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Our Mission
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An ensemble of approximately 30 voices, the Rockland Camerata strives to |
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Music Director and Conductor Matthew Rupcich is an experienced professional singer, conductor, and teacher. A consummate musician, he brings a passion and love for choral music which communicates itself to singers and audiences alike. He currently directs the Blue Hill Troupe and Christmas Revels, in New York City, and is adjunct Professor of Music at Hunter College (CUNY).
Dear Friends of the Rockland Camerata:
Dear Friends of the Rockland Camerata: Last June marked our first concert under new Music Director and Conductor, Matthew Rupcich, and the audience gave us a standing ovation. I promise that this season will be no less exciting. In January we will present Around the World in 80 Minutes, a collage of works by Bach, Durufle, Vivaldi, Persichetti, Copland, Victoria and Aguiar. Truly international in scope and spanning three centuries. Our Spring concert will feature The Holocaust Cantata, a powerful and moving work based on
musical and written material composed in the concentration camps of World War II. This piece
is an affirmation of the redeeming power of art and the triumph and resiliency of the human spirit in the Our outreach programs are extremely important to us, so we will again be performing at the Valley Cottage Library in December, with a concert that will include holiday music of the season. These are difficult times for the arts, as well as for individuals who may be struggling in their own lives, but we remain committed to bringing the finest choral music to our audience. The arts are a vital part of the community and our lives, and I urge you to support the Camerata as generously as you can, both financially and by your attendance at our wonderful prformances so that we may continue to bring our unique musical programs to the residents of Rockland County. Please help support the arts for tomorrow’s audiences as well as those of today. .[Back to Top] | |
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Come join us as we celebrate the Rockland Camerata's THIRTY-FOURTH Sunday, December 11, 2011 Holiday Concert Saturday, January 21, 2012 Around the World in 80 Minutes Featuring the Bach Magnificat and Vivaldi’s Gloria ‘Meet the artists’ reception to follow. ____________________________________ May, 2012 Holocaust Cantata Date and venue TBA
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The Rockland Camerata was founded in 1978 and incorporated as a not-for-profit organization (501-c-3) in 1980. The Camerata founder, Dr. William H. Reese, also founded the Philadelphia Chamber Chorus in 1951, was Music Director of the renowned Bach Festival Chorus of Bethlehem, PA, and was Professor of Music at Haverford College, PA, conducting the College Chorus and the Bryn Mawr-Haverford College Orchestra. Maestro Reese retired from the Rockland Camerata in 1999. He was honored in 1995 with a Lifetime Award from the County Executive and the Arts Council of Rockland for his more than 20 years of leading the Rockland Camerata. |
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The Rockland Camerata is an Affiliate of the Rockland Conservatory of Music and an Associate member of ArtsFund, a project of the Arts Council of Rockland. The Rockland Camerata gratefully acknowledges the support of ArtsFund for Rockland, funding from the County of Rockland and from the Community Cultural Grants, and the New York State Council on the Arts Decentralization Program, administered by the Arts Council of Rockland. |
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There are several levels of support for the Rockland Camerata. Each level constitutes a tax-deductible donation:
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The Camerata rehearses on Wednesday nights from 8pm - 9:30pm in the Rockland Conservatory, 45 South Main Street, Pearl River, New York. We welcome the opportunity to bring new voices to our ensemble, so if you would like to sing with the Rockland Camerata, please call 845-634-5562 or e-mail jc3541@msn.com for information. We will reply promptly. |
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