Last night, August 9, at the Massachusetts International Film Festival, “A Chair for an Angel” was named Best Documentary Film at the Harvard Square ceremony. Joel Cohen was there to accept the award on behalf of director Raymond Saint Jean, the production crew and the performing artists, and to bring home, as compensation, a few ounces of bubbly. Congratulations to all!
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TODAY! FRIDAY AUGUST 8 NOON! SEE YOU THERE?
A Chair Fit For an Angelat Brattle Theatre, dir: Raymond St Jean [75 min]
A feast for the eyes, A Chair Fit For An Angel explores the cultural heritage of the American Shakers through dance, singing, architecture, woodworking, and features artists who keep their legacy alive.
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Wonderful Early American Songs And Hymns
RIP Mary Ann Whaley
Mary Ann, a fine musician and a lovely person, participated in two Boston Camerata recordings, “Simple Gifts” and “Angels.” We are saddened by her passing.
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More Award Nominations For The New Film
We learned today that “A Chair Fit for an Angel,” featuring musical performances by the Boston Camerata, has been nominated for Best Documentary and Best Cinematography at the 2014 Massachusetts Independent Film Festival. The film has already won two of these distinctions from a Canadian festival.
And a reminder: the Massachusetts première takes place Friday, August 8, at noon, at the famous Brattle Theater, Cambridge.
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The historic Head Tide Church of Alna, Maine…
…where on Saturday Camerata musicians were given an ovation by a capacity audience for their performance of early American music.
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A little bird sat on our shoulder…
…and told us that the Alna, Maine, concert went really, really well. Thanks a zillion, Brett and Priscilla!
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OUR 2014-2015 SEASON TICKLES THE MEDIA
From this morning’s Boston Globe:
The Boston Camerata gets off to an early start on Aug. 10 with “Verdant Grove,” a gathering of early-American song. The centerpiece in fall is “The Play of Daniel,” an exploration of the biblical hero in music from the Middle Ages (Nov. 21 and 23). This year’s holiday offering is “An American Christmas,” one of its most popular programs (Dec. 18-20). The group has a residency at MIT, with a March 6 concert, and reprises its interfaith program, “A Sacred Bridge,” on March 29.
Wonderful Early American Songs And Hymns
Verdant Grove is coming!
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Songs of the young republic
Wicked Local Newburyport writes about the upcoming Newburyport Chamber Music Festival, and Boston Camerata’s presentation of “Verdant Grove: Nature and The Seasons in Early New England” on Sunday, August 10.
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