a contractor, administrating the invitations from the artistic director.
In addition to outstanding musicianship, our repertoire may require singers to possess combinations of specialised skills including: reading Byzantine or other chant notations at sight; familiarity with Greek or Slavonic; the employment of non-Western vocal timbres; understanding pre-modern Western mensural notation; the ability to apply historically and culturally appropriate forms of performance practice (tunings, ornamentation, musica ficta, etc.).
If you wish to be considered for the rosters of future Cappella Romana projects, please submit via email to singing [ at ] cappellaromana.org a curriculum vitae accompanied by a cover letter indicating: a) any special linguistic skills or musical experience relevant to the work of the ensemble; and b) if would like to audition in person. If you wish, you may also attach a headshot and up to three mp3 sound files. Your information will then be added to our database of prospective singers.
If you have indicated a desire to audition in person, your name will be added to a list of singers to be contacted when Dr Lingas is in the Pacific Northwest with sufficient time to hear you.
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