Make History at Abbey Road

Help us record two albums of unity between peoples and care for our shared planet

Two Albums, Twenty Years in the Making

This year, the Manhattan Camerata is producing two albums at Abbey Road and NYU Studios, with unity between peoples and care for our planet at their core.

The Duo Album
Lucía Caruso and Pedro H. da Silva, with very special guests including the legendary clarinetist Paquito D’Rivera, winner of 16 Grammys.

The Orchestral Album
A full chamber orchestra album with the acclaimed Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, recorded at Abbey Road and conducted by Mariano Chiacchiarini.

Both albums are anthologies of works Lucía and Pedro have written and performed over the last two decades. Many are connected to the earth and the environment, including “Lullaby for the Earth,” dedicated to the memory of environmentalist David Kaiser, and “Eclipse,” built on the precise frequencies of the planets and moons of our solar system.

Others travel the world with a theme of understanding between cultures. “Three Temples” travels musically from Japan to Indonesia to India, and other works draw on Flamenco, the Balkans, Cuba, Brazil, Argentina, and Portugal.

Sixty Years After “Strawberry Fields Forever”

We are recording on the sixtieth anniversary of the Beatles recording “Strawberry Fields Forever” in the same room at Abbey Road. For the occasion, Pedro has made a Transclassical arrangement of the song for Portuguese guitar and orchestra.

the team

Soloists

  • Mariano Chiacchiarini, conductor, leads the WDR Orchestra in Cologne, Germany, German Record Critics’ Award


    production

  • Emilio Miler, co-producer, two-time Grammy winner

  • Jonathan Estabrooks, co-producer, produced four Grammy-nominated classical albums last year

  • Pedro H. da Silva, co-producer (see above)

The Manhattan Camerata has produced award-winning albums, including Tango Fado Project and Transclassical Concertos with the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields. With this team, we are aiming for a Grammy nomination.

Become Part of the Album

Every gift helps bring these albums to life. Supporters at the $1,000 level and above are credited in the album notes.

donor tiers:

Associate Producer: $25,000
Invitation to attend the recording at Abbey Road for two, and receive an associate producer credit on the album.

Maestro: $10,000
Private concert with Lucía and Pedro at a New York City location of your choosing.

Soloist: $5,000
Your gift is commemorated in the album notes beneath the piece performed by your chosen soloist.

Concertmaster: $2,500
You will receive a signed orchestral score of your choosing.

Principal: $1,000
You will receive a signed album and a commemoration of your gift in the album notes.

Tutti: $500
Commemoration of your gift on the Manhattan Camerata website.

Gifts of any amount are welcome.

Ways to Give

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Bank Transfer please contact carusolucia1@gmail.com for details

Please tell us your giving level and, for Soloist Sponsors, your chosen soloist, in the payment note or by email, so we can credit you correctly.

Yes. Manhattan Camerata is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit, and your gift is tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. We’ll send you an official donation receipt letter after you give.

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Questions?

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