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"A Chair for an Angel" Wins at two Festivals
On August 9 at the Massachusetts International Film Festival, "A Chair for an Angel" was named Best Documentary Film at the Harvard Square ceremony. Joel Cohen was there to accept the award on behalf of director Raymond Saint Jean, the production crew and the performing artists, and to bring home, as compensation, a few ounces of bubbly. The film also won two prizes last March at the FIFA film festival in Montr�al. It features music of the Shakers sung by the Camerata and incredible dancing by the Tero Saarinen Company. Congratulations to all!
Hear some of the Shakers' music on this On Point broadcast, with music performed by the Camerata.
Verdant Grove Concerts
Our August performances of Verdant Grove met with great success in the historic mill village of Head Tide, ME. Local shapenote singers joined with the Camerata to present vibrant early American music including works by William Billings, joyful Shaker songs and colonial dance tunes. Closer to home, we repeated the program in Newburyport, MA as part of the Newburyport Chamber Music Festival.
Don Wilkinson, Daniel Hershey, Emily Marvosh, Anne Az�ma, Jesse Lepkoff
Concertgoers commented:
"...that was one of the most wonderful concerts I can remember--joyful, rich, warm, every voice a marvel...we are very grateful to you for making it happen."
"I was awash in beautiful sound, positioned in the audience between the Camerata singers in the front of the church and the shape note singers in the choir loft."
"It was a truly stunning concert!"
 Welcome to our new General Manager! Karen Burciaga joins the Camerata staff this month. A musician and teacher, she's also an experienced arts administrator, having worked at Amherst Early Music, the Longy School of Music and Boston Baroque. She can be reached at manager@bostoncamerata.org. Support the Camerata Mounting The Play of Daniel requires a special level of support. Initial preparation for this stunning production has involved extensive research, and there will be a large cast (including a brilliant young singing actor as the Prophet), special lighting, movement, and drama. Friends of the Camerata have been generous so far, but we still need your help to bring Anne Az�ma's vision to fruition and to make Daniel everything it can be! You can donate online anytime through our secure site. We thank you deeply for your generous contributions.
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Daniel - A Medieval Masterpiece Revisited
Friday, Nov. 21 at 7:30pm
Sunday, Nov. 23 at 3pm
The prophecies, tribulations, and triumph of the young Biblical hero Daniel, as retold in music from medieval Beauvais. Probably the most powerful and musically evocative of all the medieval mystery plays, our splendid new production conceived by Anne Az�ma takes place at historic Trinity Church in Copley Square. With Jordan Pitts as Daniel, Joel Frederiksen as Darius, and the Trinity Choristers.
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