Camarada Video of the Week Only Love by Jordan Smith featuring Jackie Foster Jackie, Beth, Bridget, Abe, Dana, Fred, Matt arranged by Dana Burnett Dana and I fell in love with this pop song – Only Love by Jordan Smith sung by Poway’s Jackie Foster, “The Voice’ finalist season 2014. Jackie continues inspiring and uplifting audiences. This week she closed the North San Diego Relay for Life with her beautiful voice a fundraiser for cancer. Excerpt from the lyrics: “ONLY LOVE CAN SAVE US NOW – Only love can look inside a human heart and see us for what we are.” xoxo – Beth

Camarada Video of the Week In a Sentimental Mood by Duke Ellington Beth, Peter, Fred, Gunnar, Duncan I took a little time in nature this week with family. We soaked up the pine scents, fresh air, beautiful waterfalls, soaring trees and an abundance of wildflowers to soothe our souls! After several months of sheltering at home with both of my children, I’m back home after sending my son Aaron and his girlfriend off to Montana to work on their medical school rotations…. so, I’m “In a Sentimental Mood.” xoxo – Beth

Camarada Video of the Week Nocturne by Amirov Beth, Dana I offer you this music as a bit of calm for you whenever you need it this week.. Now that we are all starting to get out more – I will shift to a video a week. Anytime you are looking for something to listen to – check out our YouTube channel OR click on BLOG on our website: camarada.org This Nocturne is movement from one of my very favorite pieces from the flute repertoire. I love playing around with tone quality and color – and happen to love the low

Camarada Video of the Day From CALYPSO HEAT 2018 Ensenada by Peter Sprague Peter, Fred, Beth, Tripp, Gunnar, Duncan Take a trip to Ensenada with us! I love how music can transport us anywhere – which is perfect for today and during this time in history. Let this uplift you and take you away for a moment… This week I am sharing the entire program from “Calypso Heat” that we performed on April 15th, 2018 @ Mingei International Museum. Enjoy! xoxo – Beth

Camarada Video of the Day From CALYPSO HEAT 2018 Day O – a traditional Jamaican song arr. by Peter Sprague Gillian, Peter, Fred, Beth, Tripp, Gunnar, Duncan My mantra for now is “one DAY at at time” – so for now, the videos will keep coming until I run out! Peter just sent over these cool videos from Calypso Heat – I’m uploading the rest of the concert today to YouTube. I love hearing from all of you – keep the messages coming! This week I am sharing the entire program from “Calypso Heat” that we performed on April 15th,

Camarada Video of the Day Dancing Tom O’Shea by Peter Sprague Peter, Fred, Beth, Gunnar, Duncan FROM PETER: Ram Dass was living his truth of “Be Here, Now” in the late ’60’s and the idea is still a great way to live life. My Rendezvous in Realtime is inspired by that and hopes to take the listener on a journey from the state of mind that Everything Is Music, past the barrier in which we are Coded By Culture, and into the bliss state where possibly we have the freedom to dance like Tom O’Shea. That last sentence is a mouthful and pretty cosmic

Camarada Video of the Day African Spirit Waltz by Peter Sprague Peter, Fred, Beth, Gunnar, Duncan This piece is part of the CAMARADA commission “Sanctuary Suite”, a three movement piece commissioned by Jennifer and Kurt Eve & Glen and Cornelia Feye. “The theme of the piece is to sonically instill the idea of a safe haven, a sanctuary. This idea was galvanized after a concert Beth and I played for some teenage African refugees at a center in San Diego. This place was their sanctuary and they were rebuilding their lives after leaving dangerous situations in their homeland. They were an

Camarada Video of the Day Oye Como Va arranged by Peter Sprague Peter, Fred, Beth, Gunnar, Duncan …a little Friday refuge for you. This week I will present the entire program from “Rendezvous in Realtime” that we performed on January 17th, 2020 @ The Athenaeum Music & Arts Library. Enjoy! xoxo – Beth PS – Be sure to SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel! Below Photo: Julie LIcari Photography

Camarada Video of the Day Coded in Culture by Peter Sprague Peter, Fred, Beth, Gunnar, Duncan This piece opens with a very different vibe than earlier Peter compositions – close your eyes, sit back and take it in. Go Peter – I love your creative mind! This week I will present the entire program from “Rendezvous in Realtime” that we performed on January 17th, 2020 @ The Athenaeum Music & Arts Library. Enjoy! xoxo – Beth PS – Be sure to SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel! Below Photo: Julie LIcari Photography

Camarada Video of the Day Saltwater by Peter Sprague from FUSION @ The Athenaeum Peter, Fred, Beth, Gunnar, Duncan Peter wrote this piece for me a few years ago for our concert with the same title – Saltwater Jazz. I let Peter know that I wanted to play my alto flute in the concert and this piece happened! So cool! Peter tells a fun story about this music – it’s kind of spooky. I’ll do my best to retell the tale. In junior high, Peter and his brother Tripp were in Hawaii with their Dad. One day they were allowed