Camerata d'Amici presents Night of Stars

Camerata d’Amici is proud to present “Night of Stars” on March 6th at 4 pm in the South Salem Presbyterian Church, located at 111 Spring Street, South Salem, NY. The choir, now in its tenth season, is excited to welcome everyone to its annual winter concert. Dr. Kristin Sponheim, Artistic Director, has crafted a program inspired by stars in the night sky, and the strength and hope they represent.

“Nuit d’étoiles” by French composer Claude Debussy (arr. Alan Raines), presented by the women of Camerata and accompanied by Margarita Nuller, piano, recalls the wistfulness of stargazing as a conduit to memories.

“Ngam Sang Duan” (“Shining Moon”), a northern Thai folk song arranged by Steven Sametz, will be sung by Camerata’s chamber choir, accompanied by percussionist Matt Bronson.

Thomas Carr (baritone) solos on Ralph Vaughan Williams’ “The Infinite Shining Heavens,” which explores how stargazing can make us feel at once connected to the universe and at the same time alone.

Bob Chilcott’s arrangement of U2’s “MLK” is a lullaby in the face of a storm. “Sleep, sleep tonight. And may all your dreams, be realised. If the thundercloud passes rain, so let it rain, rain down on him.” Doug Planker, tenor, provides the solo on this powerfully moving piece.

Juliet Pratt, soprano, will perform “Solveig’s Song” from Peer Gynt by Edvard Grieg. This song of longing echoes the longing of those waiting for spring to arrive after a long, dark winter.

With the setting of the moon, “Bright Morning Stars” (Appalachian folk song, arr. Shawn Kirchner) the program is brought, metaphorically, into the light of the new day.

Camerata’s chamber group returns with “Light of a Clear Blue Morning” (Dolly Parton, arr. Craig Hella Johnson), featuring soprano Mia Herstatt, as soloist, and is followed by the men of Camerata performing “Shine on Me,” a spiritual, arranged by Rollo Dilworth. Both songs call attention to the magnificence and power of our closest star, the sun, which brings light to our darkness and hope to the hopeless.

For more information on purchasing tickets, Camerata d’Amici invites you to visit their website atwww.cameratadamici.org. Season and single concert tickets are also available via check payable to Camerata d’Amici,P.O. Box 74, Ridgefield, CT 06877. Tickets at the door are $25 for adults (or $20 in advance), and $10 for children 12 and under. Follow Camerata on Twitter@camerata_damici and Facebook.