We regret not having the opportunity to share this production with our friends in Chicago and Kansas City this month. But we hope to make this happen for all of us another time.
Meanwhile, here is a short clip of our 2016 production of The Night’s Tale, in collaboration with and at Longy School of Music of Bard College.
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Our esteemed Victoria Bocchicchio, stalwart General Manager for most of the previous 12 months, has departed because of family reasons. She will be much missed, but she remains close to us as a volunteer and general guiding spirit.
Meanwhile, we welcome Caitlin Laird (top right in the picture) to this vital post. Caitlin, a musician and scholar as well as an admirable administrator, has hit the ground running, with plenty of good new ideas and upbeat energy.
Continuing on the team are Peter Smith, business manager extraordinaire, Joel Cohen, emeritus purveyor of Facebook posts, and Anne Azéma, who continues to look benevolently at office business when her nose is not buried in musical scores. Camerata’s musical spirit flows on!
As contemporary history unfolds hour by hour, Camerata’s music once again brings the ancient stories of conflict in Iraq and Iran to the forefront of our consciousness.
This stunning, contemporary new production by Anne Azéma of the greatest musical play from the French Middle Ages involves lights, movement, urgent poetry, and a sterling cast including seasoned professionals, children, and students, to make 1310 happen again, in 2020. A national tour in January and February will bring this magnificent production to audiences on the West and East coasts.
Please read further for dates and times; you will not want to miss this event.
The kids were touched by beauty and that is a miracle. . . You are changing lives!
– Oscar Olmos, Director, Everett Hispanic Children’s Choir
The whole program (La Estrella) was delightful but the joined voices of the children, the Caribbean singers, and the Camerata mainstays filled me with overwhelming joy.
– Rick Heym, Longtime Camerata patron
Has Camerata’s music brought joy to you as well, this year? Have you taken pleasure in our live concerts, our recordings and radio broadcasts, our Facebook or Instagram posts, our music online? If so, will you consider, as 2019 draws to a close, a tax deductible gift, small or large, to our vigorous, nonprofit enterprise? Every dollar helps keep this priceless music alive, and allows Camerata and its musicians to continue on our mission. Please do think of us, and with many thanks!
Happy New Year!
This has been quite a year for so many; we know! Yet, as you can see from this concert photo taken only a few days ago, Camerata’s music continues with gusto, as we accomplish our mission to bring joy and healing to all who wish to receive it.
So much good has befallen the Boston Camerata during this past year, and there are so many achievements to look back on as we prepare for 2020, a new recording and major national tours. Here are just a few highlights:
…which brings us to our next-to-final point: those gifts quite literally enable us to go on. We could not exist without them. Among our many blessings, this financial help from our friends is by no means the least. As 2019 draws to a close, won’t you help us with a donation, large or small? You will have the satisfaction of knowing that what you do makes our music bloom, and helps make the world a more kind and compassionate place!
And, finally, we wish you all a blessed holiday season, filled with light and love.
