Música Camerata Montreal’s
Sound of the Americas

Música Camerata Montréal invites you to discover the Music of the Americas

For the last concert of the 49th season, May 18th at 6pm, at la Chapelle Historique du Bon Pasteur, Musica Camerata Montreal, one of Canada’s foremost chamber music ensembles invites you to discover some of the most significant works by composers of the American continent.

This program will charm everybody and will apply to the taste of all contemporary audiences. The sounds and rhythms of the Imaginary Gallery for cello and piano (Canadian première), the heat of cuban sounds, the sensuality and passion of Argentinian tango and its master: Astor Piazzolla, considered as one of the most important and innovative composers of the second half of the XX century. On the same program a quintet by the Canadian-Swiss composer Anne Lauber and the splendid Lullaby by Gershwin..

Program

Icli Zitella (Venezuela 1966-)
Imaginary gallery, for cello and piano (Canadian première)

Georges Gershwin (USA 1898-1937)
Lullaby for string quartet

Yalil Guerra (Cuba 1973-)
Suite Cubana, for piano and string quartet

Anne Lauber (Canada-Switzerland 1943)
Suite for piano and strings

Astor Piazzolla (Argentina 1921-1992)
Four Tango Pieces (including Adiós Nonino)

The Musicians

Berta Rosenohl, piano
Luis Grinhauz, violin
Van Armenian, violin
Victor Fournelle-Blain, viola
Leo Grinhauz, cello

The sound of the Americas

Saturday May 18 at 6pm
Chapelle Historique du Bon-Pasteur
100 Sherbrooke Street East, Montreal

Price: Tickets: $40, $30 (seniors and students)
Information: 514 489-8713
www.cameratamontreal.com

This concert is co-sponsored by Ruth-Ann and Jacques Thibault

Música Camerata Montréal

Since its debut in 1971, Musica Camerata Montréal, hailed as one of Canada’s foremost chamber music ensembles, offers programs of rare originality, and has devoted much of its energy to promoting the music of Canadian composers. Musica Camerata’s repertoire includes more than 350 works from the 18th to the 21st centuries. On tour, Camerata has given many concerts in Canada, USA, Costa Rica and Argentina, always to high critical praise.

Images courtesy of Música Camerata Montréal

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