Camerata reschedules Toowoomba performance of Four Seasons Reimagined

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...]

Welcome to our 2022 Upbeat participants! Jordan Hall (Violin), Francesca Masel (Cello), Julia Hill (Violin) and Robert Smith (Violin) join Camerata this year as part of Upbeat, our emerging artist program, and will have the opportunity to rehearse and perform with us over a twelve month period. The program is designed to support career pathways for talented graduating or recently graduated artists and experience life as an Artistic Associate of Camerata and gain valuable industry … [Read more...]

World Premiere | Streamed exclusively online In a major new collaboration, Camerata – Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra will join ARIA-nominated artist Rafael Karlen and The Australian Voices in this world premiere streamed exclusively online via the Australian Digital Concert Hall. This bold new 60-minute work for string orchestra, choir, and saxophone, is inspired by events in Hasankeyf, an ancient city in Turkey which in recent years was flooded for a controversial dam, washing away 12,000 … [Read more...]