Camarada The Chamber Music Ensemble

ABOUT LAST NIGHT || This makes my day! "That was a beautiful concert. Made me smile, made me tear up, made me feel all emotional. Just what my soul needed. Thank you so much!" - Barb K., Wisconsin All about the Camarada Recuerdos de los Dias virtual concert last night - thank you Barb!... Beth Ross-Buckley If you missed last night’s RECUERDOS DE LOS DIAS livestream, you can still experience incredible compositions of Andres Martin, Jim Stephenson, Manuel Maria Ponce & Miguel del Aguila. Simply click here >>> bit.ly/camaradaRDLD to purchase a ticket; we’ll send an email with instructions on how to access the performance at your convenience. The concert is viewable as many times as you wish through November 20. We Make Music That Moves You camarada.org #camaradamusic

Our Founder, CEO & Co-Artistic Director went live with more details about our Recuerdos de los Dias livestream tonight! Taking the quantum leap means taking a risk, going off on uncharted territory with no guide to follow. - Author Unknown

I can’t believe the day is finally here. After months of planning during unprecedented times, join us tonight for Recuerdos de Los Dias, the first livestream concert of our 26th season UNSTOPPABLE! It is truly an honor performing this music which literally brought so much joy to me - I had tears in my eyes. Thank you to our featured composers; it is a gift to share your work with the world Andres Martin, James M Stephenson, Manuel Maria Ponce & Miguel del Aguila! - Beth Ross-Buckley, CAMARADA CEO & Co-Artistic Director NOV 6 7PM PDT LIVESTREAM INFO/TIX: bit.ly/camaradaRDLD (You can view this concert online through NOV 20; simply click the link to purchase a ticket.)

TONIGHT - LIVESTREAM THIS! Don’t miss this one-time-only Latin-themed presentation of the work of four renowned composers performed by Camarada The Chamber Music Ensemble at Bread & Salt Gallery, a historic old Webber Bread factory in the Barrio Logan Arts District! INFO/TICKETS: bit.ly/camaradaRDLD

We are thrilled for Andres Martin, one of four composers we are proud to feature THIS FRIDAY NIGHT in our Recuerdos De Los Dias concert, the very first livestream of our UNSTOPPABLE series! Join us for the world premiere of two new works by Andres - Unstoppable On Fire & Flor de Liz. INFO/TIX: bit.ly/camaradaRDLD

This elegant and soothing piece performed by the iconic Andres Segovia is Chanson for Sonata III by the Mexico composer Manuel Maria Ponce, one of his country’s most beloved figures in classical music. He is also internationally known among guitarists and lovers of guitar music; among the first modern composers to write extensively for the instrument, and through his association with Segovia, he played a key role in the revival of the guitar in classical music. Experience h...is work this Friday when our ensemble gives a rare performance via livestream of his Petite Suite dans le Style Ancien - it’s part of our DIA DE LOS RECUERDOS concert! Truly a do-not-miss, with the work of three other renowned composers - Miguel del Aguila, Jim Stephenson & Andres Martin - to enjoy in the same program! (See comments below) LIVESTREAM INFO/TIX: bit.ly/camaradaRDLD

The fourth featured composer in RECUERDOS DE LOS DIAS livestreaming this Friday night at 7PM PST is Manuel Ponce. His work is rarely performed outside of Mexico, so this concert is a MUST! Purchase your ticket today to experience Petite Suite dans le Style Ancien, four movements that will be performed by a CAMARADA string trio. LIVESTREAM INFO/TIX: bit.ly/camaradaRDLD THE COMPOSER || Manuel Maria Ponce (1882-1948), born in Zacatecas, Mexico in the same year as Igor Stravin...sky, he was and remains one of his country’s most beloved figures in classical music. He spent his early career composing, conducting, teaching and writing music criticism in Mexico. He moved to Paris in the 1920’s and after studying with the French composer Paul Dukas, Ponce abandoned the genteel salon-music style then prevalent in Mexico, and began applying an impressionistic idiom to works with concise structures and skilled counterpoint. Later on, he developed a nationalistic style in which he expressed his Mexican origins. Ponce was the first Mexican composer who consistently introduced elements of the folk and popular music of his country to classical composition. He is also internationally known among guitarists and lovers of guitar music; among the first modern composers to write extensively for the guitar, through his association with guitarist Andres Segovia, he played a key role in the revival of the guitar in classical music. His guitar works became standards in the modern guitar repertoire. His other compositions include orchestral, chamber, and piano music and songs, the most famous of which is Estrellita (1914). See more

Would you like some Peace, Love and Harmony? Join us for our Latin themed LiveStream this Friday @ 7 pm $20 for the Friday Night LiveStream OR $120 for the entire Season Pass... Just click the TICKET button below in comments The virtual links are available for your viewing for 2 weeks after the first viewing date! Note from Beth - we invite you to join us for some Peace, Love & Harmony plus... Candlelight and Camaraderie! this music opens the heart and brings joy to the listener and the performer - we had a blast filming and performing this magnificent music for you! AND you can join us on Zoom after the LiveStream for an after party TalkBack with the artists and composers Photo credit to the amazing Monique Feil Decor & oodles of candles credit to the dynamic duo Kathy & Gary Dahl All around organization to wonder woman Lisa Barnhouse Camarada musicians are creating and connecting - anything but stopping. We're composing from home, teaching online, performing outdoors and sharing LiveStream concerts. LiveStream Dates: November 6 | December 22 | January 22 February 19 | April 23 | May 21 LiveStream links will be available LIVE at 7:00pm on these dates AND available for your viewing for 2 weeks after every date!

