“From a Settler perspective, Dead of Winter also speaks to a sense of place,” says Anne Janes, Board Chair.

Our ensemble has been steadily performing more Indigenous, modern and new arrangements of choral music, as well as adhering to our early-music roots. In-house composer Andrew Balfour has been leading the way in Indigenous classical music on a national level. Camerata Nova got its legs performing Baroque and Renaissance music.

The name reflects a shift in artistic direction that our vocal ensemble has been experiencing in the last five years or so. The concept of “dead of winter” is a strong and positive one.” “From an Indigenous perspective, Dead of Winter speaks to recharging and reviving creativity. “The concept we’re working with is renaissance, or rebirth,” says Andrew Balfour, the ensemble’s Artistic Director of Cree descent. Camerata Nova is changing its name to Dead of Winter. We’re entering our new season with a revitalized brand and a bold name change. For most of our 25-year lifespan, Camerata Nova has described itself as a “group without fear.” Emerging out of the last 18 months of the pandemic, we’ve decided to take this mantra to the next level. We’re back with a new season and bold new nameĪs we enter our 2021/22 season, we’re redefining what it means to be a vocal ensemble in the 21st century.

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