Cappella Romana: Out of the Ashes of Smyrna
$33-$53 ($5 Arts for All)
From medieval seeds planted long ago, exuberant traditions of Byzantine chanting in Asia Minor continued to flower during Ottoman rule. With the Asia Minor Disaster—an ethnic cleansing that included the 1922 burning of Smyrna (İzmir)—Greek-speaking refugees fled to Greece and elsewhere around the world. With them they brought their own traditions of Byzantine chanting. Catch a musical glimpse of a city and culture that exists today only in the memory of its diaspora, infused with irrepressible joy and transcendent beauty.
This program will receive 3 performances:
- Friday, November 10 at St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in Seattle
- Saturday, November 11 at St. Mary's Cathedral in Portland
- Sunday, November 12 at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Portland