This Season’s Casts

A Gathering in Music in Honor of Joel Cohen (1942-2026) Pickman Concert Hall, Longy School of Music, October 20, 2026


Danilo Bonina

Violin
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Violinist Danilo Bonina made his solo debut in 1996. Found of the Arts Vetus and Corelli Collective ensembles, he has toured Europe, the USA, and Asia with Ars Lyrica Houston, Ensemble du Monde, Upper Valley Baroque, Shanghai Camerata, and many others, working with conductors including Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Masaaki Suzuki, Joann Falletta, Nicholas McGegan, Peter Maag, and Andrew Megill. He is a member of the faculty at the Longy School of Music of Bard College. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Torrefranca Conservatory in Vibo Valentia, Italy, and graduate degrees from the Mannes College of Music and Longy School of Music.


Phoebe Carrai

Cello
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Cellist Phoebe Carrai received both her Bachelors and Masters of Music at the New England Conservatory before moving to Europe for further study with Nicklaus Harnoncourt. She performed and recorded worldwide with Musica Antiqua of Cologne. Ms. Carrai teaches at The Juilliard School, Amherst Early Music Festival, and the Longy School of Music of Bard College. She performs regularly with Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, the Boston Early Music Festival (BEMF), Goettingen Handel Festival Orchestra, The Boston Camerata, The Arcadian Ensemble, Juilliard Baroque, and directs the Harvard Baroque Chamber Orchestra. She has made three solo recordings, all at Avie Records, and can be heard on many recordings for Deutsche Gramaphone, Decca, Aetme, BMG, and Telarc.


Michael Collver

Cornetto
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Mr. Collver is a founding member of Project Ars Nova (P.A.N.), with which he has concertized. His performances have also included solo work with Ensemble Sequentia of Cologne, the Empire Brass Quintet, Tafelmusik, Boston Baroque and the Boston Camerata. Many of these concerts have been augmented by recordings with Telarc International, Erato, Deutsche EMI and Harmonia Mundi.


Sarah Darling

Violin
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Sarah Darling enjoys a varied musical career as a performer, educator, and musical co-conspirator on viola and baroque violin. She is a member of the self-conducted orchestra A Far Cry, as well as Boston Baroque, The Boston Camerata, Musicians of the Old Post Road, Emmanuel Music, the Boston Ballet Orchestra, Les Bostonades, the Boston Early Music Festival (BEMF), and the Carmel Bach Festival. She has recorded old and new music for Linn, Paladino, Azica, MSR, Centaur and Crier Records, plus a solo album on Naxos. Sarah is active as a teacher and coach, serving on the faculty of the Longy School of Music of Bard College and co-directing the Harvard Baroque Chamber Orchestra.


Libor Dudas

Piano
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Regular Camerata collaborator Libor Dudas began his piano studies at the age of 8. A native of Croatia, his professional career began at age 14 when he gave his first organ recital. He studied organ and liturgical music at the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Vienna and holds an MM from the University of Notre Dame and a DMA in organ performance from New England Conservatory. He has served as Organist and Choir Director at Old North Church since 1998.


Kyle Forsthoff

Percussion
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Dr. Kyle Forsthoff is the Artist/Teacher in Classical Percussion at the University of Rhode Island and is the percussionist for the Island Time Steel Band. Kyle is also the President of the Rhode Island Percussive Arts Society and is an Associate Editor for Percussive Notes. Kyle performs with and teaches multiple Fife & Drum corps, is the Archivist/Curator of the Museum of Fife and Drum, and is the First Vice-President of the Company of Fifers and Drummers. Kyle has previously held positions at Rhode Island College, the University of Kentucky, Morehead State University, and Capital University, and is a performing and instructional alumnus of the Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps. He holds degrees from Kentucky and Arizona Universities, is a member of ASCAP. The 2026/2027 season marks Dr Forsthoff ‘s debut with The Boston Camerata.


