Robert Kyr: All-Night Vigil

Featuring

Alexander Lingas
Catherine van der Salm
Photini Downie Robinson
Sarah Beaty
John Cox
Leslie Green

Benjamin España
David Krueger
Mark Powell
David Stutz
Richard Barrett
Cappella Romana
Robert Kyr

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Composer's Artistic Vision

Robert Kyr's All-Night Vigil focuses on themes of resurrection and eternal life, aiming for a primarily rapturous and ecstatic musical expression.

Performer Biography

Alexander Lingas, the music director and founder of Cappella Romana, holds the title of Archon Mousikodidáskalos, bestowed by His All-Holiness Bartholomew I, Ecumenical Patriarch.

Composition History

Robert Kyr's All-Night Vigil uses the same texts selected by Rachmaninoff for his own setting, with some inclusive language substitutions.

Performer Biography

Cappella Romana, the vocal ensemble on this recording, is known for its presentations of medieval Byzantine chant, Greek and Russian Orthodox choral works, and other sacred music.

Recording & Production

This album is Cappella Romana's 28th release and was recorded at The Madeleine Parish in Portland, Oregon, in July 2022.

Composition History

The All-Night Vigil was composed in memory of Fr. Ephrem Lash, a renowned Orthodox scholar and translator whose English translation of the text inspired Robert Kyr.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Robert Kyr's All-Night Vigil is part of his seven-part cycle, "Life unto Life," which explores Christ's journey from Annunciation to Ascension and Pentecost.