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! […]
In the “Fall of Constantinople,” Cappella Romana explores the musical legacy of the ancient civilization of Byzantium–caught between Latin West and Islamic East–with majestic ceremonies for the cathedral of Hagia Sophia, triumphant assertions of superiority by Westerners, and fervent prayers for the healing of religious divisions. Fabled Byzantium ended with the fall of Constantinople […]
[…] Tikhon Choir, at St. Tikhon’s Orthodox Monastery in South Canaan, PA (in the far northeast corner of the state). He has also performed extensively with Cappella Romana and has been featured as a composer by the Skylark Vocal Ensemble. He is also active as a composer, primarily of sacred music. Cappella Romana’s own label, […]
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: Buy Now 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 […]
Discs like this one that combines the very best in performance with the very best in sound are a rare source of revelation and will surely become a favorite demonstration disc at the annual audio/video trade shows. Highest recommendation.
[…] first release to earn a GRAMMY® nomination! Buy Now The Recording Academy just nominated Cappella Records’ 2020 release of Sheehan: Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom, conducted by the composer, Benedict Sheehan and featuring Michael Hawes, Timothy Parsons, Jason Thoms, and The Saint Tikhon Choir for the Best Choral Performance. Hear this GRAMMY®-nominated work LIVE in Seattle, Portland, and Lake Oswego December 3-5, conducted […]
There is a synergy between Sheehan and the singers of the kind that often comes with a sense of shared mission, and best of all is the sound from the Cappella Romana label… rich, clear, and multi-layered.
“I own a goodly number of settings of the Liturgy by various composers—Chesnokov, Grechaninov, Ippolitov-Ivanov, Kastalsky, Rachmaninoff, Shvedov, Stoyanov, and Tchaikovsky—but not one of them sustains without surcease the atmosphere and spirit of radiant, exultant joy that Sheehan so masterfully accomplishes here. Even in the most quiet and deeply meditative sections, such as the […]
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 […]
[…] singers enter one-by-one — there are only eight — to the accompaniment of a single solitary cello… Speaking of the choir, the Cappella Romana here demonstrates why it has a devoted fan-base in the Pacific Northwest and, via records, across the globe. There is not a weak link or uninteresting voice among these eight singers
Saturate yourself in either for about an hour and then switch for another hour, and you’ll swear they are the most disparate genres ever. … Cappella Romana is at its sterling best
[…] to ingenious use of technology their performances have been ‘placed’ in the virtual acoustics of the vast Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. The music is astonishing, the performances are superb and the sound is demonstration quality. This is a formidable achievement.” —John Quinn See his original review here Lost Voices of Hagia Sophia: Medieval Byzantine Chant
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