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| Wednesday, 10 November 2004 |
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Camerata Musica Debut performance of new Chamber Choir
In August this year a small group of passionate music lovers gathered together to form a Chamber Choir in Colombo. Their aim was to perform and introduce a range of choral music, authentic to the composer and his time. And aspiring to the highest standards of performance. Soon singers were auditioning. Music scores were being enthusiastically searched, guided by David Ratnanayagam its first Director of Music. David is a Bachelor of Music (Honours) from the University of Melbourne and he was formerly assistant Organist and Choral Scholar at St Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne. He returned to Sri Lanka around two years ago. Camerata Musica, as the new Chamber Choir is to be called is the brainchild of Terry Benson. This is the second time Terry is instrumental in launching a choir. The first was in Bromley UK in 1967 where he recalls they performed such challenging works as Bach's St Matthew Passion and the Monteverdi Vespers of 1610. 'Camerata is widely used in the name of Chamber groups around the world, for instance in Boston, London, Salzburg, Cambridge and Tokyo. 'Camera' means chamber in both Latin and Italian. 'Camerata', an Italian word, means a circle of friends gathered together in a chamber to enjoy and talk about the arts. Colombo's Camerata Musica will perform its Founding Concert on Sunday November 14 at the St Andrew's Scots Kirk at 7.30 pm. They will sing Haydn's Little Organ Mass as well as Motets and Anthems by Byrd, Monteverdi, Bruckner, Rutter, Mathias and more. And this will be a 'sampler' illustrating works of composers they plan to perform on a larger scale over coming seasons. Admission is by programme which is available at the Lionel Wendt or at the door of St Andrew's on the evening of the Concert. **** Back **** |
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