Our 2020-21 UNSTOPPABLE season is officially underway! Don’t miss a beat...check out the full schedule and purchase tickets to our in-person concerts or livestream events at camarada.org Join us! ... We Make Music That Moves You camarada.org #camaradamusic

About last night’s UNSTOPPABLE series kick-off performance at Bread & Salt Gallery in Barrio Logan... The in-person live concert experience with this dream team of musicians exceeded my wildest dreams. Each piece was a pouring out of heart, joy and bursts of fun. - Beth Ross-Buckley, CAMARADA Founder/CEO/Artistic Director/Flutist Want to see more? Tune into our DIA DE LOS RECUERDOS livestream event this Friday night at 7PM PST to experience CAMARADA performing the music of ...four renowned composers - Andres Martin, James Stephenson, Manuel Ponce and Miguel de Aguila - in a celebration of Dia de Los Muertos and the rich history of Mexican culture in San Diego. LIVESTREAM INFO/TIX: bit.ly/camaradaRDLD

Look who is excited about kicking-off our 2020-21 Season UNSTOPPABLE series! It’s finally happening tonight with a sold out concert - DIA DE LOS RECUERDOS - at Bread & Salt Gallery in Barrio Logan. This is renowned composer and bassist ANDRÉS MARTIN, one of our featured composers. We’re thrilled to premiere two of his two original new works - Unstoppable On Fire and Flor de Liz. Join us this Friday for the DIA DE LOS RECUERDOS livestream event! THE COMPOSER || A native o...f Buenos Aires, Argentina, the bassist, arranger and composer Andres Martin has performed with orchestras, chamber ensembles and as a soloist in Argentina, Costa Rica, Venezuela, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, Mexico, England, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Italy, Australia and United States. Since his arrival in Tijuana (Mexico), Andres has been immersed in teaching as well as performing as a soloist and chamber musician. He is a member of the Orquesta de Baja California and Cuatro para Tango, a chamber ensemble with whom he has released six recordings. He also organizes and directs Contrabajos de Baja California A.C. , a Double Bass academy. His Concerto no.1" for double bass (2012) became a standard work in the double bass repertoire, performed in more than 20 countries around the world. andresmartin.net LIVESTREAM INFO/TIX: LINK IN BIO We Make Music That Moves You camarada.org #camaradamusic

More behind the scenes

I love rehearsals

BEHIND THE SCENES || More from rehearsals for RECUERDOS DE LOS DIAS! Just a taste of featured composer James M. Stephenson’s enchanting and intoxicating Mermaid of the Volcano. Jeff Nevin (trumpet), Giovanna Clayton (cello) & Matthew Armstrong (percussion). COMPOSERS NOTES ... Mermaid of the Volcano - Folk story from the State of Mexico.One evening, Don Evaristo was telling Emily and me some new stories from different parts of Mexico about fabulous animals. Dona Almanda suddenly suggested: Evaristo, tell our friends that beautiful but sad story about the mermaid. Which one? He wondered. You know. The one we heard when we went to see the ‘Nevado de Toluca’. She explained. Tale written by Homero Adame. Ah, yes! A beautiful, but very sad story! He said, and was very quiet for a long minute. Near Toluca, in the State of Mexico, there is a beautiful volcano called ‘The ‘Nevado de Toluca’, because it always has snow on top, he began. At the top, in the crater, there is a lake. People say that a mermaid now lives there. She was once a quite normal young girl, but one day, she walked up the volcano with her father, who wanted to get some snow. While he was collecting the snow, the girl suddenly decided to go for a swim in the lake. Suddenly, as she was washing her hair, she felt something pulling her down, down, down, deep into the impenetrable black waters of the icy cold lake. Shortly after, her worried father started to look for her, but of course, he could not find his beloved daughter anywhere. He became more and more anxious. Then, all at once, he heard his daughter’s sweet, clear voice, saying: ‘Dearest Daddy, please don’t look for me any more. I am safe, but I am under a spell, and it is my destiny to stay here in the lake, forever. I can never leave the lake again, because my body is now half human and half fish. I am a mermaid. A mermaid who lives at the top of a mountain’ The man searched and searched until he fainted from exhaustion, not wanting to believe his ears. Written by Homero Adame and taken from the English textbook Activate! 2. By Carol Lethaby, Homero Adame and Pat Grounds. NOV 6 7PM PST: LIVESTREAM: bit.ly/camaradaRDLD