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Santa Fe, NM, November 9, 2022 – Performance Santa Fe presents The Boston Camerata in a special holiday performance of works from the medieval period. The distinguished early music ensemble performs “A Medieval Christmas: Hodie Christus Natus Est” in the historic Cristo Rey Catholic Church. Formed in 1954, and under the artistic direction of Anne Azéma since 2008, the ensemble creates distinctive programs combining original scholarship with impeccable performances by outstanding vocalists and instrumentalists. In “Hodie Christus Natus Est” (Latin for “Today Christ is born”), The Boston Camerata celebrates the spirit of medieval Christmas: a time when different cultures, tastes, manners, and languages could be heard together in polyphonic celebration.
Presented through the generosity of Margaret and Barry Lyerly and Kathy and Bob Reidy
2022–23 Season Sponsors: Ann Murphy Daily and William W. Daily; Leah Gordon
The Boston Camerata
A Medieval Christmas: Hodie Christus Natus Est
Sunday, December 18 | 4 pm
Cristo Rey Church | 1107 Cristo Rey St, Santa Fe, NM 87501
$35–$95
Student discounts, $20 Rush tickets, and Family discounts available
To purchase tickets, visit PerformanceSantaFe.org or call (505) 984 8759
The Boston Camerata, “A Medieval Christmas: Hodie Christus Natus Est.” Works from 11th–14th century France, England, Italy, and Spain. Presented by Performance Santa Fe at Cristo Rey Church, 1107 Cristo Rey St, Santa Fe, NM 87501. Sunday, December 18, 4 pm. Tickets: $35–$95. (505) 984 8759. PerformanceSantaFe.org.
The Boston Camerata
Anne Azéma, voice, hurdy gurdy, bells, direction
Camila Parias, voice
Deborah Rentz-Moore, voice
Allison Monroe, vielle, voice
Christa Patton, harp, winds
About The Boston Camerata
The Boston Camerata occupies a unique place in the densely populated universe of European and American early music ensembles. Camerata’s distinguished rank stems partly from its longevity: founded in 1954, when the field of endeavor was in its infancy, as an adjunct to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts’ musical instruments collection, Camerata is now one of the longest-lived groups to be vigorously functioning up to the present day. But length of service by itself is not sufficient to account for Camerata’s preeminence, nor are its numerous distinctions. The Boston Camerata has achieved its eminence because of its willingness to approach, with consistent success, many kinds of historical repertoires from many centuries, places, and cultures.
Camerata’s diary in recent seasons has reflected intense activity. Borrowed Light, a music and dance production in collaboration with the Tero Saarinen Company of Helsinki, Finland, toured extensively, with over eighty performances from 2004 to 2015. The ensemble has appeared in concert at the Théatre de la Ville, Paris (2015), the Alcântara Festival in Brasil (2016), The Metropolitan Museum The Cloisters (2017), Rockefeller Chapel Chicago (2018), and La Philharmonie de Paris (2018). Anne Azéma’s innovative staged productions include The Night’s Tale, narrating a medieval tournament in France, which was first presented in France and Luxembourg (2007). Azéma’s reimagining of the Play of Daniel (premièred in 2014) is by now an integral part of the Camerata’s public face to the world.
Camerata released two new projects in in 2019: Treasures of Devotion: European Spiritual Song ca 1500 (Music & Arts -Naxos); and Free America! Early Songs of Revolt and Rebellion, which renews a collaboration of the ensemble with Harmonia Mundi. In late 2020, Camerata’s trailblazing, made-for-streaming production of Henry Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas, earned international acclaim as it was viewed by music lovers on five continents. Camerata’s latest Harmonia Mundi project, “A Medieval Christmas – Hodie Christus Natus Est,” was issued in 2021. www.bostoncamerata.com
About Performance Santa Fe
Performance Santa Fe has been bringing the very best of music, dance, and theater to iconic Santa Fe locations since 1937. Now in its 86th season, the organization upholds excellence in the performing arts and brings joy and enrichment to the community. Alongside its extensive performance season, the organization runs three dynamic, exciting, and inclusive educational programs for students in the community— Arts for Life, the Masterclass Series, and the Field Trip Series. PSF’s 2022-2023 season brings 27 performances to Santa Fe and celebrates the diverse possibilities of artistic expression. Learn more at PerformanceSantaFe.org. Performance Santa Fe is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization.
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