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. Alphonsus Roman Catholic Church.
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. Camerata Nova had previously participated in the NAC’s Prairie Scene in 2011. Check for updates at nac-cna.ca/en/canadascene.
We are very pleased to be invited back by the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra to perform at the New Music Festival’s choral night on Monday, January 30, 2017 at Westminster United Church. We will once again be sharing the evening with Polycoro to present groundbreaking choral works, including several pieces by American composer Meredith Monk. An exciting and provocative experience awaits.
Get in the festive spirit! Before you take the kids to the
Santa Claus parade, enjoy a light holiday concert with
Camerata Nova at the Atrium of the Manitoba Hydro Building.
The free performance features Christmas classics and a
sing-along.
Saturday, November 12, 2016 at 2:30 pm.
We have made some changes to our creative team. Joining Andrew Balfour and Mel Braun is Vic Pankratz. Vic brings his creativity, experience and knowledge of choral repertoire to our group. You’ll get your first taste of his exciting output with Camerata Nova at Euro Nova. We also welcome the passionate and equally knowledgeable, John Wiens. Recently returned from Montréal, John replaces Ross Brownlee as our early music curator/conductor. John’s first concert with us was the masterful British Mysteries last April. More exceptional music-making can be expected next April with Isolation.
The internationally acclaimed group Ensemble Caprice invited Andrew to collaborate on a composition and perform in La Grande Gigue, a Métis-themed concert that they presented at the 14th Montreal Baroque Festival on June 24th. The experience was a major feather in Andrew’s cap and helped Camerata Nova get closer to the movers and shakers in the Montréal music scene. Andrew will be touring with Ensemble Caprice in 2017. If funding allows, it may be presented in Winnipeg… Stay tuned!
A special performance of composer Andrew Balfour’s original work Take the Indian: A Vocal Reflection on Missing Children will be held at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) on Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at 7:00 pm. The evening will include a traditional ceremony and a panel discussion with Indigenous Elders and others.
Balfour, who is of Cree descent, created this moving piece about the dark legacy of Indian residential schools after attending hearings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Check out a blog posting, written by Balfour’s sister Shelagh for more on Andrew in her post ‘About Andrew, my brother“.
The CMHR has helped organize this event as part of its commitment to contribute to the national conversation about reconciliation in diverse and meaningful ways. Those who attend will receive a free Museum pass so they can explore The Witness Blanket, a powerful art installation made from 800 pieces of residential schools from all across Canada, before the exhibition closes on June 25.
Congratulations to the Kelvin High School Senior Chamber Choir who were awarded the Camerata Nova Bursary at the 2016 Winnipeg Music Festival for their excellent rendition of Giuseppe Pitoni’s Cantate Domino, as arranged by Norman Greyson. The bursary is awarded to the most outstanding performance of early music by a vocalist or choir.
Congratulations to our president, Sandi Mielitz, who has been awarded the Investors Group Arts & Culture Award for Volunteer Excellence for her work with Camerata Nova! Please consider joining us for the 33rd Annual Volunteer Awards, which will be held on April 28th at the RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg, to honour Sandi and other deserving Manitobans who represent excellence in volunteerism and community engagement in our province. Click here for more info.
In 2015-2016, Camerata Nova is offering its very first outreach program in partnership with the expansive Frontier School Division. Aiming to empower kids to express themselves using sounds and soundscapes, artistic director Andrew Balfour and singer/didgeridoo player Michael Thompson visited Bissett, Wanipigow, Black River and Matheson Island in the eastern part of Division 2, from November 30 to December 4, 2015. During phase 2, which happened from March 21 to 24, 2016, they will continue their musical adventure on the western side, in Grand Rapids, Camperville, Duck Bay and Pine Creek.
