To provide high quality cultural and educational opportunities for audiences through the production of choral music recognized for its imaginative programming and performance excellence.
We know music changes lives and that the joy of singing lasts a lifetime. Last year, we realized the pandemic’s aftermath was keeping many of our audience members, even now, from enjoying our choral performances. So, we decided to bring our music to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) in Salinas and on the Peninsula. Experiencing how remarkable these SNF performances have been for residents, we are unwavering in our commitment to increasing their benefits.
Music's combination of sound, rhythm and emotion invokes profound feelings in us all – we want to bring these positive benefits to our SNF audience.
For these performances, we plan to add “sing-a-long” pieces (with printed lyrics provided to the residents) so that SNF residents can participate in singing with us not just listen.
Music can ease so much hurt in our hearts and souls, we want to reach as many hearts as we can find.
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We have two quotes, from Salinas and Monterey SNFs: Salinas - At our outreach performance at a Salinas Skilled Nursing Facility, one of our singers met a resident after the performance. His name was Dennis. Dennis was thankful for the music, telling us he had sung in choral groups in his younger years. He said he had heard good things about Camerata Singers but could not attend our concerts. Dennis found the music very moving, telling us that (G)iven the times in which we live, tonight restores my faith in humans. I look forward to your next concert. Dennis, 78, Salinas From our Monterey SNF presentation: We loved having you here singing to us! Please, please come back and sing at Christmas! Thank you for singing and staying to visit! You brought a spark of joy to our lives! - Laura, 82, Monterey.
- Dennis/Laura unknown/unknown
