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Camerata Del Sol has Jan. 29, Feb. 3 and 5 concerts in Las Cruces, El Paso

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Las Cruces-based chamber music ensemble Camerata Del Sol is welcoming the new year and celebrating Black History Month with performances in early February in Las Cruces and El Paso, the group said in a news release.

“We are so excited to present these epic works,” said Camerata Del Sol Executive Director Amalia Zeitlin. “The pairing of these two pieces honors our commitment to program underperformed composers such as Florence Price, alongside some of the most famous composers in history.”

Here are the performances:

  • 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3, at Unitarian Universalist Church, 2000 S. Solano Drive in Las Cruces, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 5, UTEP Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall, 500 W. University Ave. M301 in El Paso.

During the concerts, Camerata Del Sol perform “String Quartet in A Minor” and “string quartet arrangements of some of the biggest hits by Black American artists such as Etta James, W.C. Handy, Nina Simone and Louis Armstrong,” Zeitlin said.

Admission to both concerts is free.

The Las Cruces concert will include a reading by African-American poets during the intermission and after the concert. Seating is limited. Both performances honor Black History Month, Zeitlin said.

The concerts will feature violinist and NMSU associate professor of music Daniel Vega-Albela, El Paso Symphony Orchestra (EPSO) assistant principal second violinist Roberto Jurado, EPSO principal cellist James Carney, Zeitlin (EPSO principal second violinist), Las Cruces Symphony Orchestra (LCSO) Concertmaster and EPSO Associate Concertmaster Brigid McCarthy, cellist and El Paso Community College assistant professor of music Alina Vázquez, EPSO violinist Mara Arredondo and LCSO violinists Julio Campos and Elisabeth Greene.

Since its founding in 2017, Camerata Del Sol has presented more than 150 concerts in the borderlands region, Zeitlin said.

“Camerata has a mission to make classical music accessible, affordable and enjoyable, and values programming rarely heard works and the music of under-performed composers.”

Camerata Del Sol was recently awarded second place in the “Best Fine Artist” category of the 2023 “Bulletin’s Best of the Mesilla Valley” awards.

To reserve tickets for the Jan. 29 and/or Feb. 3 concert, visit cameratadelsol.org/upcoming-events.

Live-streaming information will be posted on cameratadelsol.org and facebook.com/cameratadelsol at least two days before each event.

For more information, call 575-642-3727 and email director@cameratadelsol.org.


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