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offering from Camerata, during this important week for both Jews and Christians. The psalm recounts the exodus of the Jewish people from Egypt, and we sing it, alternating verses, in both the (original) Hebrew and Latin versions. One tune comes from Jewish oral tradition; the other is the Gregorian “tonus peregrinus.”
But wait, aren’t they different versions of the same thing? And aren’t we all, on this mortal coil, brothers and sisters?
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Sadly, we regret to inform you that all performances by The Boston Camerata for the remainder of the 2019-2020 season will not take place as planned because of continuing concerns around the coronavirus/COVID-19, as well as essential restrictions on public activities. We certainly appreciate your understanding of this decision and look forward to seeing you at our future concerts and events in 2020-2021.
Meanwhile, please stay healthy and may our lives continue to be full of music!
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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 singers — mezzo Azéma, soprano Camila Parias, alto Deborah Rentz-Moore, tenors Daniel Hershey and Michael Barrett, and bass-baritone Luke Scott — were exemplary in every way, from purity and expressiveness of voice to blending in duets and trios to diction to making eye contact with the audience.”
— Jeffrey Gantz, The Boston Globe
“Under Azéma’s direction, the ensemble cast the songs in a bracing, down-home style, and with the verve of a village band, the performers captured an emotional immediacy fit for any age.”
— Aaron Keebaugh, Boston Classical Review
“Anne Azéma led the musicians of the Boston Camerata in the lively and moving “Free America!” at Faneuil Hall …the voices blend exceptionally well in every possible combination of duets and trios, whether of men, women, or mixed genders.”
— Steven Ledbetter, The Boston Musical Intelligencer
The Camerata is participating in the Card to Culture program through the Massachusetts Cultural Council! This allows EBT card holders to purchase tickets to Camerata concerts at the door for $5. For more information about the program, feel free to visit https://www.mass.gov/info-details/ebt-card-to-culture-organizations
The Concert will be held on October 5 at 8 PM in the Auditorium Cassin at Palais de la Musique et des Congrès. Tickets are free courtesy of the City of Strasbourg in celebration of its 60 year sister-city relationship with the City of Boston. Although free, tickets are limited and may be obtained at the Palais de la Musique et des Congrès prior to the concert.
Visit the Palais de la Musique et des Congres website for more information on tickets and parking.
Please join the Camerata and Friends for a concert to benefit the newly founded Donald R. Wilkinson Young Singers Fund.
Read Steven Ledbetter’s review in the BMI, and enjoy some of Robert Torres’ photos of our April performance:
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