Camerata Musica has lined up a season of music like no other.
"Our new season is the most amazing season yet," said Onnie Adams with the Camerata organization. "We have several larger groups coming, like the Seattle Baroque Orchestra."
The orchestra's Tri-City appearance will be the first outside of its home base in Seattle. The group will perform a selection of 17th century Italian music Nov. 21 in the Battelle Auditorium in Richland.
Kicking off the 2009-10 season on Sept. 26 will be the piano and cello sounds of Byron Schenkman and Raman Ramakrishnan. They will perform a mix of works from Bach, Brahms and Beethoven.
Then on Oct. 24 it'll be Wood 'n' Flutes, three flutists who perform a range of music from medieval to contemporary. The trio of women also will perform another concert Oct. 25 with music geared for children.
The Icicle Creek Piano Trio performs Jan. 23. These three women are an ensemble-in-residence at the Icicle Creek Music Center in Leavenworth. They play a mix of classical music on cello, violin and piano.
Then on Feb. 27 it'll be the spicy sounds of La Catrina Quartet. This Mexican-American foursome play traditional as well as contemporary music by Latin American composers such as Arias y Luna, Alavarez and Moncayo.
March 27 will see the return of the Governor's Chamber Ensemble, which includes the flute, oboe and piano sounds of Schumann, Musgrave, Poulenc.
The Grammy-winning Los Angeles Guitar Quartet plays April 17 and the Young Artists of Distinction concert rounds out the season May 2.
All concerts are held at the Battelle Auditorium on Battelle Boulevard off George Washington Way in Richland. Admission to all concerts is free, though seating is limited.
More about the season is at www.cameratamusica.com.
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Jankovic is a renowned musician who conducts classical guitar workshops and concerts all over the world when he isn't teaching at the Indiana University School of Music, where he also earned his masters degree in music.
He was just 8 years old when he began playing the guitar while growing up in Serbia. He earned a degree in classical guitar at the Music Academy in Belgrade.
Pianist Stephen Beus performs Nov. 19-20
Pianist Stephen Beus performs Nov. 19-20
Pianist Stephen Beus is the featured performer for the next Camerata Music concert scheduled Nov. 19-20.
The first concert is at 8 p.m. Nov. 19 in the Battelle Auditorium on Battelle Boulevard off George Washington Way in Richland.
Beus, who grew up in Othello, also performs a 2 p.m. concert Nov. 20 at the First Methodist Church in downtown Kennewick, corner of Dayton Street and Kennewick Avenue.
Stephen Beus returning for 2 concerts
Stephen Beus returning for 2 concerts
Stephen Beus has come a long way from the quiet farm boy with a shy smile he used to be, to the piano virtuoso with a charming sense of humor he is today.
He has performed at Carnegie Hall, obtained a master's degree in music from the renowned Juilliard School of Performing Arts, as well as performed in concert halls in Paris, Casablanca, Beijing, Lisbon, Hamburg, Venice and Tbilisi, Georgia, just to name a few.
But this world-class musician, who turned 30 this year, hasn't forgotten the sanctuary of the Othello farm where he grew up.
Rose Ensemble on tap for Camerata on Oct. 29
Rose Ensemble on tap for Camerata on Oct. 29
The Rose Ensemble performs at the next Camerata Musica concert scheduled for 8 p.m. Oct. 29 in the Battelle Auditorium, on Battelle Boulevard off George Washington Way in Richland.
The program includes a mix of music and culture of medieval Spain where Jews, Christians and Muslims lived together in a shared and artistic society, which demonstrates how diversity and tolerance stays alive in music.
Unique instruments that will be part of the music making include a riqq (tambourine), dumbek (drum) and rebec (fiddle).
Trio to perform Jan. 14 for Camerata
Trio to perform Jan. 14 for Camerata
The Intersection trio will bring its music -- described as soulful instrumental virtuosity accented with a playful banter among the musicians -- to the Tri-Cities this month.
"Those are the hallmarks of an Intersection concert, in which classical, opera and Spanish music are blended together beautifully," said Nancy Welliver of the Camerata Musica organization.
The group performs Jan. 14 for the Camerata Musica series in the Battelle Auditorium in Richland.
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