{"id":2297854,"date":"2026-02-24T17:50:37","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T17:50:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2297854"},"modified":"2026-02-24T17:50:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T17:50:37","slug":"capella-romana-founder-music-director-to-transition-into-new-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/capella-romana-founder-music-director-to-transition-into-new-role\/","title":{"rendered":"Capella Romana Founder &#038; Music Director to Transition Into New Role"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"page-social-share\">\n<\/aside>\n<aside class=\"post-skyscraper-ad\">\n                          <\/aside>\n<div class=\"nice-type allow-responsive-videos\">\n<p>Cappella Romana has announced that Founder and Music Director Alexander Lingas will transition to the role of Music Director Emeritus following the ensemble\u2019s March 2026 concerts.<\/p>\n<p>John Michael Boyer, currently Associate Music Director, has been appointed Interim Music Director for the 2026-27 season. An international search for a permanent Music Director will follow.<\/p>\n<p>Per an official press release, Lingas is stepping down to concentrate on his academic work in Eastern Orthodox liturgy and music.<\/p>\n<p>Lingas\u2019 final concerts as Music Director will take place on March 6 and 7, 2026, featuring Maximilian Steinberg\u2019s \u201cPassion Week.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI gathered a group of friends under the name \u2018Cappella Romana\u2019 to offer a benefit concert in 1991 representing, in embryonic form, a vision of combining passion with scholarship to explore the musical traditions of the Christian East and West. I am deeply grateful to all the artists, staff, board members, volunteers, generous benefactors, and audiences who joined me in cultivating that vision over the last 35 years,\u201d Lingas said per an official press release.<\/p>\n<p>Cappella Romana will hold receptions around both March concerts celebrating Lingas and marking the ensemble\u2019s 35th anniversary. In Seattle, a pre-concert reception takes place at 6:30 p.m. on March 6 at St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, preceding the 7:30 PM concert. In Portland, a post-concert reception follows the March 7 concert at St. Mary\u2019s Cathedral at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral, the site of Cappella Romana\u2019s founding in 1991.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source operawire.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cappella Romana has announced that Founder and Music Director Alexander Lingas will transition to the role of Music Director Emeritus following the ensemble\u2019s March 2026 concerts. John Michael Boyer, currently Associate Music Director, has been appointed Interim Music Director for the 2026-27 season. An international search for a permanent Music Director will follow. 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