Camerata California
Photos, documents, and recordings over the years (1998 to 2012) - scroll to the end for recordings and videos
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Collegium Musicum - the foundation
Visit the Collegium Musicum page for selected programs and recordings from the the San Jose State University Collegium Musicum, along with the 2002 tribute and 2003 memorial for founder Dr. Vernon B. Read (December 8, 1936 - February 23, 2003)
1998 - the beginning of Camerata
CONCERT - Friday, December 18, 1998 - Boar’s Head Feast, with Evergreen Choir led by Betty Ann Owren
CONCERT: Sunday, May 2, 1999 - Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church @ 3:15
  • Pleasures and Pastimes: a lighthearted 45-minute program of secular English vocal and instrumental music of the Renaissance and Baroque eras
  • Program - 1999_05_02_CamerataConcert.pdf
CONCERT - Saturday, March 18, 2000 at Northminster Presbyterian, Salinas                            
CONCERT - Sunday, March 26, 2000    4:00 PM (evensong) at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Los Gatos
  • French and Spanish Music of the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries:  Llibre Vermell, Dufay, Sermisey, Encina, Vasquez
  • Program: 2000_03_cc_program3_Mar18_Mar26.pdf
  • See Recordings at the end of this page
CONCERT - Sunday, December 3, 2000 @ 4:00 PM (evensong) at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Los Gatos
CONCERT - Sunday, December 10, 2000 @ 7 pm at Westminster Presbyterian Church
  • Music for the Nativity: English and German music of the 14th through 17th centuries: Personent hodie, Angelus ad Virginem, So trinken wir alle, Cry of London
  • Program: 2000_12_03_cc_program4.pdf
  • See Recordings at the end of this page
Party: Vernon Read Birthday - December 8, 2000
Party: December 19, 2000 at home of Jennifer Randolph
CONCERT - Sunday, March 10, 2002 @ 7:00 PM at Westminster Presbyterian Church, San Jose
CONCERT - Sunday, December 1, 2002 @ 4:00 PM (evensong) at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Los Gatos
CONCERT - Sunday, April 27, 2003 @ 4:00 PM at Westminster Presbyterian
Rehearsal - June 3, 2003
CONCERT - December 14, 2003 @ 4:00 pm at Westminster Presbyterian
CONCERT - December 16, 2003 @ 7:30 pm at San Jose State University Concert Hall
  • Christmas music and Polish choral composers: William Byrd, Mikolaj Zielenski, Hans Leo Hassler, Johann Walther, Jacob Handl, Johannes Eccard, Ludwig Senfl, Michael Praetorius; with dances by Christoph Demantius and Polish composers Anonymous, Mikolai of Cracow, & Tabulatura Jana z Lublina. Instruments include recorders, rankett, sackbut guitar, gamba, crotales/chimes, and percussion.
  • Program: 2003_12_16_Camerata_2003_SJSU.pdf
Party: December 30, 2003 at home of Jennifer Randolph
CONCERT - April 25, 2004 at Westminster Presbyterian
CONCERT - May 2, 2004 @ 4:00 pm (evensong) at St. Lukes Los Gatos
  • Celebrating Spring in a concert dedicated to birds, bugs, flowers and love. Works by Campion, Demantius, Vivaldi, Senfl, Weelkes and di Lasso, performed by rankett, rauschpfeife, cornamuse, recorders, crumhorns, sackbut and voices.
  • Flyer: 2004_Camerata_ProgramList_Mar2004.pdf
Party: May 18, 2004 at home of Jennifer Randolph
Rehearsal: November 9, 2004 - Bill Lazar brought a consort of gemshorns!
CONCERT - Sunday, December 5, 2004 @ 4:00 PM (evensong) at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Los Gatos
  •  Holiday Favorites: A concert for the holiday season featuring the 14th century Llibre Vermell and festive works by Hassler, Praetorius, Agricola, and Senfl.
