Anne Azéma
The Boston Camerata
“Boston Camerata, where have you been all my life?”
– The New York Times
Anne Azéma, Artistic Director
Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque and early American music
The Boston Camerata is America’s preëminent early music ensemble. Founded in 1954, Camerata has been under the direction of French-born singer and scholar Anne Azéma since autumn, 2008.
Programs
Medieval programs, Solo and Duos
Anne Azéma and Shira Kammen
Songs to the Lute
Anne Azéma, voice and Nigel North, lutes
We'll be there: American Spirituals, Black and White, 1800-1900
(6 singers & 2 musicians)
Daniel: A Medieval Masterpiece Revisited
(Narrator + 7 singers + 2 musicians + 1 dancer)
Local students, choristers, children's choir can be incorporated
A Medieval Christmas
The Boston Camerata, Anne Azéma
(3 singers + 2 musicians)
Treasures of Devotion: European Spiritual Songs 1500
(7 performers)
Dido and Aeneas
(9 performers)
Local madrigal group, advanced students, & choir can be incorporated
All program details and availability upon request
Medieval Christmas
vocalists:
Camila Parias, Anne Azéma, Deborah Rentz-Moore
“America’s foremost early music ensemble” – Le Monde, Paris
“An evening of glorious musicianship and just plain fun” – The Grand Rapids (Michigan) Press
“A body of work that rivals the accomplishments of any ensemble” – The Boston Herald
“Boston Camerata, where have you been all my life?” – The New York Times
“A many-colored tapestry….exuberant and ecstatic” – The Washington Post
“Stunning” – The Morning Post, Sidney Australia
“Ravishingly beautiful” – The Dominion Post, Wellington, New Zealand
“Beautifully honed simplicity….performed with heartbreaking purity” – The Guardian, U.K.