We Make Music That Moves You

The Camarada Mission

The mission of CAMARADA is to elevate and enrich the San Diego community and beyond by presenting phenomenal chamber music concerts, while engaging diverse audiences through visionary and educational programming, featuring living composers, commissioning new music, and igniting a powerful connection between the audience, artists and music. 

Camarada is dedicated to presenting invigorating performances of musical masterworks. Established in 1994, Camarada shares the joy of chamber music by pairing performers of the highest caliber with intimate spaces throughout San Diego. Original founders Beth Ross Buckley, Ann Chase, and Mary Barranger had a vision of concert experiences that are inviting and engaging for audiences. In 2008 Dana Burnett joined Beth Ross Buckley as Co-Artistic Director continuing this tradition. Both have significant chamber music experience and bring to Camarada a renewed zest for playing intimate chamber music, collaborating with a variety of artists, commissioning music by American composers, and recording new projects.

Our Vision is to Provide:

A broad and eclectic musical repertoire including fresh interpretations of familiar classics, rediscovered gems, and new works commissioned especially for our audiences.

A rich and personal artistic experience by combining music with other art forms including dance, visual art, poetry and verse.

Performances of the highest quality for audiences of all ages and levels of musical sophistication, cultivating a new broad-based community of music lovers.

Specializing in Latin and Spanish music, Camarada has carved out a unique niche in San Diego. Beginning in the fall of 2001, Camarada created and performed its first tango concert for the unique instrumentation and personnel of Camarada. Tango has become an integral part of the Camarada experience, collaborating with dancers and specializing in the music of Astor Piazzolla.

Dedicated to the compositions of living composers, Camarada has commissioned many works specifically for its unique combination of voices and instruments.

  • Tango Bajo el Agua by Andrés Martin for flute, violin, bass, piano

  • Abrazar el Viento by Andrés Martin for flute, violin, bass, piano

  • UNSTOPPABLE by Andrés Martin for flute, violin, bass

  • Sanctuary Suite by Peter Sprague for two guitars, flute, bass, percussion

  • Thelma Blue by Mike Wofford for two flutes, piano, bass, percussion

  • Saltwater by Peter Sprague for alto flute & guitar

  • The Fallen by Mark O’Connor for solo flute, string quartet, double bass

  • The New Rule by John Lorge for flute, cello, piano

  • I Am the Wind by David Ward-Steinman for voice, flute, cello, harp

  • Critters by John Lorge for woodwind quintet & narrator

  • Additional commissions and arrangements

Sponsorship for the above events and commissions comes from the San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture, The County of San Diego Board of Supervisors (Terra Lawson-Remer & Nora Vargas) and The San Diego Foundation, The Thomas Ackerman Foundation, & The City of Encinitas Mizal Family Grant

Note from Our Artistic Directors

this is YOUR time to

EXPLORE. EXPERIENCE. EXPAND.

We invite you to...

Explore the music of women composers and more.

Experience the wonder and thrill of hearing a piece of music when it is born into the universe…3 world premieres this season!

Expand your date night – to new neighborhoods and phenomenal music experiences.

Please join us for another ambitious season as we present 11 dazzling programs in our mission to provide oasis, connection and culture in the San Diego community. This is your opportunity to truly listen to "music that moves you" and connects you to the heart.

— Beth Ross Buckley & Dana Burnett

Camarada Around San Diego.

Music is your passport to getaway!

CAMARADA @ Park & Market

CAMARADA @ The Conrad, La Jolla

Featured Past Performances

Check out the Camarada Video Library on YouTube by clicking below.