  • Program: 2004_12_05_cc_program9.pdf 
Party: December 7, 2004 at the home of Jennifer Randolph
CONCERT - Thursday, March 10, 2005 @ 12:30 pm for SJSU Listening Hour Concert Series
CONCERT - Saturday, June 18, 2005 @ 7:30 PM at Stone Church, San Jose
  • Camerata Favorites: A selection of Camerata's favorite vocal and instrumental works from the 13th through the 17th centuries: Dufay, Obrecht, Isaac, Josquin, Purcell, Senfl, Susato, Vasquez, and more.
  • Program: 2005_06_18_cc_program11.pdf
  • See Recordings at the end of this page
Dr. Read's personal collection of early instruments was donated to SJSU's School of Music and Dance, and Camerata incorporated many of the instruments in its programs.
CONCERT - Sunday, April 2, 2006 @ 4:00 PM (evensong) at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Los Gatos
CONCERT - Wednesday, June 14, 2006 at The Meadows of Los Gatos
Pleasures and Pastimes: a lighthearted 45-minute program of secular English vocal and instrumental music of the Renaissance and Baroque eras.
Rehearsal: Summer 2006
CONCERT - Sunday, May 6, 2007 @ 4:00 PM at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Los Gatos
CONCERT - Sunday, June 10, 2007 @ 3:00 PM at Foothills Congregational Church, Los Altos
Camerata Playing Party - September 9, 2007
  • Bill Lazar, Ken Miller, Lettie Smith, Mary Anne James, Mike Megas, Sally Terris, Sam Kiteley, Sarge Gerbode, Susan Nace, Ted Lorraine
CONCERT - Sunday, December 9, 2007 @ 3:00 at the Jewish Community Center
CONCERT - Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at The Meadows of Los Gatos
  • Recorders, and Ranketts, and Crumhorns (oh my!) - Festive music from Italy and England in the 16th and 17th centuries: Carnival songs, villanelle, frottole, madrigals, and dances
  • Program: 2008_04_30_Camerata_Program.pdf
CONCERT - May 4, 2008 at St Luke's Los Gatos
May 31, 2008 - Performance during Memorial Day Party at home of Sharon Childress
  • Singing Contraponto bestiale alla mente by Adriano Banchieri
Party: December 2008 at the home of Jennifer Randolph
CONCERT - Sunday, March 1, 2009 @ 3:00 pm at Foothill Presbyterian ChurchSome of our favorites:
  • No desmayes, coraçón, Mi libertad en sosiego, Ich armes Kauzlein kleine, Adieu mes amours, Dimmi un poco che vuol dire, Now hath Flora robb'd her bowers
Party: January 25, 2010 at the home of Jennifer Randolph
CONCERT - April 2, 2011 at Foothill Presbyterian Church, San Jose
Concert Series Flauti Dolci & Amici, presented by Kraig Williams
  • Carnival songs, Un sonar de piva. Milles regretz. Hau le boys, Die Weiber mit den Flohen, Ein guter Wein ist lobenswert, Non e tempo, Belle qui tiens ma vie, L'arboscello ballo Furlano, Contraponto bestiale, O primavera giovantu de l'anno
  • See Recordings at the end of this page
CONCERT / Party - December 20, 2011 - Soiree at home of Mary Anne James
Rehearsal: March 13, 2012
CONCERT - March 17, 2012 at Foothill Presbyterian Church
  • Quand je bois, Rex Court Dance, Es taget vor dem walde, Entlaubet ist der Walde, So trinken wir alle, Das Gläut zu Speyer, We be three poor mariners
  • Program: 2012_03_17_Camerata_CONCERT.pdf
  • See Recordings at the end of this page
Party: May 7, 2013 - Original Joe's with Jennifer Randolph, Ted Lorraine, Mike Megas, Carol Megas
Party: August 28, 2014 - Spamalot at City Lights Theater
  • (we also went to Spamalot at San Jose Center for Performing Arts on September 16, 2009)
  • Jennifer Randolph, Ken Miller, Mary Anne James, Ted Lorraine
Selected Camerata program images
 Selected Recordings and Videos
March 26, 2000 December 3, 2000
March 10, 2002 December 1, 2002
June 18, 2005
April 2, 2011
March 17, 2012