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This week's program showcases an extraordinary recent release from the Portland-based ensemble Cappella Romana. This recording of medieval Byzantine chant composed for Hagia Sophia was recorded entirely in live, virtual acoustics, and soared to #1 on Billboard's Traditional Classical chart! These evocative sounds linger in the soul long after the music fades.

  • Anon.: Final Antiphon before the Entrance. Performed by Cappella Romana.
  • Anon.: Psalm 140 with Refrain. Performed by Cappella Romana.
  • Anon.: Small litany and Old Kalophonic Antiphon. Performed by Cappella Romana.
  • Anon.: Choral stichologia. Performed by Cappella Romana.
  • Anon.: Ode 4 of the Canon of the Precious Cross. Performed by Cappella Romana.
  • Emperor Leo VI “The Wise”: Sticheron, for the Adoration of the Cross. Performed by Cappella Romana.
  • Anon.: Asmatikon Cherubic Hymn. Performed by Cappella Romana.
  •  Anon.: Prokeimenon. Performed by Cappella Romana.
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