Hymns of Kassiani

Big Release Day for Hymns of Kassianí

News | Apr. 16

Hymns of Kassianí is now available on all your favorite digital outlets – and it’s a hit! See it in Apple Music’s Featured New Albums and Featured Early Music Albums, as a Top (and Listening Tipp) release on HighResAudio.com, a top ProStudioMasters Classical release and the #1 New Opera and Vocal release on Amazon!

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Benedict Sheehan an American Prize Semi-Finalist

News | Feb. 8

The American Prize announced its 2021 Semi-finalists for its choral composition prize, and Benedict Sheehan’s Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom made the list! About The American Prize: The American Prize is a series of new, non-profit national competitions in the performing arts providing cash awards, professional adjudication and regional, national and international recognition for the… Continue reading Benedict Sheehan an American Prize Semi-Finalist

Benedict Sheehan

Fanfare Magazine Interviews Benedict Sheehan

News | Feb. 8

Fanfare Magazine’s James A. Altena has a new must-read interview with Benedict Sheehan after the release of his Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom recording with the St. Tikhon Choir on Cappella Records: Benedict Sheehan is the artistic director of the Saint Tikhon Choir, at St. Tikhon’s Orthodox Monastery in South Canaan, PA (in the far northeast corner… Continue reading Fanfare Magazine Interviews Benedict Sheehan

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Lost Voices of Hagia Sophia Named a 2020 Recording of the Year

News | Dec. 2

MusicWeb International‘s John Quinn names Lost Voices of Hagia Sophia one of his 2020 Recordings of the Year! “This is a recording unlike any other I’ve heard. Cappella Romana sing aprogramme of Medieval Byzantine Chant. Thanks to ingenious use of technology their performances have been ‘placed’ in the virtual acoustics of the vast Hagia Sophia… Continue reading Lost Voices of Hagia Sophia Named a 2020 Recording of the Year

In Le Monde: Hagia Sophia: The Great Amplifier

News | Jul. 27

Ece Temelkuran, Journaliste et essayiste: « Avec la transformation de la basilique Sainte-Sophie, Erdogan achève de créer une Turquie à sa main » La basilique « a toujours été la diversion politique favorite » du président turc, relève, dans une tribune au « Monde », la journaliste exilée. Il détourne ainsi l’attention des problèmes majeurs… Continue reading In Le Monde: Hagia Sophia: The Great Amplifier

Lost Voices of Hagia Sophia: Medieval Byzantine Chant

Bissera Pentcheva Interview on Hagia Sophia in Kathimerini

News | Jul. 14

Greek news outlet Kathimerini has published a new interview with Stanford University’s Bissera Pencheva who has worked with Cappella Romana as part of our Hagia Sophia project and recording. Read the interview in the original Greek at Kathimerini.gr and see the translation below: What distinguishes Hagia Sofia from other churches and monuments of the Christian… Continue reading Bissera Pentcheva Interview on Hagia Sophia in Kathimerini

Lost Voices of Hagia Sophia at Bing Hall – Livestream

News | Apr. 28

Now by livestream — Icons of Sound: Hagia Sophia Reimagined! Cappella Romana livestreams Part 1 of the triumphant November 2016 performance at Stanford University’s Bing Hall. This was the first time in the world that a full concert had been produced with the digital auralization of the acoustics of Hagia Sophia. For this concert, consider… Continue reading Lost Voices of Hagia Sophia at Bing Hall – Livestream

Alexander Lingas’s Cappella Romana Playlist: Music for Easter Sunday

News | Apr. 23

Welcome to the fourth playlist from the archives of Cappella Romana, we turn to music celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus on Easter Sunday, a feast called ‘Pascha’ in Greek and Slavonic. As a way of offering you my own seasonal greetings, I am concluding this week’s list with a choral setting of this hymn that… Continue reading Alexander Lingas’s Cappella Romana Playlist: Music for Easter Sunday