Camerata Simon Bolivar
The Camerata Simon Bolivar was founded in 2016 by James Strauss and a group of young musicians from the Simon Bolivar Orchestra of Venezuela from the famous EL SISTEMA created by Maestro Jose Antonio Abreu. With 5 albums already , including the last one Venezuelan Elegy
: Music for flute by Philip Glass - OMM label ,
and many commissioned and premiered original works, Tee CSB rotates musical leadership roles for each work
Collaborators of CSM include: Philip Glass, Marlos Nobre , Ezequiel Diz, Dimitri Cervo, Elliot Bark ...
Individual members of CSB have received recognition for solo, chamber music, and orchestral performances. Of the 30 players who comprise the basic membership of CBS, many also hold teaching positions at conservatories and universities in Venezuela and abroad.
The CSB has recorded 5 albums. Their catalog for Capriccioso Label includes Mozart Flute Concertos , Philip Glass Music, Mozart Flute Quartets and a number of twentieth-century music by Elliot Bark, Marlos Nobre, Elliot Bark.