Since we cannot gather in concert halls this holiday season, the Boston Camerata will come to you with a newly-produced streaming version of An American Christmas. Filmed at Boston’s historic Old North Church, the performance features inspiring early American music, in a program reimagined specifically for this unique and challenging year. Artistic Director Anne Azéma comments: “This glorious music from a young and hopeful nation will give us all the kind of boost we wish for at the present moment.”
Available online December 27th through January 15th!
As we understand the story, the Wise Men arrived at the cradle, a few days after the birth of Jesus.
Alas, like them, we are also a little delayed.
The music is done, the visuals are splendid. You have never seen Old North look so beautiful. Unfortunately for our own journey certain essential files were delayed as we were hoping to arrive by Christmas day, were en route to the crêche.
We are disappointed, for us and for you.
Our full length video will now be available on the third day of Christmas, December 27, at 4pm, rather than the first day, as we had planned.
How can we make it good for you? Well, our Director Emeritus Joel Cohen is here for you today with an informal talk on how Americans of earlier generations made music for the holiday. And you will also find below a sneak preview excerpt: a performance of the magnificent Southern carol Star in the East. For the rest, in the spirit of peace and goodwill, we humbly request a couple of days of forbearance on your part.
The complete video, once online, will be available to ticket holders for unlimited viewing and hearing through January 10.
With our deepest apologies, and our continued wishes for a happy and blessed Christmas week,
Anne Azéma Artistic Director
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Music Director Emeritus Joel Cohen on early American music
The Camerata has been producing annual Christmas concerts since (if memory serves) 1970 — fifty years! And we continue, even in this uniquely challenging moment, to celebrate the holiday season with you. How could it be otherwise?
And so, our online 2020 production of An American Christmas, recorded and filmed at Boston’s historic Old North Church, will be ready for viewing online in a few days. Yes, friends, we are a little behind because of schedule changes in response to heightened COVID concerns. But the beautiful music lives, and will now be available to ticket holders from December 25 through January 10, for as many viewings/replays as you desire.
We apologize for the delay, and I hope that the musicians and I can continue to enrich your lives, as we have always done, with these precious, irreplaceable sights and sounds.
As a bonus for your patience, please accept this performance of “O magnum mysterium” by Giovanni Gabrieli, from our 2018 production Gloria! An Italian Christmas.
Since we cannot gather in concert halls this holiday season, the Boston Camerata will come to you with a newly-produced streaming version of An American Christmas. Filmed at Boston’s historic Old North Church, the performance features inspiring early American music, in a program reimagined specifically for this unique and challenging year. Artistic Director Anne Azéma comments: “This glorious music from a young and hopeful nation will give us all the kind of boost we wish for at the present moment.”
The Fine Print (please read!) An American Christmas will be available for streaming at any time from December 27 until January 15. There is no limit on the number of times you can watch the show during this period. Ticket buyers will receive an email with a link, prior to show time on December 27. As our communications sometimes go into spam and junk folders (or your Promotions folder, if you use that feature in Gmail), please make sure to check those places if you can’t find our email.We encourage you to purchase tickets to give to friends this holiday season. Please contact the Camerata office for more information about ticket-gifting.
We are currently in intensive preparation for a new streaming production. An American Christmas features inspiring early American music, sung this year in the beautiful setting of historic Old North Church in Boston.
Available online December 20th through January 6th!
