By Jan Hower, President. It’s a good thing that Peanut wasn’t G.F. Handel’s dog — he never would have put up for being ignored during that 3-week period when the master composed Messiah! ….
Read moreCamerata Music Educators Tour Long Beach Schools
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Read moreThe Worth of Music Education
By Amy Luskey-Barth, General Manager. Imagine a world without music. Without artistic expression. As an arts advocate and educator for over thirty-five years I have spent a lot of time thinking about how to best articulate the value of arts...
Read moreSpotlight on Camerata Children’s Music Academy
By incorporating a variety of creative techniques, Andria and her teaching assistants, Anne Gholson and Anastasia Gastelum captivate the children whose voices fill the classroom as they sing “The World is Like a Rainbow.”
Read moreListen up! How Music Could Save Your Life
By Guest Blogger, Michael Waks It’s hard to find anyone who doesn’t have a strong connection to music. For some, it’s an all-consuming part of their identity, reflected in band monikers printed on a stable of hard-worn T-shirts and a record...
Read moreYou Want to be on the Lawn where it happens!
The year 2020 has been a wild ride, and it’s not over yet. As we watched the cascade of announcements from most major professional music groups that they were cancelling their entire 2020-21 seasons, our hearts broke. We saw not just the...
Read moreCamerata Behind the Scenes: In the Green Room
For anyone who has attended a Camerata concert, you know that the choir members don’t just loiter around the lobby and concert hall waiting for Dr. Bass to beckon them to their places. Nary a tuxedo nor black dress should be seen anywhere before...
Read moreHandel With Care: A Baroque Trivia Quiz
It’s a good thing that Peanut wasn’t G.F. Handel’s dog — he never would have put up for being ignored during that 3-week period when the master composed Messiah! Considering that the oratorio comprises almost 3 hours in its entirety, that is...
Read moreHandel’s Messiah and the Baroque Violin
Long Beach Camerata Singers will perform Handel’s Messiah on December 21 and 22, 2019, with Musica Angelica Baroque Orchestra. There are many reasons to attend what promises to be a beautiful performance; today we will focus on the use of the...
Read moreEvening of Song — Evening of Fun
What do you get when you introduce a world-famous TV Director to a world-famous choral conductor? That’s what happened recently at a lunch in Westwood near the UCLA campus when Long Beach Camerata Singers Artistic Director, James K. Bass, met...
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