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State/Province where ensemble is based:
MA
Name of performers in the ensemble and the instruments they play:
Anne Azéma, voice and Artistic Director [some programs, Joel Cohen begin_of_the_skype_highlighting end_of_the_skype_highlighting begin_of_the_skype_highlighting end_of_the_skype_highlighting: Music Director Emeritus].
Each program presents performers chosen from a very regular roster. For more information on the coming seasons and musicians, please consult: http://www.bostoncamerata.com/musicians.html
A sample program (Le Roman de Fauvel) would present: Anne Azéma, voice; Michael Collver, voice and cornet; Shira Kammen, vielle and harp; Michael Barrett, tenor; Steve Lundahl, winds; Joel Cohen, narrator and lute.
Another program (Alexander the Great) would present: Anne Azéma, voice; Shira Kammen, vielle; Tom Zajac, winds; and Dünya ensemble: Mehmet Sanlikol; Ceum Mutlu, percussions and voice; Robert Labaree, ceung.
Paragraph about the ensemble:
The Boston Camerata preserves and reawakens human memory as expressed through the art of music. It accomplishes this mission through live, historically informed, professional performances of European music of the Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque eras and early American music; through study and research into musical sources of the past; through sound recordings and media projects; and through music education and outreach. The Boston Camerata is America's preeminent early music ensemble. Founded in 1954, Camerata has been under the direction of French-born singer and scholar Anne Azéma since autumn, 2008. Camerata's musical performances are well known for their blending of spontaneity and emotional commitment with careful research and scholarship. With its distinguished roster of singers and specialists in early instruments, Camerata produces an in-town concert series for audiences in the Greater Boston area and tours regularly in the US and all over the world.
Educational/Outreach add-ons available:
Each of the programs present different opportunities: - Le Roman de Fauvel: projection of the miniatures of the manuscript during the show; lectures about the making of Le Roman; masterclasses in voice, early languages, instruments. - Land of Pure Delight: school project presenting the context of early American music; the participation of a local choir in our concert, with masterclasses ahead of time. Educational projects proposed vary, given the programs chosen: pre-concert lectures, school projects, masterclasses, residencies, colloquium, adult education and others are available. Please be in touch with us.
Titles of touring programs for 2011-12:
* Le Roman de Fauvel: A medieval acerbic and witty fable in poetry and music adapted from the 14th c. manuscript fr. 146 of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris; laden with implications for our own here and now...
* The Sacred Bridge: Exchanges and interactions in music among the exiled Jews of Medieval Europe, Christian and Muslims, prior to 1492. Assisted by Sharq Arabic Music Ensemble (Karim Nagi, director).
* Alexander the Great: Hero, Warrior and Lover. With ensemble Dünya (Mehmet Sanlikol, director. Alexander's deed, both real and legendary, inspired bardic songs, both East and West (West Coast tour early Spring 2012)
* Carmina Burana: drawing on the original 13th-century manuscript, The Boston Camerata’s Carmina Burana presents a panoramic portrait of student and clerical life in medieval Europe. Land of Pure Delight: in Search of the American Soul; Camerata's pioneering explorations of folk hymnody in the young republic, North and South. (Touring in Europe, early 2011).
* The Brotherhood of the Star: a rich holiday celebration from the Spanish speaking parts of the globe, with the seductive influence of Africa.
* Borrowed Light: co-produced with the Finnish Tero Saarinen dance company, a ballet based on Shaker songs, is currently Camerata's most widely toured presentation, with over forty performances in 9 countries since its French première in 2004 (touring Europe 2011 and 2012).
* Please be in touch with us for more information about these or other programs available for touring. Fees vary from $5,000 to over $19,000.
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