Camerata Romeu Explained

Camerata Romeu is an all-female instrumentalist chamber music group[1] founded and led by Zenaida Castro Romeu,[2] [3] orchestral director and composer from a family of Cuban performers and composers spanning several generations.[4] The orchestra's musical focus is playing European style classical music while drawing on the popular rhythms of Cuba[5] taken from Spanish, African and Latin American Indians.

History

Camerata Romeu toured Florida in 1998, and performed at the Respertorio Espanol.[6]

The group was nominated at the Latin Grammy Awards of 2003[7] for the Best Flamenco Album and at the Latin Grammy Award for Best Classical Contemporary Composition[8] in 2008.

Cinematic journalist, filmmaker and co-founder of Accent Media, Cecilia Domeyko, created a documentary of Camerata Romeu, entitled Cuba Mia: Portrait of an All-Woman Orchestra,[9] which in 2003 won the Silver Screen awards at the US International Film & Video Festival.[10] "

The ensemble performs regularly at the Festival de Música Contemporánea in Havana. Coverage of the 2009 Festival.[11]

In 2015, Camerata Romeu performed at the Festival Mozart Habana.[12]

Discography

Filmography

Notes and References

  1. http://www.havanatimes.org/?p=21049 "Camerata Romeu Plays Tango"
  2. Web site: Cuba Mia Biographies Camerata Romeu Zenaida Romeu Cecilia Domeyko . 2012-04-11 . 2015-03-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150330134245/http://www.view.com/cubamiabiographies.aspx . live .
  3. Web site: Cuban Colada . 2012-04-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100719032057/http://miamiherald.typepad.com/cuban_colada/2009/09/index.html . 2010-07-19 . dead .
  4. Orovio, Helio Cuban Music from A to Z Tumi(Music)Ltd, Bath U.K. 2004 pages 186–188
  5. Web site: Cuba's Ambassador of Music – Los Angeles Times . 2013-11-12 . 2012-10-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121018135704/http://articles.latimes.com/1998/jan/25/entertainment/ca-11807 . live .
  6. https://www.nytimes.com/1998/12/04/movies/music-review-a-rare-glimpse-at-cuba-s-classic-tradition.html "MUSIC REVIEW; A Rare Glimpse at Cuba's Classic Tradition"
  7. Web site: Between Rumba and Flamenco with los Muñequitos and Camerata World Music Central.org . 2012-04-21 . 2016-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304193418/http://worldmusiccentral.org/2003/08/04/between-rumba-and-flamenco-with-los-munequitos-and-camerata/ . live .
  8. Web site: 9th Annual Latin Grammy Nominations – Latin Gossip . 2012-04-21 . 2012-02-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120217154848/http://www.latingossip.com/awards-shows/9th-latin-grammy-nominations.html . live .
  9. http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/cubamia.php "Cuba Mia: Portrait Of An All-Woman Orchestra"
  10. Web site: US International Film & Video Festival – Press Release . 2012-04-11 . 2011-02-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110218074731/http://filmfestawards.com/pr/03_june_911.asp . live .
  11. Web site: CUBAN FESTIVAL OFFERS WEALTH OF MUSIC; TOO BAD AMERICANS CAN'T HEAR IT. Curtis. Liane. February 10, 2010. nmbx.newmusicusa.org/. June 14, 2019. January 25, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210125180008/https://nmbx.newmusicusa.org/cuban-festival-offers-wealth-of-music-too-bad-americans-cant-hear-it/. live.
  12. http://www.havanatimes.org/?p=114734 " Cuba’s First Mozart Festival a Big Success"
  13. http://jazztimes.com/articles/25842-sauda-es-egberto-gismonti "Egberto Gismonti: Saudações ECM Records"

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