Exciting news! In less than a week, I'll be headed across the Atlantic to do a 10 day European tour with Cappella Romana. We're going to sing in London, Germany, and Greece.
Some highlights of the tour include:
I've done several tours with Cappella, but this one will be a little different for me, because it is only men and we will only be singing Byzantine chant (as opposed to other programs, which often have women singing and incorporate some modern music). I will be traveling as an isokrat, which means my primary role is to hold the ison or drone for the chant. This can be a very unique experience - in some ways very stagnant, but also quite meditative and trance-inducing.
Here's the full schedule:
May 14, 2013, 8:00pm
Recital of Byzantine chant by Cappella Romana
and the Choir of the Archdiocesan School of Byzantine Chant
The Great Hall at the Hellenic Centre
16-18 Paddington St. Marylebone, London W1U 5AS
Free admission, reservation recommended
More info here
May 15, 2013, 8:00pm
Desert and City: Medieval Byzantine Chant from the Holy Land
Cappella Romana
St. Bartholomew-the-Great, Cloth Fair, EC1
(London's oldest church)
London, England
More info here
May 17, 2013, 10:45pm
Cappella Romana in Concert
Tage Alter Musik festival
Regensburg, Germany
More info here
May 19, 2013, 8:00pm
Cappella Romana in Concert
Holy Metropolitan Church of the Annunciation
Patras, Greece
More info here
May 20, 2013
Cappella Romana in Concert
The American College of Greece
Athens, Greece
4:00pm: Master Class
8:30pm: Concert in Cotsen Hall
More info here
Lastly, here is a video of our men's chant group performing a couple months ago at Stanford University, in a "virtual acoustic" of Hagia Sophia:
Some highlights of the tour include:
- Appearance at the Tage Alter Musik festival in Germany
- Performance at St Bartholomew the Great, one of London's oldest churches
- Cappella's first appearance in Athens, Greece
- Masterclasses and special events at 2 different academic institutions
I've done several tours with Cappella, but this one will be a little different for me, because it is only men and we will only be singing Byzantine chant (as opposed to other programs, which often have women singing and incorporate some modern music). I will be traveling as an isokrat, which means my primary role is to hold the ison or drone for the chant. This can be a very unique experience - in some ways very stagnant, but also quite meditative and trance-inducing.
Here's the full schedule:
May 14, 2013, 8:00pm
Recital of Byzantine chant by Cappella Romana
and the Choir of the Archdiocesan School of Byzantine Chant
The Great Hall at the Hellenic Centre
16-18 Paddington St. Marylebone, London W1U 5AS
Free admission, reservation recommended
More info here
May 15, 2013, 8:00pm
Desert and City: Medieval Byzantine Chant from the Holy Land
Cappella Romana
St. Bartholomew-the-Great, Cloth Fair, EC1
(London's oldest church)
London, England
More info here
May 17, 2013, 10:45pm
Cappella Romana in Concert
Tage Alter Musik festival
Regensburg, Germany
More info here
May 19, 2013, 8:00pm
Cappella Romana in Concert
Holy Metropolitan Church of the Annunciation
Patras, Greece
More info here
May 20, 2013
Cappella Romana in Concert
The American College of Greece
Athens, Greece
4:00pm: Master Class
8:30pm: Concert in Cotsen Hall
More info here
Lastly, here is a video of our men's chant group performing a couple months ago at Stanford University, in a "virtual acoustic" of Hagia Sophia:
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