Joel Frederiksen

Bass, Lute
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Long time Camerata collaborator bass and lutenist Joel Frederiksen is based in Munich, Germany. Over the course of his career, he has developed a distinctive artistic profile, particularly through his long-standing dedication to self-accompanied lute song. His work also spans solo appearances with leading early-music ensembles. In demand internationally as a bass soloist, he has performed and recorded with many prominent ensembles including Vox Luminis, the Netherlands Bach Society, the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, Ensemble Gilles Binchois, Huelgas Ensemble, and The Boston Camerata. As a singer and lutenist, he is Artistic Director of Ensemble Phoenix Munich (founded in 2002) with whom he tours internationally, records extensively for major labels, and curates the long-running Munich concert series “Between Mars and Venus” at the Bavarian National Museum. Frederiksen has recorded extensively for harmonia mundi France and SONY/Deutsche Harmonia Mundi. His recordings have received numerous distinctions, including the German Record Critics’ Award, the Orphée d’Or – Martti Talvela Prize, and the ECHO Klassik Prize.


Daniel Hershey

Tenor
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Daniel Hershey received his Master’s degree from New England Conservatory and has performed with Opera Boston, The Boston Camerata, Emmanuel Music, Handel + Haydn Society, New England Light Opera, Cambridge Opera, Brahms Society Orchestra, Masterworks Chorale, and others. He made his European debut with the Boston Camerata (Octobre en Normandie) and has toured the globe in Borrowed Light since its inception. Dan is currently the Vice President of the Wilkinson Young Singer’s Fund, a nonprofit dedicated to helping young singers. A frequent performer with the Camerata, Mr. Hershey can be heard on the Camerata CD Treasures of Devotion.


Brian Kay

Brass
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Trombonist Brian Kay has performed with Boston Camerata, Boston Baroque, Handel and Haydn Society, New York Collegium, Aston Magna, Renaissonics, and the New England Waites. On modern trombone, he has performed with the Rhode Island Philharmonic and Boston Philharmonic. Brian maintains a teaching studio in Weston, Massachusetts, and is a former faculty member at the Longy School and the New England Conservatory Preparatory Division.


Jesse Lepkoff

Recorder
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Jesse Lepkoff, baroque flute and recorder, holds a degree in early music performance from New England Conservatory. He received his graduate education at the Royal Conservatory in Holland. His many performances include appearances with the Smithsonian Chambers Players and as a soloist with the National Symphony. He is a current member of the Arcadia Players and performs and records regularly with The Boston Camerata.


Steven Lundahl

Brass
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Steven Lundahl specializes in early low brass and recorders. He has performed throughout North and South America, Europe, and Hong Kong with such groups as the Boston Camerata, Boston Baroque, the Handel and Haydn Society, Tafelmusik, Smithsonian Chamber Orchestra, Ensemble Project Ars Nova, Waverly Consort, Calliope, and more. He has participated on over 35 recordings and teaches at the Concord Community Music School.


Ryan Lustgarten

Tenor
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Ryan Lustgarten is a tenor from the Seattle area currently based in Manhattan, NY. He recently concluded a performance of Die Entführung aus dem Serail singing Pedrillo with Festival Napa Valley and was previously with Opera Theatre of Saint Louis as a Gerdine Young Artist. Ryan is a versatile performer of classic and contemporary opera, musical theatre, choral music, and concert repertoire. He holds a Master of Music in Voice and Opera from Northwestern University.


Emily Marvosh

Contralto
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American contralto Emily Marvosh has established a reputation as a singing actress with excellent musicianship on national and international stages. Recent solo appearances include the Handel + Haydn Society, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Rhode Island Philharmonic, Charlotte Symphony, and the Henry Purcell Society of Boston. She belongs to Beyond Artists and supports Rosie’s Place and the Gabriela Lena Frank Creative Academy of Music through her performances.


MaKayla McDonald

Soprano
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Soprano MaKayla McDonald is an active performer of opera, art song, and new works who made her Camerata debut in We’ll Be There!. Recently, MaKayla performed The Transit Operas in collaboration with American Opera Projects, NYU-Tisch, and the New York Transit Museum. Last season, MaKayla joined Tero Saarinen Company and The Boston Camerata on international stages for Borrowed Light, a work that captures the ritualistic essence of dance and the profound strength of community. She also collaborated with City Lyric Opera for Jeremy Beck’s Black Water, a monodrama for soprano with dance.

