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Our Mission
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Founded in 1978 by Dr. William Reese, the Rockland Camerata is a chamber-chorus of 35 mixed voices with a chamber orchestra as complement. Its purpose is to perform music, both secular and sacred from the Sixteenth century to the present day. We are a group of dedicated men and women who enjoy the opportunity to become acquainted with fine music and perform with professional instrumentalists and vocal soloists. We have a distinguished history of bringing music of high caliber to the lower Hudson Valley, and we have worked with many other groups, such as the Rockland Symphony Orchestra, the Rockland County Choral Society, and the Rockland Opera Society, in our efforts to share and promote the enjoyment of classical music. |
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Music Director and Conductor Sheila Schonbrun is an experienced professional singer, conductor, and teacher, specializing in Early Music. A consummate musician, she is at home with contemporary repertoire as well. She currently conducts the Canby Singers in New York City, and is a Professor of Music in the City University of New York (CUNY) system. She is well known to metropolitan audiences through her appearances with Continuum, Speculum Musicae, and Music for a While.
Dear Friends of the Rockland Camerata:
We had the audience dancing! The 2006 season ended with another collaboration, this time with the African dancing and drumming group, Chiku Awali. The response was so wonderful that we gave a repeat performance at Rockland Community College. Featured was the rarely heard "Missa Luba." The highlight of last season was a memorial concert for William Reese, the founder of The Rockland Camerata, in which we performed works by two of Dr. Reese's favorite composers: Heinrich Schütz and J. S. Bach. In the spring we presented a semi-staged performance of Henry Purcell's "Dido and Aeneas." The 2007-2008 season began with a collaboration with the Rockland County Choral Society, culminating with both groups singing Bach’s motet “Komm Jesu Komm”. Our spring concert, May 17, 2008, at St. John’s Episcopal Church in New City will again feature J.S. Bach- his Cantata #80, “Ein Feste Burg Ist Unser Gott” and his 3rd Brandenburg Concerto. Beethoven and Brahms works will round out the program with romantic sensibilities. Tastes change, and musical styles evolve, but the joy of listening to live music in a concert setting will live on, as fresh and exciting as ever. We need your financial support in order to 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 today’s. Happy listening!
Sincerely,
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Sunday December 9, 2007 J.S. Bach's "Komm, Jesu, Komm" Performed by the Rockland Camerata _________________________________________ COMING SOON: Saturday, May 17, 2008
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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, has been 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, 7 Perlman Drive, Spring Valley, 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 845-947-1520 or 845-353-0534 and leave a message. We will return your call promptly. |
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