Introducing Camerata’s new Chair and Deputy Chair

Camerata is honoured to have in our Board experienced and motivated professionals, who guide our organisation. We are grateful for their multi-year commitment which contributes significantly to Camerata’s development. Inevitably though, the time comes for renewal. We are delighted to introduce our new Chair, Pamela Greet, and Deputy Chair, Jenny Hodgson. Both are well known to Camerata and have been board members for a number of years now, with Pamela chairing the Development Sub-Committee, … [Read more...]

Camerata – Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra is delighted to announce we will be performing our upcoming Illuminations program in Ipswich this July, thanks to Ipswich Festivals. On Friday, 9 July, join Camerata with special guest, Soprano Sofia Troncoso as we take the stage at Ipswich Civic Centre to perform a sensual string program with music by Britten, Debussy, and Elgar. Find out more and book tickets here. Concert Hall, QPAC Thursday, 7 July 2022, 7pm Ipswich Civic Centre Friday, 9 July … [Read more...]

After flooding across Queensland forced us to cancel our Toowoomba performance of Four Seasons Reimagined, we are delighted to announce we have been able to reschedule this for Wednesday, 25 May at 7pm!   This “..surprising and inventive” (Limelight) concert intertwines seasons from not only Vivaldi, but also from Max Richter Music, Astor Piazzolla, Mark O’Connor and more.   We can’t wait to see our beloved Toowoomba audiences to finally open our 2022 season there! To explore the … [Read more...]

Camerata – Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra presents a sublime program of music intertwining a new Australian work with timeless masterpieces on their 2022 regional tour, visiting Mackay, Rockhampton, Emerald, Barcaldine and Longreach. Classical Reimagined will feature classical masterpieces by Mozart and Tchaikovsky in stunning new interpretations, along with a brand-new composition by Camerata’s Emerging Composer-in-Residence, Alexander Voltz in a performance that the whole family will … [Read more...]

We’re delighted to share this review of our recently released album with Tenzin Choegyal and Camerata Principal Cellist, Katherine Philp, from Limelight. Lisa MacKinney on Yeshi Dolma “Tibet and Queensland unite in beautiful display of musical and cultural unity...Camerata – Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra prides itself on prides itself on innovative and adventurous programming across a range of styles and it’s clear on these thoughtful, sensitive performances that they’re completely at home.” … [Read more...]

Brendan Joyce, Artistic Director, Violinist and leader of Camerata, discussed all things Camerata with Indira Naidoo on ABC Radio on Saturday, 12 March. In an hour of music, Brendan and Indira talked about Camerata’s past collaborations, including with Tenzin Choegyal and Australasian Dance Collective, as well as music Camerata has commissioned for our regional tour. We get to hear Iain Grandage’s “Repercussions” from When Time Stops (performed  by Camerata), Summer (from The American Seasons) … [Read more...]

Brendan Joyce, Marian Heckenberg, Jonny Ng, Greg Daniel, Karol Kowalik and Tenzin Choegyal jetted off via Brisbane Airport this morning to perform at Adelaide Festival tomorrow! Big smiles behind the masks! We’re feeling grateful to be able to travel and excited to see our Adelaide friends soon, and perform at the beautiful UKARIA Cultural Centre. Thanks to Brisbane Airport for being a proud supporter of Camerata as a 2022 program partner. … [Read more...]

We are so incredibly grateful that we were able to perform (just!) on Saturday evening at QPAC. Thank you to those who were safely able to trek out to see us despite the constant onslaught of rain, it truly means so much to us. For those who were impacted, are and continue to be impacted, our thoughts are with you. Here are some lovely shots of Camerata performing Four Seasons Reimagined, which featured Camerata Artistic Associates in solo roles, including Jason Tong (Vivaldi’s “Spring”), … [Read more...]

Due to emergency warnings because of heavy rainfall and flooding across the Toowoomba region, we have made the difficult but necessary decision to cancel our Four Seasons Reimagined concert tonight at the Empire Theatres in Toowoomba. We are so disappointed that we aren’t able to perform in Toowoomba this evening, however, the safety of our patrons and staff is paramount. We encourage you to join us online tomorrow evening, via the live stream on Australian Digital Concert Hall, of our … [Read more...]

On Friday evening, Camerata – Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra, The Australian Voices and ARIA-nominated artist Rafael Karlen performed the World Premiere work, Sinking Cities. After numerous COVID-19 challenges, it was a joy to finally bring this work to our live stream audience via the Australian Digital Concert Hall. Daniel Kaan for classikON wrote, “...erasure of histroy inspires this new work, 'Sinking Cities', by [Rafael] Karlen/[Pearly] Black. It asks what price are we prepared to pay for … [Read more...]