MaKayla currently resides in Brooklyn, NY and is an Adjunct Lecturer for the Borough of Manhattan Community College Music and Art Department (BMCC-CUNY). Offstage, you can usually find MaKayla at trivia night confidently answering all the pop culture questions, reading a book, or enjoying the foods of New York City.


Camila Parias

Soprano
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Colombian soprano Camila Parias brings a versatile and unique voice to a broad range of musical styles, with a repertoire spanning Medieval works to New Music. A long time collaborator with The Boston Camerata, she has also performed with other ensembles including Handel & Haydn Society, La Donna Musicale, Musica Ficta, Newberry Consort, and Dünya, gracing stages such as Boston Symphony Hall, Jordan Hall, the Palais de Chaillot, Dance House Helsinki, La Filature, Biblioteca Luis Ángel Arango, Ludwigsburg Schlossfestspiele, Musikverein, and Bregenz Festspiele.

Parias toured Finland, Germany, Austria, and France as part of Borrowed Light, a collaboration between The Boston Camerata and the Tero Saarinen Dance Company. She tours nationally with the Camerata in concerts, staged works (Dido & Aeneas, The Play of Daniel), and as an independent soloist. She can be heard on recordings with Harmonia Mundi (France), Coro Records (UK), and Lindoro (Spain).


Mack Ramsey

Brass
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Mack Ramsey is a specialist in performance of Renaissance and baroque music on instruments of the periods, playing sackbut, Renaissance flute, recorder and lute. He makes his home in the Boston area and is a member of Dark Horse Consort. In recent seasons he has appeared with the Staunton Music Festival, Tafelmusik, Apollo’s Fire, The Thirteen, Piffaro Renaissance Band, Philharmonia Baroque, and Boston’s Handel and Haydn Society.


Deborah Rentz-Moore

Mezzo-Soprano
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Specializing in vocal works of the Baroque and earlier, Deborah Rentz-Moore’s vocal pursuits are nonetheless expansive, with many notable premieres of new music, highlighting repertoires of under-represented composers, and including popular genres in diverse vocal ranges. She enjoys frequent solo collaborations with The Camerata, Emmanuel Music, and Aston Magna. Her multifaceted solo work has brought her to Lincoln Center, the Paris Philharmonie, Utrecht Early Music Festival, Prague Spring Festival, Boston’s Symphony Hall, Jordan Hall, and Tanglewood. As well as appearing with The Boston Camerata, Ms. Rentz-Moore’s 2026-2027 season includes “Beyond Boundaries” (Tapestry), Bach’s “Saint Matthew Passion” (Emmanuel Music), and a recital of contemporary art song commissioned by The University of New Hampshire, where she is a Resident Artist in Voice. Ms. Rentz-Moore’s recordings on Musica Omnia, Centaur, Meridian, and Harmonia Mundi span genres and eras, and she is featured on The Camerata’s acclaimed recent recordings, “Free America!” and “Hodie Christus Natus Est.”


Luke Scott

Bass-Baritone
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Described by the New York Times as “the robust-voiced baritone”, Luke Scott appeared in New York’s Broadway district in the critically acclaimed Figaro 90210 followed by Don Giovanni with Salt Marsh Opera, the Grammy-nominated Trial at Rouen with Odyssey Opera, and Daniel with The Boston Camerata. He has received awards from the Martina Arroyo Foundation, Bel Canto Scholarship Foundation, and Shreveport Opera.


Jenny Stirling

Viola
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Born in the UK, violist Jenny Stirling studied with David Takeno at the Guildhall School of Music. Diverting for a few years to work in the culinary arts, she resumed musical studies at the New England Conservatory and SUNY, Stony Brook. Jenny played for many years with Emmanuel Music, was principal violist of the New England String Ensemble, and is a member of the Handel + Haydn Society Orchestra. Chamber performances have led her to play on some of the world’s finest concert stages. Jenny teaches at Concord Academy, and at her home studio. She loves to grow greens, collect pottery, and feed friends with the former in the latter.


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