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Cambiata typically performs in costume, and our concerts appeal to audiences of all ages. We play a wide variety of instruments, which are reproductions of period instruments, and we invite audience members to speak with us and take a closer look at the instruments after the show. Upcoming Events Join us at10AM on Saturday, May 5th at the Charles Brown IceHouse on SandIsland as Mock Turtle Marionette Theater presents Cambiata’s charming event forthe family, All Around the Maypole. Performing in costume and playing authenticperiod instruments, Cambiata will present a program of music for RenaissanceSpring followed by an audience participation Maypole dance workshop. Cambiatawill transport you and your children to another time and place,with songs, dance tunes, and poetry that usher in the Spring. Selections are from 16th and 17thcentury Europe, and are performed on lute, viols, recorders, andkrumhorns. Cambiata members include:Sara Cox, Ruth Maletz, Ilse Zinnes, and Bill Thatcher. Joining Cambiata for this performance issoprano vocalist Melissa Walters. The performance will be followed by a specialMaypole Dance workshop with guest dance instructor Barbara Pearson. All ages are welcome. For more information onthe music and the workshop, contact Bill Thatcher @ 610 252 3203 or visit http://www.cambiata.org/ Tickets:$7.50 for the show and workshop combination* Contact:Mock Turtle for details, directions and reservations at 610-867-8208 doug@mockturtle.org This year’sfamily series has been supported by donations from Just Born, Lehigh County,The Hoch Foundation, The Century Fund and The Lehigh County Arts Council. The eventwill be held at 10 AM, May 5th 2012 at the Charles Brown IceHouse,56 River Road, Sand Island, Bethlehem. *PennsylvaniaYouth Theatre students will receive a special discounted price of $6. Join us at10AM on Saturday, May 5th at the Charles Brown IceHouse on SandIsland as Mock Turtle Marionette Theater presents Cambiata’s charming event forthe family, All Around the Maypole. Performing in costume and playing authenticperiod instruments, Cambiata will present a program of music for RenaissanceSpring followed by an audience participation Maypole dance workshop. Cambiatawill transport you and your children to another time and place,with songs, dance tunes, and poetry that usher in the Spring. Selections are from 16th and 17thcentury Europe, and are performed on lute, viols, recorders, andkrumhorns. Cambiata members include:Sara Cox, Ruth Maletz, Ilse Zinnes, and Bill Thatcher. Joining Cambiata for this performance issoprano vocalist Melissa Walters. The performance will be followed by a specialMaypole Dance workshop with guest dance instructor Barbara Pearson. All ages are welcome. For more information onthe music and the workshop, contact Bill Thatcher @ 610 252 3203 or visit http://www.cambiata.org/ Tickets:$7.50 for the show and workshop combination* Contact:Mock Turtle for details, directions and reservations at 610-867-8208 doug@mockturtle.org This year’sfamily series has been supported by donations from Just Born, Lehigh County,The Hoch Foundation, The Century Fund and The Lehigh County Arts Council. The eventwill be held at 10 AM, May 5th 2012 at the Charles Brown IceHouse,56 River Road, Sand Island, Bethlehem. *PennsylvaniaYouth Theatre students will receive a special discounted price of $6. These Events Happened Sunday November 27th, 2011 at 3 PM "A Renaissance Christmas" with guest singer Alyssa Thatcher at Noble Art Pianos 226 Bushkill Street, Easton, PA . Free admission. Please call to make reservations (610) 258-8188. Wonderful Renaissance winter and holiday music performed on reproductions of original instruments. Come and unstress before the holidays. The Morning Call article is at http://www.mcall.com/entertainment/mc-classical-1124-20111123,0,5990131.story .  Sunday November 27th, 2011 at 7 PM "A Lehigh Valley Christmas" with guest singer Alyssa Thatcher at Allentown Symphony Hall. $35 admission. Cambiata will be part of a cast of many with their Renaissance winter and holiday music.
Sunday December 4th, 2011 at 10:30 AM Special Emmaus Moravian Church Service with Cambiata on 146 Main Street, Emmaus, PA. Cambiata will be ringing in the holiday season with renaissance selections in the prelude (at 10:15 AM) and during the service. Wonderful Renaissance music performed on reproductions of original instruments. Come and catch the spirit of the season. Contact the church by calling 610-965-6867.
