Pacific Camerata - Schedule of Performances



Schedule of Events & Performances

Coming this Fall... Schütz und Schein	*Annual Cathedral Concert: "Early Baroque"* We return to the glorious acoustics of St. Paul’s Cathedral for a program highlighting masterworks of the early German Baroque. The featured composers will be Heinrich Schütz and Johann Hermann Schein, lifelong friends who both combined Italian lyricism with German harmonic innovations to create a personal and expressive style. The program will include works by both composers, notably a number of selections from Schein’s "The Fountains of Israel," a monumental collection of motets of astonishing variety and expression, with some passages that still sound adventurous today. We'll be joined in this spectacular program by organ and bass continuo. Don’t miss it! Admission will be $15.00* general and $10.00* for students, seniors and Early Music Society members. $12.00 / $7.00 advance purchase price. For more information, call Pacific Camerata, at 619-527-4457. * Note: In these difficult economic times, Camerata will accept whatever price you can afford.


Tuesday, March 23^rd 2010, 7:30 p.m. St. George's Serbian Orthodox Church ~ 3025 Denver St., Clairemont ~ San Diego. Saturday, March 27^th 2010, 7:30 p.m. St. Brigid's Catholic Church, 4735 Cass St., Pacific Beach. Tomas Luis de Victoria	*"Requiem for Four Voices"* This Lenten program of a capella music will feature the soulful Requiem for Four Voices by Tomas Luis de Victoria, and will include works by Thomas Tallis, Jean Mouton and Jacquet de Mantua. We will be performing in two locations: St. George’s Serbian Orthodox Church in San Diego and St. Brigid's Catholic Church in Pacific Beach. Enrich your soul with this lovely music, but note that seating in St. George's is limited, so order early! $15.00* general and $10.00* for students, seniors and Early Music Society members * Note: In these difficult economic times, Camerata will accept whatever price you can afford.


Sunday, January 3^rd 2010, 4:00 p.m. San Rafael Catholic Church 17252 Bernardo Center Drive, Rancho Bernardo.	*"Advent : A program of seasonal music of the Renaissance"* This varied program features the lovely Missa Secunda of Han Leo Hassler, as well as works by William Byrd, Francisco Guerrero and Josquin des Prez. A freewill offering will be taken.


Saturday, June 20, 2009 7:30 p.m., St. Paul’s Cathedral, located across from Balboa Park at 5^th Avenue and Nutmeg St.in Hillcrest. Adrianno Banchieri	*"The Cathedral Concert: Music of Italy"* During the Renaissance and Baroque eras,Italy was alive with musical innovation. Madrigals, sonatas and more found their first flower here, quickly spreading and influencing composers throughout the continent. For this program, Camerata has found a wonderful sampling of these works, including madrigals by Palestrina, Pomponio Nenna and Gioseppi Caimo, as well as other works by Monteverdi, Willaert and Banchieri. We are especially excited to unveil some of our latest re-discoveries: pieces by women composers of northern Italy, including the grand "Litany of the Blessed Virgin," by Isabella Leonarda. An instrumental ensemble of violins and continuo will join Camerata for this uplifting concert, presented in the wonderful acoustics of St. Paul’s Cathedral. Don’t miss it! Admission will be $15 general and $10 for students, seniors and Early Music Society members. $12 / $7 advance purchase price. For more information, call Pacific Camerata, at 619-527-4457.


Tuesday. March 31, 2009 7:30 p.m., St. George's Serbian Orthodox Church ~ 3025 Denver St., Clairemont ~ San Diego.	*"Motets of the Renaissance"* After enjoying the sunset sky from this hilltop overlooking San Diego Bay, come into one of San Diego's rarer treasures, St. George's Serbian Orthodox Church. For the occasion, Camerata will bring a program of a capella music with a Lenten theme, featuring the soulful Lamentations of Jeremiah by Thomas Tallis, and including works by Josquin des Prez, William Byrd, Cristobal Morales, Carlo da Gesualdo and more. Admission will be $15 general and $10 for students, seniors and Early Music Society members. For more information, call Pacific Camerata, at 619-527-4457. .


