Winnipeg’s internationally acclaimed Camerata Nova choir continues to evolve in its own imaginative, risk-taking and quirky way, with early, contemporary and Indigenous-infused music remaining its pillars. The choir enjoys straying from the path too, though, and uses theatrical and visual design to engage its audience in profound and surprising ways. For these and many other reasons, […]
You won’t want to miss Camerata Nova’s exciting 2017-2018 season! Vic Pankratz, John Wiens and Mel Braun will all be returning to conduct new shows. All the details are now on our website, and both subscriptions and single tickets can be purchased on our online store. We look forward to seeing everyone there!
Thank you for another successful season – we could not have done it without you! As a supporter, you know that Camerata Nova has fearlessly advanced its unique art form and delivered a rich tapestry of sounds and surprisingly profound musical experiences for over two decades. If you haven’t already given in 2017, we ask […]
On Saturday, April 8 and Sunday April 9, Camerata Nova’s singers will weave the glowing and intricate lines of Renaissance composers like Cardoso, Gombert, Créquillon and White as well as by a new composition by Artistic Director Andrew Balfour. Read more in the latest blog.
___________________________________________________________ The experience of listening to Renaissance polyphonal choral music is like being carried gracefully, perhaps effortlessly, along multiple vocal paths, following the choir’s persistent search for even more beauty. In your own living room, or listening to a recording while walking or driving, the music feels peaceful, comforting, revelatory. But hearing a choir as […]
Local professor, writer and poet Sue Sorensen has written a response to our world premiere of Taken. Read it here: Impressions of Taken
___________________________________________________________ While listening to Camerata Nova and friends craft the innovative choral music of Taken on March 4 and 5 in Winnipeg, I tried to find new words for the kind of optimistic but painful healing ritual, the harmonic gift we were all experiencing, both listeners and musicians. “Spirit of generous collaboration” was the phrase […]
___________________________________________________________ This concert is a landmark in the history of Camerata Nova. First, it is our formal contribution to Canada’s process of truth and reconciliation. Second, it is truly national in scope: we have commissioned three Indigenous artist/composers from across the country to write new works for us and, in addition to our March 4/5 […]
For its 2016-2017 season, Camerata Nova is offering you the chance to win a selection of wines from The Winehouse (value of $500). Tickets are available for $5 each and can be purchased by contacting Camerata Nova at info@cameratanova.com or 204.918.4547. The draw will be held at our April 9 performance of Isolation at St. […]
We will be participating in Canada Scene, a massive gathering of artists from across the country, organized by the National Arts Centre for the 150th anniversary of Canada. We will be travelling to Ottawa around June 17, 2017 and performing our Taken concert, which Manitobans get to hear first on March 4 and 5, 2017. […]