Saturday May 7th, 2011 at 10 AM at the Ice House, Sand Island in Bethlehem, PA. A celebration of Spring music of the Renaissance. The workshop will have a dance around the Maypole for all ages. Charming melodies, fascinating instruments performed by 4 instrumental musicians and a singer. Hear the lute, guitar, gemshorns, krumhorns, fiddle, recorders, Admission $5 per person or $7.50 with the workshop. Sunday January 9th, 2011 at 4 PM a Family Concert at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church at 750 Greenfield Road, Lancaster, PA 17603. The concert is preceded by a mini-Renaissance Faire for kids and followed by a Renaissance dance workshop. Contact: Rev. Marilyn Witte or call (717) 371-8845. Sunday December 5th, 2010 at 3 PM Concordia Lutheran Church, 2623 Brookside Rd,. Macungie, PA 18062. Family Concert, including demonstration of the instruments. Contact: Rev. Waldemar Vinovskis, (484) 951-9441. Saturday December 4th, 2010 at 5 PM at Trinity Episcopal Church at 44 East Market Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018. "Winter Delights"- Renaissance music for the Yuletide season, featuring guest vocalist Alyssa Thatcher. In conjunction with the Conference in Medieval and Early Modern Studies at Moravian College, the concert is followed by a mock boar's head reception. Saturday April 17th, 2010 Perkasie Coffee House at 320 Chestnut Street, Perkasie, PA 18944. Ray Hunsberger at 215-237-2680 for information and tickets. Friday January 8th, 2010 First Friday at the Banana Factory Saturday, November 28 at 7:30 PM at the Unitarian Universalist Church of the Lehigh Valley, 424 Center Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018, Community Room. CD Release Party "Winter Delights" with selections of music of the Renaissance Yuletide Season, in costume and on period instruments, with guest vocalist Alyssa Thatcher. Admission is free. All ages are welcome. For more information, call 610-691-6594. Handicap parking in handicap lot south of the church Sunday, December 6th at 2 PM at the Connexions Gallery, 213 Northampton Street, Easton, PA 18042. Selections of music of the Renaissance Yuletide Season, in costume and on period instruments. Free will Admission. For all ages. For more information, call 610-691-6594. Saturday, December 19th at 10 AM and 3 PM at the Ice House, Sand Island in Bethlehem, PA. The morning event at 10 AM is a Renaissance Christmas Party for families. There will be music, followed by a workshop making puppets while having cookies and juice. The musical portion will be $5 or, $7.50 music with workshop. Charming melodies, fascinating instruments performed by 4 instrumental musicians. Hear the lute, harpsichord, gemshorns, krumhorns, vielle, recorders, some old European carols and dances of the wintery and holiday season. The afternoon concert at 3pm at the Icehouse is a musical celebration of A Renaissance Christmas. Seasonal songs and dances of wintry 17th century Europe . Admission $5 per person. Tuesday, July 21, 2009 at 7:30 PM at Jerusalem Western Salisbury Church, 3441 Devonshire Rd, Allentown, 18103. No admission, free will contribution. A concert of Spring and Summer Renaissance Music. December 20, 2008 10 AM and 3 PM at the Ice House, Sand Island in Bethlehem, PA. $5 show, $7.50 show and workshop. A Renaissance Christmas.and dances of wintry 17th century Europe followed Seasonal songs by a dance workshop for children. December 5, 2008 7 PM to 9 PM at Tallaricos at First Friday in Bethlehem. Preview of our Christmas Show. Seasonal songs and dances of wintry 17th century Europe. November 30, 2008 7 PM to 10 PM at Symphony Hall in Allentown. A Lehigh Valley Christmas in Concert. $35 admission. Tickets. December 22, 2007 10 AM and 3 PM at the Icehouse, Sand Island in Bethlehem, PA. $5 show, $7.50 show and workshop. A Renaissance Christmas. Seasonal songs and dances of wintry 17th century Europe followed by a dance workshop for children. December 21. 2007 at 6 - 8 pm at the Moravian Bookshop in Bethlehem. Seasonal songs and dances of the Renaissance. Free admission. December 7, 2007 at about 6 - 8 pm at the Banana Factory in Bethlehem. Seasonal songs and dances of the Renaissance. Free admission. May 24, 2007 at about 6 - 8 pm in Bethlehem for “Tunes at Twilight”. This will be in the courtyard behind the Sun Inn off Main Street in Historic Bethlehem. The concert is informal and will be free. Bring your family and your picnic dinner and enjoy tunes from long ago performed in Renaissance costumes. April 21, 2007 at 4 PM at the Icehouse, Sand Island in Bethlehem PA. $5 show. Family Spring Concert with the songs and dances of the Renaissance celebrating Spring including a Maypole Dance with the audience. April 14, 2007 at 10 AM at the Icehouse, Sand Island in Bethlehem PA. $5 show, $7.50 show and workshop. Family Spring Concert, followed by a workshop for children. Cambiata welcomes Spring with a performance of songs, dances, and ditties from the European Renaissance. February 2, 2007 at 7:30 PM at the Chamber Music in the Old Chapel, Heckewelder Place, Bethlehem PA. Music of the Medieval and Renaissance period. You may reserve tickets and pick them up 30 minutes prior to the performance. For ticket information call the church office at 610-866-5661. There will be a free-will offering. January 27, 2007 at 6 - 8 PM at the Allentown Art Museum, Allentown, PA. Reception music to an opening of the Knights in Shining Armor exhibit. Cambiata will play, among other great pieces, the ballad of Lord Willoughby's Welcome Home. |
