Music, say our American ancestors, may soothe the heart, but it also sustains the search for values.
This program explores, in a present moment when American ideals are undergoing such deep challenges, the vital and life-affirming sounds of the young Republic, as its citizens sang and played forth their love of freedom and their rejection of tyranny.
The rough-hewn sounds of New England citizen-composers still ring true and strong to our contemporary ears. And so do Liberty’s attendants — feminists, abolitionists, freed slaves, religious minorities and the insolent scallywags of “Yankee Doodle” — all remind us that in our musical roots lies our true strength.
These songs, both written and from oral traditions, offer an enlarged, intercultural perspective on the music played and sung in the early republic’s first century. They will include marches, anthems, spirituals and ballads, restating our commitment to democracy. First commissioned by the Paris Philharmonie in 2018, a new Harmonia Mundi CD.
Genre: American
Doors open at 1:30pm
This performance is not included as part of the Camerata’s 2026/2027 season subscriptions.
The Alna Store — a James Beard semifinalist and one of the New York Times’ 50 best restaurants in America — has agreed to a special evening opening in conjunction with the Camerata performance. Dinner at the Alna Store is the perfect cap to a special afternoon with the Boston Camerata. Reserve a table.