The Boston Camerata will present “Farewell, Unkind: Songs and Dances of John Dowland,” marking the 400th anniversary of the composer’s death in 2026. The showcase, set for Feb. 15, 2026 at 4 p.m. local time, will take place at Edward M. Pickman Concert Hall at the Long School of Music of Bard College. Artistic Director Anne Azéma leads a program {…}
The San Francisco Early Music Society announces its 2024–25 season. Mezzo-soprano Ambroisine Bré serves as soloist in Les Talens Lyriques’ “The Sound of Music in Versailles.” Christophe Rousset accompanies at the harpsichord and conducts. Performance Date: November 12, 2024 “We’ll Be There! American Spirituals, Black and White, 1800–1900” is presented by Boston Camerata. Anne Azéma directs. Performance Dates: January 30 {…}
The Boston Camerata is set to celebrate its 70th anniversary on Oct. 6 at the Remis Auditorium, Museum of Fine Arts. The organization will perform with its singers and instrumentalists and will re-create some of the first, pioneering Museum performances. One of the first Camerata concerts of 1954 featured music from medieval France, which has become a cornerstone of the {…}
Boston Camerata has announced its 2o24-25 season celebrating its 70th season. The season opens at the Museum of Fine Arts with “Lands of Pure Delight: 70 Seasons of Music Making.” The music in this program will range through seven centuries across the world, from Medieval France to the early Americas. Performance Date: Oct. 6, 2024 The company will present two {…}
(Credit: Shervin Lainez) Early Music America‘s first in-person Summit will be held in Boston from Oct. 24 -26, 2023. The Summit, themed “Making Connections,” will highlight the community’s cultural diversity and promote sharing and learning. Countertenor John Holiday will deliver the keynote address on Tuesday, October 24th, and discuss his career with EMA Executive Director David McCormick, which spans modern {…}
Boston Camerata has unveiled its 2023-24 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances on offer. First up is “We’ll Be There!: American Spirituals, Black and White, 1800-1900.” It will star Anne Azéma, Camila Parias, MaKayla McDonald, Deborah Rentz-Moore, Jordan Weatherston Pitts, Corey Hart, Phillip Bullock, and Luke Scott, among others. Performance Date: Oct. 21, 2023 Next up is {…}
The Boston Camerata has announced its 2022-23 Season. “The times we live in call out so many feelings,” says Camerata Artistic Director Anne Azéma. “You can experience them all across our different concert presentations.” The season, subtitled “Light and Shadow,” opens with a program of music for and around the great medieval cathedral of Notre Dame, Paris. “The Notre Dame {…}
The Boston Camerata is set to present “Douce Dame Jolie: Guillaume de Machaut’s Last Affair” on May 7, 2022.*** The showcase, which will take place at the Longy School of Music of Bard College in Cambridge, Massachusetts, will feature vocalists Anne Azéma, Camila Parias, Deborah Rentz-Moore, Michael Barrett, and Craig Juricka as well as a number of musicians including Shira {…}
The Boston Camerata has announced its 2021-22 season which will feature three concerts. First up will be “We’ll be There,” featuring American music including a wide range of spirituals. “The concert title evokes the struggles of the Civil War,” said Artistic Director Anne Azéma in a press release, “but it also stands for the shared musical and spiritual experiences of {…}
The Boston Camerata is set to present “Songs to the Lute,” a virtual selection of the Song of the Renaissance and the Early Baroque for Lute. The showcase, which is set for May 15, 2021, will feature lutist Nigel North alongside vocalist Anne Azéma, who is also the artistic director of Boston Camerata. “In a strange, delightful way, this virtual {…}
Boston Camerata is marking the 40th anniversary year of the release of its landmark period-instrument recording of Purcell/Tate’s “Dido and Aeneas” with a new digital production of the opera set to stream from November 14-29. The cast is led by mezzo-soprano Tahanee Aluwihare as Dido and baritone Luke Scott as Aeneas. Bookending the performance is a presentation by musicologist Ellen {…}
