Travels

“These aren’t your father’s classical musicians. They’re young, dressed-down and prefer Depeche Mode to, say, the church choir.” – Dallas Observer

Neo Camerata has been described as “changing the future of chamber music” with a revolutionary combination of virtuoso musicians, riveting original music, and a piquant sense of humor – creating what critics have called a “genre busting,” “technically impressive,” “emotionally stirring,” and “totally cool and amazing” experience. Since their debut performance in January 2004, the group has been going where no other classical group has ventured, performing their original new classical music on the same bill as pop acts like Bobby McFerrin, singer/song-writer Ben Jelen (whose 2004 effort on Maverick Records Give It All Away debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Top Heat-Seekers Chart), Rejane Magloire (Technotronic) and in places like New York’s Cutting Room, the Cannes Film Festival and Sir Elton John’s Vienna Life Ball. All of the music on this album was composed by the group’s founder and violist, Mark Landson. His music is at once very emotional and intelligent, and has been self-described as “a journey of mind and emotion”. This unique album appeals to a broad spectrum of classical listeners as well as those on the periphery of classical music. It is the first album of truly classical music that can be considered classical-crossover. “Determined to provide an alternative to what he calls the ‘museum attitude’ in classical music, Landson set out to write a different kind of classical music that appeals to more people… Landson combines ageless techniques of the classical genre – development of thematic material and structural cohesion, for example – with a distinctly contemporary edge. But not contemporary as in Elliott Carter or John Adams…’It’s a lot more pop- or rock-oriented,’ Landson says.” – Baltimore Sun