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For 35 years, Cappella Romana has sung the ancient chant traditions of the Christian East and West — from Byzantine and Old Roman melodies to the Znamenny and Kievan repertoires of the Slavic world…
 Chant Encounters See The Season chevron_left chevron_right All-Night Vigil October 16-17, 2026

Rachmaninoff’s All-Night Vigil stands as one of the most beautiful choral masterworks ever written—a luminous bridge between ancient Slavic spiritual traditions and late-Romantic expression… Rachmaninoff learn more chevron_left chevron_right The Tudor Choir November 13-14, 2026

These Stones Remain restores masterworks by Taverner, Sheppard, Fayrfax, and Tye to their spiritual home, performed by the Northwest’s own Tudor Choir. These Stones Remain learn more chevron_left chevron_right Old Saint Nick December 4-5, 2026

Long before gift-giving and reindeer, there was St. Nicholas of Myra—the 4th-century bishop whose deep compassion made him one of Christianity’s most beloved saints.… Saint Nicholas in the East and West learn more chevron_left chevron_right Epiphany January 22-23, 2027

Reprising Cappella Romana’s first all-chant concert in 2001, Epiphany features an ecstatic repertoire of Old Roman and medieval Byzantine chant… Mystical Chant from Old and New Rome learn more chevron_left chevron_right Kassia March 5-6, 2027

Born in ninth-century Constantinople, Kassia the Nun was a precocious scholar, defender of icons, abbess, poet, and composer.… Music for Lent learn more chevron_left chevron_right Tongues of Fire May 14–15, 2027

Fifty days after the Resurrection, the promised Paraclete, the Holy Spirit, descended upon the Apostles in tongues of fire — transforming frightened disciples into fearless witnesses… Music for Orthodox Pentecost learn more chevron_left chevron_right {{current_slide_index}}/{{total_slide_count}} Kassia All-Night Vigil Season Tongues of Fire Tudor Choir Old St. Nick Epiphany John Michael Boyer

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The 2026–27 Season

october 16 & 17, 2026 

NOVEMBER 13 & 14, 2026

DECEMBER 4 & 5, 2027

JANUARY 22 & 23, 2027

MARCH 5 & 6, 2027

MAY 14 & 15, 2027

ALL NIGHT VIGIL

THE TUDOR CHOIR

OLD SAINT NICK 

EPIPHANY

KASSIA

TONGUES OF FIRE

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Cappella Romana is a vocal 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.

Our vision is to give a glimpse of transcendence through the music of the Christian East and West.

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Upcoming Concerts

St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral Church
1245 10th Ave E, Seattle, WA 98102 Fri, Oct 16 @ 7:30pm Rachmaninoff’s All-Night Vigil Tickets & Info St. Mary’s Cathedral NW Portland
1739 NW Couch St Portland, OR 97209 Sat, Oct 17 @ 3:00pm Rachmaninoff’s All-Night Vigil Tickets & Info Holy Rosary Catholic Church West Seattle
4210 SW Genesee St, Seattle, WA 98116 Fri, Nov 13 @ 7:30pm These Stones Remain: Sacred Masterworks from Tudor England Tickets & Info St. Mary’s Cathedral NW Portland
1739 NW Couch St Portland, OR 97209 Sat, Nov 14 @ 2:00pm These Stones Remain: Sacred Masterworks from Tudor England Tickets & Info Holy Rosary Catholic Church West Seattle
4210 SW Genesee St, Seattle, WA 98116 Fri, Dec 4 @ 7:30pm Saint Nicholas in the East and West Tickets & Info St. Mary’s Cathedral NW Portland
1739 NW Couch St Portland, OR 97209 Sat, Dec 5 @ 2:00pm Saint Nicholas in the East and West Tickets & Info St. James Cathedral
804 9th Ave, Seattle, WA 98104 Fri, Jan 22 @ 7:30pm Epiphany: Mystical Chant from Old and New Rome Tickets & Info St. Mary’s Cathedral NW Portland
1739 NW Couch St Portland, OR 97209 Sat Jan 23 @ 2:00pm Epiphany: Mystical Chant from Old and New Rome Tickets & Info St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church
2100 Boyer Ave E, Seattle, WA 98112 Fri, Mar 5 @ 7:30pm Kassia: Music for Lent by the World’s Earliest Female Composer Tickets & Info St. Mary’s Cathedral NW Portland
1739 NW Couch St Portland, OR 97209 Sat, Mar 6 @ 7:30pm Kassia: Music for Lent by the World’s Earliest Female Composer Tickets & Info St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church
2100 Boyer Ave E, Seattle, WA 98112 Fri, May 14 @ 7:30pm Tongues of Fire: Music for Orthodox Pentecost Tickets & Info St. Mary’s Cathedral NW Portland
1739 NW Couch St Portland, OR 97209 Fri, May 15 @ 2:00pm Tongues of Fire: Music for Orthodox Pentecost Tickets & Info

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Cappella Romana Recordings

ARVO PÄRT ODES OF REPENTANCE Order Now A Byzantine Emperor at King Henry’s Court Christmas 1400, London Order Now Robert Kyr
All-Night Vigil World Premiere Recording Order Now Heaven and Earth
Ikon of Light
Song of Creation Cappella Romana
John Michael Boyer Order Now Hymns of Kassianí Discover the world’s earliest music by a female composer: 9th-century nun, poet, and hymnographer Kassianí Order Now Hymns of Kassianí Cappella Records Heaven and Earth Recording Robert Kyr: All-Night Vigil SACD Cover A Byzantine Emperor at King Henry's Court

Cappella Romana Publishing

A Sacrifice of Praise: A Hymnal for the Divine Liturgy. Volume 1: First Mode. By Gabriel Cremeens
By popular demand! Gabriel Cremeens’ A Sacrifice of Praise: A Hymnal for the Divine Liturgy collects the full text of the Divine Liturgy, including the… Add to cart Mysteries: Byzantine Chant for Orthodox Sacraments
For the first time, John Michael Boyer’s Mysteries: Byzantine Chant for Orthodox Sacraments collects all chants for the Sacraments of the Orthodox Church, in English,… Add to cart The Divine Liturgy by Samuel Herron
By popular demand, Cappella Romana Publishing releases The Divine Liturgy by Samuel Herron. Employing the official translation of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese, this volume is… Add to cart Kassianí: Christmas Vespers
Cappella Romana Publishing is proud to present the Christmas music of another time and place!



Kassianí: Christmas Vespers collects the hymns for the Nativity of Christ… Add to cart Sun of Justice: Byzantine Chant for the Nativity of our Lord
By popular demand – John Michael Boyer’s Sun of Justice: Byzantine Chant for the Nativity of Our Lord collects all the Christmas season’s music, in… Add to cart 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,… Add to cart

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