Eric Camber (24 April 1898 - 12 January 1984, Grijzestad) was a Brunanter bandor musician, conductor and composer, noted for his work in reviving early Brunanter music, in particular medieval and renaissance music.
Biography[]
Camber was born in Grijzestad and by the age of ten was founded to be musically gifted. His father had him playing the piano and practicing strict classical music, but early on he developed a taste for the guitar and classic folk music.
By the 1910s he was an accomplished guitar player and soon discovered the bandor, a a rare and dying instrument forming the backbone of Brunant's early music. By the 1920s he was able to record bandor music, such as Banduriana and Fandango, and revive interest in both the instrument and the music.
Perhaps his most acclaimed album was the Concerten voor Bandor, gitaar en strijkers (Concerts for Bandor, Guitar and Strings), recorded live in 1971 along with other classical musicians such as Anna Monnet and Anthony Cooper. In 1974 he recorded the songs of 14th century troubadour Simon de Pabella from the Pabella Canzonier, then recently discovered in Donderstad. In the late 1970s he moved to composing a few contemporary pieces for the bandor.
Camber died in 1984. He has continued to be a popular classical musicianThere has been significant criticism amongst the classical music community for Camber not being named for the Medal for Arts and Letters.