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2023-2024 Season

"I HEAR AMERICA SINGING," Camerata Singers' offering in winter 2023 under the direction of Vincent Trovato, featured music of American composers. Many are familiar names, from Bernstein, Ellington, and Ives, and a few a little less so, including Stephen Chatman and Andrew Ardizzoia. The program included sacred, secular, and Christmas fare. Tenor Christopher Hodson was with us once again. Mr. Hodson was also the featured tenor soloist for Messiah in 2022.

The Camerata Singers held their Spring Concert on April 27, 2024 at First Presbyterian in Allentown under the direction of Eduardo Azzati and guest performers, organist Mark Laubach and Mainstreet Brass.

A Journey of Trial and Triumph, including Franz Liszt's Variations on "Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen" (Weeping, Wailing, Grieving, Quailing) for organ, a set of intricate variations on the German Lenten chorale tune, full of evocative musical motives and harmonies depicting the title and text of the chorale; Franz Liszt's Via crucis (The 14 Stations of the Cross) for chorus and organ, a musical narration of Jesus' poignant journey to the cross; Zoltán Kodály's Pange lingua for chorus and organ, a multimovement setting of the Eucharistic hymn, full of lyricism and attractive harmonies. The program concluded with Bob Chilcott's Gloria for chorus, organ, brass quintet and timpani, an exuberant setting of the famous Latin text.

2022-2023 Season

We began our season on December 17th at 7:30 PM at First Presbyterian Church of Allentown as we performed our bi-annual performance of G.F. Händel's Master Oratorio "Messiah." We performed this masterwork in its entirety with full orchestra and soloists: Megan Monaghan, Soprano; Roger Isaacs, Countertenor; Christopher Hodson, Tenor; and Brian Ming Chu, Baritone.

We continued in the spring under the baton of Vincent Trovato with a concert entitled "So I'll Sing with My Voice: The Music of Faith, Fortitude, and Freedom."  With soloists Kathryn Aaron, soprano; Lauren Curnow, mezzo-soprano; John Arnold, guitar.  The selections of this performance were as follows:
Argento...........................SO I'LL SING WITH MY VOICE
Van...................................BEAT! BEAT! DRUMS!
Runestad.........................THE PEACE OF WILD THINGS
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Pergolesi.........................STABAT MATER
James Taylor...................UN MEJOR DIA VENDRA from the musical WORKING
                                           MILLWORK from the musical WORKING

G.F. Händel.....................PREPARE THEN, YE IMMORTAL CHOIR from SEMELE
                                           BLESS THE GLAD EARTH WITH HEAVENLY LAYS from SEMELE
Esenvalds........................O SALUTARIS HOSTIA
Vaughan Williams..........DONA NOBIS PACEM, Movement VI: O Man Greatly Beloved
Mitch Leigh.....................THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM


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2021-2022 Season

Winter Concert "A Winter Collage" performed December 18, 2021
Ralph Vaughan Williams  SUSSEX CAROL
Hubert Parry   WELCOME YULE
Edward Elgar  THE SNOW
Bob Chilcott  THE SHEPHERDS SING
John Rutter  A GAELIC BLESSING
Johannes Brahms  GEISTLICHES LIED, Op 30
Roxanna Panufnik  ANGELS SING 
    I: Jesus Christ Is Born
    IV: Triumphant King
J.S. Bach  MASS IN G, BWV 236 1: Kyrie (includes two violins)
William Mathias   A BABE IS BORN
Josef Rheinberger   ABENDLIED
Billy Joel (arr., Bob Chilcott)   AND SO IT GOES
Spring Concert "Et Lux Perpetua" performed March 26th 2022:
Gabriel  Fauré  REQUIEM
W.A. Mozart  LITANIAE LAURETANAE​

2019-2020 Season

The season the world hit pause. 

Camerata Singer's performed once in December with a tribute to the holiday season, including three carol sing alongs. 

2018-2019 Season


The 2018-2019 season opened in November with a pair of rarely-heard works: W.A. Mozart's  'Inter Natus Mulierum' in G Major, and Robert Ingalls' 'Ave Maria' as part of the Pennsylvania Sinfonia Orchestra’s annual Gala.  The season continued nearer Christmas with a traditional, complete performance of Handel's Messiah. The Spring concert concluded the 2018-2019 season with an All French Program, featuring  Maurice Duruflé's 'Requiem'.
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Past Seasons - Camerata Archive

An extensive, archival history of Camerata Singers concerts, performance dates and locations, sorted by date, from the first concert in Spring, 1972, through the 2012-2013 season is available for download in .pdf format.
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The Camerata Singer's Virtual Performance - “And the Glory of the Lord”

​As the nation adjusts to the new reality of life under self-quarantine in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, a number of artists and musical institutions are taking the show online to share some musical joy during these trying times.

So please, sit back and enjoy The Camerata Singer's presentation of "And the Glory of the Lord" from Händel's Messiah.


A special thank you to the following people:

Conductor - Allan Birney
Accompanist - Vincent Trovato
Video Producer - Joanna Lovell

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