Bing Productions is pleased to present The Boston Camerata in a performance of their program Trav’ling Home: American Spirituals, 1770-1870, on Saturday, April 26, at 7:30 p.m.. The concert will take place in Trinity United Methodist Church’s lovely Asbury Hall, 361 Sumner Avenue, Springfield, MA.
This program will trace the migratory currents and flows of early American song, largely spiritual but also secular. Among the various communities participating in this rich American mosaic are the Puritans of New England, the Shakers and their visionary monodies, Amish and Mennonites of Pennsylvania, and the newly-freed African-American religious communities. The musical sources of this program are drawn from European and New World oral traditions, hymns, psalms and chants in English, German dialects, early songbooks of Black churches, as well as gems from the still largely unpublished Shaker manuscript archive at Sabbathday Lake, ME.
The Boston Camerata is an early music ensemble celebrating their 70th season. They were directed from 1969 to 2008 by Joel Cohen, who remains Music Director Emeritus. French-born singer and scholar Anne Azéma has served as artistic director since 2008. Azéma has produced several new programs with the Camerata, featuring repertoire that spans eight centuries of music. The Camerata tours in the United States and abroad.
Brian Hale, executive director of Bing Productions, is very excited about this concert. “I believe this will be the first time The Boston Camerata has performed in Springfield since the 70’s. We’re delighted to bring this world class group to the community.”
The concert is presented in collaboration with Trinity United Methodist Church and is sponsored by Flowers, Flowers! and season sponsor Florence Bank.
Tickets are $25 and available thru EventBrite or at the door.