Spring is in full bloom around Seattle! With seasonal transitions come musical changes as well; local ensembles and concert venues look towards warmer weather this month with music of growth, rebirth, and summer sunshine. Continue reading What We’re Hearing This Month: Classical Music Picks For April
After the many musical treats (no tricks!) of October, the classical music season is in full swing here in Seattle. November’s calendar abounds with visits from touring ensembles and soloists, as well as exciting performances by local groups. Head to a concert hall and take advantage of this month’s diverse musical offerings, especially before the holiday music deluge blankets the concert calendar for December. Continue reading What We’re Hearing This Month: Classical Music Picks For November
Rachmaninoff’s music for the Orthodox Eucharist was too “modernist,” they felt, and they refused it permission to be performed as a church service. (Music in Russian churches is still a fraught issue today.) Things got even more modern with the coming of the 1917 Russian Revolution, which did nothing to improve the chances of church music, even by Rachmaninoff, being performed. Continue reading Cappella Romana Sings a “Divine Liturgy” at West Seattle’s Holy Rosary
Seattle’s classical music ensembles and concert venues are off to a running start this year with a stellar line-up of performances for the month of January. If you’ve resolved to catch more live music in 2013, take a peek at our concert round-up. Continue reading What We’re Hearing This Month: Classical Music Picks for January
Ten strong voices, using no vibrato and with a resonance and slightly nasal sound which comes from using the whole skull as resonating chamber, sang the entire Vespers in just under two hours without intermission, processing around the cathedral and singing from different locations. Continue reading Cappella Romana Fill St. James Cathedral with Devotion to Ancient Vespers
