Since 2017, the annual Cape Town Baroque Festival (CTBF), presented by Camerata Tinta Barocca, has been a highlight in the Cape Town music scene. After the successes and exponential growth of the 2017 and 2018 baroque festivals, Camerata Tinta Barocca (CTB) will present the third Cape Town Baroque Festival (CTBF) from 18 to 24 September [...]

Camerata Tinta Barocca, in collaboration with Friends of Orchestral Music and Bowmans, present The Misshapen Pearls, a concert exploring the true spirit of the Baroque. The term ‘barocco’, originally used by 17th century jewellers to describe a misshapen pearl, was used from the mid-eighteenth century, when a simpler style of music became popular, to refer [...]

As a part of the Camerata Tinta Barocca concert series, international baroque musicians Antoinette Lohmann (baroque violin, clog violin), and Jörn Boysen (harpsichord, baroque guitar, zither, jewish harp) present a duo recital of solo violin literature from the seventeenth century for baroque violin and Dutch clog violin, juxtaposing folk and art music from the early [...]

The 'Istituto Italiano di Cultura’ in collaboration with Camerata Tinta Barocca present Italian ensemble I Bassifondi. A brainchild of Simone Vallerotonda, I Bassifondi is a period ensemble performing music for lute, archlute, theorbo and baroque guitar with continuo. Most 17th-18th-century music for lute, guitar, theorbo and archlute was devised and written down to be played [...]

For the first concert of 2020, Camerata Tinta Barocca presents a programme of chamber music from the Baroque in the intimate space of Rondebosch’s Erin Hall. This concert features baroque violinist Bettina von Dombois from Germany, alongside regular CTB players Ralitza Macheva and Refiloe Olifant (baroque violins), Joshua Frank (recorder) and Erik Dippenaar (harpsichord/director). Music [...]

As part of the ‘Toyota US Woordfees 2020’ Camerata Tinta Barocca presents an exciting programme of vocal and instrumental music from some of the most popular Baroque operas, featuring two of South Africa’s leading young sopranos: Lynelle Kenned and Brittany Smith. Music by Handel, Monteverdi, Rameau and Pergolesi.   Date: Monday 9 March Time: 20.00 [...]

As part of the ‘2020 Greyton Genadendal Classics for All’ festival, Camerata Tinta Barocca presents The Misshapen Pearls: a concert that explores the true spirit of the Baroque. The term ‘barocco’, originally used by 17th century jewellers to describe a misshapen pearl, was used from the mid-18th century, when a simpler style of music became [...]

As part of Camerata Tinta Barocca’s education programme, we present our annual Schools’ Baroque Festival Concert, where high school learners from the Greater Cape Town area get the opportunity to work alongside CTB musicians. A series of workshops lead up to this concert, where the talent and skills of the next generation of Baroque players [...]

In this concert Camerata Tinta Barocca will feature award-winning Canadian early music specialist Matthias Maute as recorder soloist. Maute is the Artistic Director of the Montreal-based ‘Ensemble Caprice’ and the Co-Artistic Director of the Montreal Baroque Festival (see full biography below). The programme will feature works by Vivaldi and Zipoli, amongst others. Here’s a short [...]