Sheehan set a high bar with Ukrainian War Requiem. He succeeds in drawing from various chant traditions and creating new ones by bringing an original sound to life.  The work’s greatest accomplishment is its authenticity. Let there be no doubt that Sheehan’s Ukrainian War Requiem succeeds as beautiful art that teaches, inspires, and moves hearts. 

In the field of contemporary music, Cappella Romana has taken a leading role in bringing to West Coast audiences the works of such European composers as Michael Adamis, Ivan Moody, Arvo Pärt, and John Tavener, as well as promoting the work of North Americans such as Fr. Sergei Glagolev, Christos Hatzis, Peter Michaelides, and Tikey Zes.

This is music of endless fascination, performed with impeccable attention to detail. Cappella Romana live up to their reputation as the foremost representatives of the Byzantine choral tradition.

The programme comes full circle with the mystical ecstasy of Radiant Cloud, a sonic icon of the Transfiguration by Athenian composer Michael Adamis.