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NEWS FROM THE AIRWAVES….
Camerata was honored in prime time during France Musique’s special program about the Fete de la Musique: listeners heard us perform a piece by William Billings, and an excerpt of our Carmina Burana, along with an announcement of next April’s 60th annniversary appearance at the Théatre de la Ville.
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Some more reporting on the origins of the Fete de la Musique, including an interview with Joel Cohen.

TV5MONDE : Fête de la musique : “ Le 21 juin ? Je m’en vais !“
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La Fête de la musique, contrairement à une idée reçue, n’est pas une invention socialiste française. Si la première édition remonte à juin 1982, un an après l’arrivée au pouvoir de François Mitterrand, le créateur de cet évènement est Américain. Joël Cohen travaillait à France-Musique en 1976. C’est…

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BORROWED LIGHT IS NOW ONLINE!
Here is a full-length video, about 75 minutes long, of this major work involving music and dance, as performed March 15, 2014, at the Palais de Chaillot, Paris, France.

Borrowed Light au Théâtre National de Chaillot
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[À revoir] Borrowed Light au Théâtre National de Chaillot est disponible en replay sur Culturebox ! http://culturebox.francetvinfo.fr/live/danse/danse-contemporaine/borrowed-light-au-theatre-national-de-chaillot-151267

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Music Director Emeritus Joel Cohen will be on French radio Saturday to talk about the origins of the Fête de la Musique and his role in conceiving it, way back when. Look for this conversation on France Musique circa 19:10 Paris time, via radio waves or internet streaming…

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SAVE THE DATE – SUNDAY AUGUST 10 at First Parish Church in Newbury, MA
A summer North Shore Event – VERDANT GROVE
Wonderful, early American songs and hymns, circa 1790-1840, most of them from old prints and manuscripts of Newburyport, Boston, and New Hampshire, performed by The Boston Camerata’s superb soloist ensemble, Anne Azéma, Emily Marvosh, Daniel Hershey, Donald Wilkinson along with flutist and guitarist extraordinaire, Jesse Lepkoff.

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UNCLE CAM WANTS YOU!


The Boston Camerata family — musicians and board — are looking for some assistance on the business side of the company. If you like our music, have a good head for accounting/ledgers/bookkeeping and want to help, we’d love to hear from you.

Maybe you look like the chap in the middle of this picture and maybe you don’t, but no matter. If you feel motivated to join our circle, we’d be delighted to talk to you.

Rewards include belonging to a dedicated community of creators/supporters, and the warm feeling that comes from helping rare, beautiful music come into being, nourishing our world. If you are interested, please send a message to: manager@bostoncamerata.org.

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“A Chair Fit For An Angel” won two prizes last March at the FIFA film festival of Montréal. It features the Boston Camerata and the Tero Saarinen Company, and some beautiful photography.

OK, fans of the Silver Screen, it’s your turn to react! What you see in this photo is a limited edition, custom-produced for our Helsinki partners. Based on your personal level of interest/intrigue, do you think another press run would do well among Camerata friends and supporters? We are waiting for your feedback :-)

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