#BlackLivesMatter #RacialEquality
During this moment of great stress and trial for our beloved nation, we at Camerata want to express our solidarity with all victims of oppression and injustice, and most particularly with our fellow-American brothers and sisters of color.
This Revolutionary song, “Free America,” inspired the theme of 
our most recent CD recording. The lyric you will hear speaks of resistance to tyranny, and in our opinion it is as contemporary and relevant as the day it was penned. Joel Frederiksen is the soloist.
Strasbourg 2019
Lift up your Hands, good People!
And swear with proud Disdain,
The Wretch that would enslave you,
Shall [lay] his Snares in vain;
And should [he summon] all [his] force,
We’ll meet them in Array,
And fight, and shout, and shout, and fight,
For [free] Americay!
Source: The American National Song Book (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1842). Text, after Joseph Warren (1741-1855), sung on The British Grenadiers