Oxford Camerata | |
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Choir | |
Founded | 1984 |
Genre | Early music |
Chief conductor | Jeremy Summerly |
Website | oxfordcamerata |
The Oxford Camerata is an English chamber choir based in Oxford, England. The Camerata was founded in 1984 by conductor Jeremy Summerly[1] and singers David Hurley and Henrietta Cowling and gave its first performance on 22 May of that year.[2] The ensemble consists of a core membership of fifteen singers,[3] though personnel size varies according to the demands of the repertoire. While the Camerata is known for performing primarily unaccompanied repertoire, it has also performed accompanied repertoire, employing the services of the Oxford Camerata Instrumental Ensemble (founded 1992) and the Oxford Camerata Baroque Orchestra (founded 2007).