Sunday, January 25, 2009 7:30 p.m., St. Andrew’s-by-the Sea Episcopal Church in Pacific Beach.	*"Gaudete!"* Please join us for a program of music from the English Renaissance. Featured will be William Byrd’s Mass for Five Voyces, a work dangerously published during a Protestant reign, when Catholics were being imprisoned and worse. Also on the program will be other works by Byrd and his countrymen, Thomas Tallis and Christopher Tye, as well as the lovely Ave Maria by Robert Parsons and Quam Pulchra Es, by John Dunstable. The concert will take place on Sunday, January 25th, at 7:30 p.m., in St. Andrew’s-by-the Sea Episcopal Church in Pacific Beach. St. Andrew’s possesses wonderful acoustics for this music, and is located at 1050 Thomas Ave., just east of Cass St., and one block south of Grand Ave., in Pacific Beach. Admission will be $15 general and $10 for students, seniors and Early Music Society members. For more information, call Pacific Camerata, at 619-527-4457.


Saturday, June 21, 2008 7:30 p.m., St. Paul’s Cathedral, located across from Balboa Park at 5^th Avenue and Nutmeg St. Cristóbal de Morales	"El Siglo d’Oro" This golden age of Spanish polyphonic music was quite remarkable. The elegance of their melodies and harmonies, the sure craft of their counterpoint, and the passion behind the notes meant that Spanish composers were not only enlivening the music of the Cathedrals in Seville, Madrid and Cordoba, but were in demand at many other prominent courts and churches, including the Sistine Chapel. This program will explore motets and other music by three of the greatest names of that time: Tomás Luis de Victoria, Francisco Guerrero and Cristóbal de Morales, and will feature Morales’ haunting Misa "Mille Regretz." Based on the famous four-part chanson of Josquin, this "parody" Mass makes use of six parts, while still often quoting the earlier work. The concert will take place in the appropriate acoustics of St. Paul’s Cathedral, located across from Balboa Park at 5^th Avenue and Nutmeg St., at 7:30 p.m., on Saturday, June 21^st , 2008. Tickets will be $15 general and $10 for students, seniors and Early Music Society members.

Sunday, March 30, 2008 2:00 p.m., Hibben Gallery of the San Diego Museum of Art ~ 1450 El Prado, Balboa Park. Tuesday, April 1, 2008 7:30 p.m., St. George's Serbian Orthodox Church ~ 3025 Denver St., Clairemont ~ San Diego. Sunday, April 6, 2008 2:30 p.m., San Diego Library ~ Main Branch Auditorium, 820 E St., downtown.	*"The English (and the Flemish) are coming!"* We'll be kicking off Spring with a program of Renaissance sacred music from England and the Low Countries. William Byrd, Peter Philips and Robert Parsons will be joined by Josquin des Prez, Adrian Willaert and Philippe de Monte in this varied program of anthems and motets, capped by the powerful "Laudate Dominum" for Double Choir by Hieronymus Praetorius (who is actually neither English nor Flemish). Performances include: Sunday, March 30 ~ The San Diego Museum of Art's "Old Masters Series of Music and Art. Performance free with museum admission. Tuesday, April 1 ~ St. George's Serbian Orthodox Church. Donation: $10.00, $8.00 for students & seniors. Sunday, April 6 ~ San Diego Public Library's Concert Series. Free performance.



Pacific Camerata will again participate in the "December Nights" festival in the Museum of Art, 7:00-9:00 p.m. on Friday, December 7, 2007. We will also perform on Sunday, January 6, 2008 at 4:00 p.m. at San Rafael Catholic Church in Rancho Bernardo.	"An Exaltation of Motets" For your seasonal nourishment this year, try Pacifc Camerata’s "holiday sampler" program, with a little bit of everything from Medieval to early Baroque. Hear a chant by Hildegard von Bingen, Ave Marias by both Robert Parsons and Francisco Guerrero, a beautiful setting of Joseph lieber, Joseph mein by Michael Praetorius, several Spanish villancicos, an Epiphany motet by Jacobus Clemens non Papa, plus other works by William Byrd, John Dunstable and Andrea Gabrieli. This beautiful a capella music is the perfect antidote to the heavy serving of commercialism and treacle felt by many at this time of year. So come and partake -- better yet, treat a friend to this banquet of sound! San Diego Museum of Art, located in the center of Balboa Park. For directions, visit http://www.balboapark.org. San Rafael Catholic Church is located at 17252 Bernardo Center Drive, in Rancho Bernardo. Freewill offering. More info: San Rafael Church Office: 858-487-4314.



