Events at this location

Sir John Tavener (1944–2013)
Panikhida (Choral Memorial Service) (1986)

John Michael Boyer (b. 1978)
Byzantine Chants for a Funeral, in English (2013)

We all need ways to grieve the losses due to COVID-19. Cappella Romana offers here the rarely heard funeral service for mixed voices by the late Sir John Tavener, with Byzantine funeral chants  composed by John Michael Boyer for Sir John’s funeral in 2013. These works help us to embrace courage and hope for the future.

Performed in memory of those who have died from COVID-19.

WORLD PREMIERE PROGRAM
Medieval Byzantine Chant and Imperial Acclamations c. 1400
Medieval English Chant and Polyphony for the Sarum Rite

At Christmastide 1400, King Henry IV of England received at his court Byzantine (Eastern Roman) Emperor Manuel II, who was on a quest through Europe seeking aid against the Ottomans.Manuel enjoyed lavish entertainment from his English hosts, who were in awe at his devotion to daily services chanted in Greek during his visit. We celebrate this historic East-West encounter at London’s Eltham Palace—between the singers of the two royal chapels—with a newly researched program in Greek and Latin for Christmas and Epiphany.