Camerata Romeu is an all-female instrumentalist chamber music group founded and led by Zenaida Castro Romeu, orchestral director and composer from a family of Cuban performers and composers spanning several generations. The orchestra's musical focus is playing European style classical music while drawing on the popular rhythms of Cuba taken from Spanish, African and Latin American Indians.
History
Camerata Romeu toured Florida in 1998, and performed at the Respertorio Espanol.
The group was nominated at the
Latin Grammy Awards of 2003
The 4th Annual Latin Grammy Awards were held in Miami at the American Airlines Arena on Wednesday, September 3, 2003. It was the first time the telecast was held outside of Los Angeles. Juanes was the night's biggest winner winning a record five ...
for the Best Flamenco Album and at the
Latin Grammy Award for Best Classical Contemporary Composition
The Latin Grammy Award for Best Classical Contemporary Composition is given every year since the 9th Latin Grammy Awards ceremony, which took place at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.
The description of the category at the 2020 Latin Gramm ...
in 2008.
Cinematic journalist, filmmaker and co-founder of Accent Media,
Cecilia Domeyko
Cecilia Domeyko is a Chilean-American author, journalist, filmmaker, former broadcaster, and philanthropist based in Washington D.C. She is the president and founder of Accent Media as well as the founder and director of the Mariposa Cultural Fou ...
, created a documentary of Camerata Romeu, entitled ''Cuba Mia: Portrait of an All-Woman Orchestra'', which in 2003 won the Silver Screen awards at the US International Film & Video Festival."
The ensemble performs regularly at the Festival de Música Contemporánea in Havana. Coverage of the 2009 Festival.
In 2015, Camerata Romeu performed at the Festival Mozart Habana.
Discography
* La Bella Cubana: New Classical Cuban Music, Released 1996
* Cervantes, Released 1999
* Cuba Mía, Released 2001
* Danza De Las Brujas, Released 2005
* Raigal, Released 2006
* Tampa Habana Oslo – En Vivo, Released 2007
* La Bella Cubana, Released 2007
* Non Divisi – Roberto Valera Y Camerata Romeu, Released 2008
* Saudações, with Egberto Gismonti, Released 2009
"Egberto Gismonti: Saudações ECM Records"
''Jazz REview'', By Perry Tannenbaum.
Filmography
* Cuba Mia: Portrait Of An All-Woman Orchestra – DVD, Released 2005
* Concierto Del Norte – DVD, Released 2010
References
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Chamber music groups