Camerata Antica was formed in 2010 by Matthew Manchester and Anna Sandström. Featuring cornetto and voice, the ensemble explores the strong connections between voices and instruments in 16th and 17th century music.
The core members of the ensemble have featured with many of the leading early music ensembles in the UK and Australia including His Majesty’s Sagbutts and Cornetts, The Gabrieli Consort, The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, The Armonico Consort, Salut! Baroque, The Australian Baroque Brass, Orchestra of the Antipodes, Pinchgut Opera, Australian Romantic and Classical Orchestra, and the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra.
Camerata Antica’s debut performance was held in London, performing Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610 in its 400th Anniversary year. It has since toured extensively throughout the UK and Australia, performing chamber recitals and collaborating with larger choirs. Camerata Antica’s debut CD in collaboration with Coro London, was released on Dal Segno Records in 2011, and it has gone on to feature in numerous live recordings for broadcast, aiming to capture the energy of live performance. The ensemble has also led the way in commissioning, recording, and performing new Australian repertoire for the voice and cornetto.
The core members of the ensemble have featured with many of the leading early music ensembles in the UK and Australia including His Majesty’s Sagbutts and Cornetts, The Gabrieli Consort, The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, The Armonico Consort, Salut! Baroque, The Australian Baroque Brass, Orchestra of the Antipodes, Pinchgut Opera, Australian Romantic and Classical Orchestra, and the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra.
Camerata Antica’s debut performance was held in London, performing Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610 in its 400th Anniversary year. It has since toured extensively throughout the UK and Australia, performing chamber recitals and collaborating with larger choirs. Camerata Antica’s debut CD in collaboration with Coro London, was released on Dal Segno Records in 2011, and it has gone on to feature in numerous live recordings for broadcast, aiming to capture the energy of live performance. The ensemble has also led the way in commissioning, recording, and performing new Australian repertoire for the voice and cornetto.