"Students of music history are taught to name Lasso as one of the four great composers of the late Renaissance, along with Palestrina, Victoria, and Byrd, but Lasso is by far the least performed, and he tends to be given short shrift in textbooks." https://t.co/MmIFY4WTnF
— The Lamp (@thelampmagazine) August 21, 2023
Monday, August 21, 2023
Lasso
Sunday, June 26, 2022
Calming Choral
However you've spent this warm June Sunday, we predict you can probably do with a chill out around now. How about sinking into our #newplaylist - aptly named Calming Choral? #sundayvibes #calming #choral
— Tenebrae Choir (@TenebraeChoir) June 26, 2022
🎧https://t.co/E3aTpmNXou
📸Image by https://t.co/0SA4t4dj67
Friday, January 21, 2022
Music in Praise of the BVM
Last year we recorded a concert for the wonderful @Sfearlym at the splendid @TempleChurchLDN. The Festival has generously allowed us to share this film FREE until Sun 6th Feb. The music is by Josquin, Clemens, Byrd, Philips and Taverner. Happy watching! https://t.co/ppbgSayaFq
— Stile Antico (@stileantico) January 21, 2022
Monday, September 27, 2021
A New FSSP Album
Good news: Tomorrow, the Priestly Fraternity of St Peter (FSSP) are releasing a brand-new album by the seminarians of Saint Peter Wigratzbad (@Wigratzbad ) with 10x Grammy Award-winning producer Christopher Alder - it's Christmas Matins from Bavaria.https://t.co/4KsL6gq4sM
— JuventutemDC (@juventutemDC) September 27, 2021
Wednesday, September 15, 2021
Sunday, September 05, 2021
Cappella Romana Sings Mikis Theodorakis
Mikis Theodorakis composed a small but significant body of sacred music. Later orchestrated, his 1984 Orthodox Funeral Service (Requiem) was originally for a cappella chorus. Here is the 1st Stasis of Psalm 118(119) sung in 2007 by @cappellaromana https://t.co/dj5huc7ECo
— Alexander Lingas (@ALLingas) September 5, 2021
Monday, August 23, 2021
Stile Antico Live (or Recorded, Depending on When You Watch It)
And we're live! https://t.co/VOaaCowm5A https://t.co/FBBZk6RhaN
— Stile Antico (@stileantico) August 23, 2021
Friday, August 20, 2021
Alexander Lingas on "Venice in the East"
Watch @ALLingas discussing the historical background of the repertoire on our #VeniceInTheEast recording — available for 30% off during our 30th Anniversary sale at https://t.co/gurkuVWooE with coupon code 30CRAugust! https://t.co/4zIRf2fFP6
— Cappella Romana (@cappellaromana) August 20, 2021
Friday, July 09, 2021
Echo Vocal Ensemble
Here's a sneak peak of what's to come from our #summertour this year. 🎶https://t.co/cadoE4p9E6
— Echo Vocal Ensemble (@echo_vocal) July 9, 2021
Featuring excellent words from John, @samjeancobb, @LindsJ93 , @sarah_latto, @lilliepharris and @MusicOates 🌟
(+ music from Palestrina - no handle for him)#newmusic #oldmusic
Wednesday, June 30, 2021
"Ubi Caritas"
🚨 YouTube premiere!
— Tenebrae Choir (@TenebraeChoir) June 29, 2021
We love this brand new 'Ubi Caritas' by #MichaelJohnTrotta🎶#tenebrae #choir #choral #singing #BrandNew #passion #precision https://t.co/PGDRjNWG3p
Friday, June 18, 2021
Bissera Pentcheva Lecture
Professor Pentcheva’s lecture https://t.co/4IY3wHIPz7
— Alexander Lingas (@ALLingas) June 18, 2021
Saturday, June 12, 2021
"Beneath Thy Protection"
'Beneath Thy Protection' is a Christian hymn and prayer. It is the oldest known Marian prayer and the oldest preserved extant hymn to Mary as Theotokos.
— St Elisabeth Convent. Orthodox Life And Chants (@StElisabethConv) June 11, 2021
In the video, the chant is performed by the Monastic Choir of St Elisabeth Convent. https://t.co/JzeLBtTZ3j
"Nesciens Mater"
Here is a setting of Nesciens mater by Antoine de Févin, recorded in the Lady Chapel at Ely Cathedral. https://t.co/kaOxxzEhqr
— The Gesualdo Six (@TheGesualdoSix) June 12, 2021
Sunday, June 06, 2021
The Trisagion Hymn in Aramaic
Trisagion Hymn in Aramaic (Georgian Orthodox Chant) - YouTube https://t.co/WG30a1XGR2
— Benedict Kiely (@benedict_kiely) June 6, 2021
Thursday, June 03, 2021
Two Reviews by Richard Barrett
A review by @RichardRBarrett of two new musical publications for the Paschal season (still ongoing for Orthodox Christians) https://t.co/2Wly7mpHqn
— Alexander Lingas (@ALLingas) June 3, 2021
Sunday, May 30, 2021
Photini Downie Robinson
Christ is risen! The latest episode of our Byzantine chant podcast is now out, in which @AmyHogg20191493 and @RichardRBarrett speak to cantor/singer/teacher Photini Downie Robinson. Enjoy! https://t.co/kd68qRsX2F
— S. John Dam. Soc. (@StJohnDamSoc) May 28, 2021
Sunday, May 23, 2021
Fretwork and An Elizabethan Christmas
For Fretwork Friday, here's another sample from our upcoming CD 'An Elizabethan Christmas' - Thomas Weelkes' 'To shorten Winter's sadness' sung by the fantastic @helencharlston
— FRETWORK (@FretworkViols) May 21, 2021
Sign up as a Friend of Fretwork here:https://t.co/6xMtGwDRfHhttps://t.co/guvJGyacOf
Saturday, May 15, 2021
"Musical Style and Tradition in American Orthodox Churches"
For those who missed it last Monday: https://t.co/JJwmwoq9Ru
— Alexander Lingas (@ALLingas) May 14, 2021
Related:
BYZANTINE CHANT BY THE CHOIR ANIMA
— St Elisabeth Convent. Orthodox Life And Chants (@StElisabethConv) May 15, 2021
The Stichera of Pascha are sung during the Paschal season. The music is in Byzantine notation.
ANIMA (Latin: air, breath, spirit) is the name for a new amateur vocal ensemble organized by Irina Kolesnikova.https://t.co/eFtjOLL8eZ
Wednesday, May 05, 2021
Webinar on May 10: Musical Style and Tradition in American Orthodox Churches: Chant and Polyphony
Excited to be moderating 'Musical Style and Tradition in American Orthodox Churches: Chant and Polyphony', a webinar cosponsored @FordhamOrthodox @cappellaromana https://t.co/3Xd3HHH5bh
— Alexander Lingas (@ALLingas) May 4, 2021
webinar page
Friday, April 16, 2021
The Hymn of Kassiani
Of interest! The latest episode of our Byzantine chant podcast is now out - Samuel Herron @Rogersworthe leads @AmyHogg20191493 and @RichardRBarrett on a walk through long versions of the Hymn of Kassiani. Enjoy! https://t.co/muE9vVhvuZ
— S. John Dam. Soc. (@StJohnDamSoc) April 16, 2021