Saturday, June 23, 2007 7:30 p.m., St. Paul’s Cathedral, 2728 6th Avenue, across from Balboa Park, in Hillcrest.	"The Lombard Nuns" We are pleased to present a program of music by an amazing group of composers working in northern Italy around 1600. Most were nuns, and although little-known today until recent research, these women composers were skilled and innovative, and put on some of the most compelling performances in that area, drawing listeners from throughout Europe. This program will feature a range of offerings by these remarkable women, from smaller vocal works to more extended settings with instrumental accompaniment, such as the colorful Magnificat and Dixit Dominus by Isabella Leonarda. The concert will take place on Saturday, June 23, at 7:30 p.m., in the wonderfully appropriate acoustics of St. Paul’s Cathedral, located at 2728 6th Avenue, across from Balboa Park, in Hillcrest. Tickets will be $15 general, and $10 for students, seniors and members of the San Diego Early Music Society. For more information: contact Pacific Camerata at 619-527-4457 or by e-mail at: PacificCamerata@cox.net.



Sunday, April 22, 2007 7:00 p.m., St. George’s Serbian Orthodox Church, 3025 Denver St., Clairemont ~ San Diego. Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina	"Pope Marcellus Mass" This program will feature the famous "Pope Marcellus Mass" by Giovanni da Palestrina. Long believed (incorrectly) to be the deciding "argument" which persuaded the Catholic Church to continue the use of polyphony in sacred music, this beautiful work continues to inspire with its soaring melodies, bright harmonies, and skillful combination of clear text with well-crafted counterpoint. Also included will be a number of works by Orlando di Lasso and Tomás Luis da Victoria. The concert will take place on Sunday, April 22, at 7:00 p.m. in the spectacular St. George’s Serbian Orthodox Church, located at 3025 Denver St., overlooking the Mission Bay Tourist Information Center, in Clairemont. Admission will be $10 general, and $7 for students, seniors, and members of the San Diego Early Music Society. For more information: contact Pacific Camerata, at 619-527-4457 or by e-mail at: PacificCamerata@cox.net.



Sunday, January 7, 2007 4:00 p.m. San Rafael Catholic Church, 17252 Bernardo Center Drive, Rancho Bernardo. Friday January 12, 2007 7:00 p.m. Church of St. Philip the Apostle, 2660 Hardy Drive, Lemon Grove.	"Sacred Space in Music" We'll ring in the New Year with a program illuminating the spaces that composers through the centuries have responded to with their music. The program will include Gregorian Chant as well as music by Hildegard von Bingen, Giovanni da Palestrina, Juan Vasquez and Melchior Franck. Of special interest on this program will be a world premiere of portions of "Badarak," an Armenian Liturgy by San Diego composer George Kirazian. Although newly composed, this piece has its roots in ancient Byzantium, and its evocative music reveals echoes of the paths of thousands of Armenians throughout the diaspora. The concert will take place on Sunday, January 7, at 4:00 p.m. in San Rafael Catholic Church, located at 17252 Bernardo Center Drive in Rancho Bernardo. A freewill offering will be taken. For more information, contact the church office at 858-487-4314 or Pacific Camerata. An encore performance will take place at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, January 12, in the historic Church of St. Philip the Apostle, located at 2660 Hardy Dr. in Lemon Grove. This concert is under the auspices of the Lemon Grove Historical Society. Tickets are $10.00, $8.00 and $5.00. For more information and directions, visit http://www.sandiegoartandsol.com/event.details.php?id=4489 , or contact the Society at lghistorical@yahoo.com.