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Contents Letter from the Chairman and CEO 9 Discover Harmony at Play 10 Caramoor Calendar: Summer Music Season 2016 14 General Info, Food + Drink, and Map 18 Caramoor Trustees & Staff 22 Ten Reasons to Keep Coming Back 27 Jonathan Biss: Artist-in-Residence 33 Caramoor is Year-round 40 Caramoor Artistic Leadership 44 About Orchestra of St. Luke’s 45 Caramoor’s Mission at Work 47 Thank You to our Donors 48 Become a part of our Membership Family! 58 Celebrating Caramoor/Highlights of the Social Scene 61 Thank You to our Volunteers 65 Caramoor Events/Idyllic Setting 67 Create Your Legacy at Caramoor 67 2017 Summer Music Season Preview 69

Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer: Tahra Millan Marketing Staff: Morgan Boecher, Communications Marketing Manager; Emily Buffum, Digital Media Coordinator; Roslyn Wertheimer, Marketing Coordinator; Mary Cornell, Programs Editor; Alex Cutrone, Audience Services Manager; Angie Pippenger, Volunteer Coordinator; John Vesbit, Audience Services Coordinator Program Magazine Staff: Mary Cornell, Editor; Adam Neumann, aanstudio.com, Design Consultant; Morgan Boecher, Communications Marketing Manager; Emma Corey, William Robin, Lead Writers Caramoor Grounds & Performance Photos: Gabe Palacio Photography, Katonah, NY Advertising: OnStage Publications, www.onstagepublications.com Cover Photo: Patrick Sargent, saxophone, in Caramoor’s Sunken Garden, July 18, 2015 The Caramoor Program Book is published biannually and distributed to concert audiences. It is also displayed on the Caramoor website, caramoor.org ©2016 Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts 149 Girdle Ridge Road PO Box 816 Katonah, NY 10536 General Information: 914.232.5035 Box Office: 914.232.1252 caramoor.org

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Dear Caramoor Friends,

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elcome to a summer filled with music throughout Caramoor’s 90 acres of verdant gardens, grounds, and Mediterraneanstyle venues.

This season, Caramoor has carefully curated a diverse range of captivating music experiences for you, taking place over eight weeks. We invite you to visit us throughout the summer to explore new artists and sample our selections of classical, jazz, American Roots, and American Songbook performances.

We are thrilled to welcome back a star alumnus of Caramoor’s Evnin Rising Stars program (from 1998) as our 2016 Artist-In-Residence: pianist Jonathan Biss. As part of Jonathan’s residency, he’ll present the New York premiere of The Blind Banister, the first work of his Beethoven/5 project, written by the rousing Brooklyn composer Timo Andres.

Co-commissioned by Caramoor and Orchestra of St. Luke’s in collaboration with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, this work was recently named a Pulitzer Prize finalist.

James A. Attwood, Jr. Chairman

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As we continue our ongoing efforts to improve Caramoor, we encourage you to visit the historic Rosen House to see the improvements we have made inside.

We have also begun the first phase of our work to preserve the outside of the Rosen House by repairing select chimneys. Please take a moment to tour this beautiful gem at Caramoor and return to hear performances in the Music Room this fall.

We also want to express a special thanks to the 800+ Caramoor Members who, in addition to purchasing tickets to concerts, have made a tax-deductible donation to support Caramoor.

Individual donations provide nearly 75% of what Caramoor needs each year to subsidize the quality programs you enjoy, provide education programs for students and mentoring programs for emerging artists, and maintain this beautiful historic site.

For those of you who are Members, thank you! If you are not yet a Member, we encourage you to become a Member by visiting the Box Office or visiting caramoor.org.

Enjoy exploring music, gardens, and the Rosen House at Caramoor this summer!

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Discover Harmony at Play

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et your inner compass lead you to an unforgettable setting for music, art, picnics, and play for all ages.

We are dedicated to curating an exceptional music experience that gives you the chance to explore everything from classic masterpieces to new musical innovations over eight weeks of summer bliss. Get swept away with the powerful sound of a symphony in the outdoor Venetian Theater or enjoy your Beethoven on the lawn with burgers and beer from a gourmet food truck. High art and casual fun play harmoniously here.

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Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts is a destination in the New York metro area for outstanding music, captivating educational programs, spectacular gardens and grounds, and valuable memories with friends and family. Explore our lush 90 acres, tour the historic Rosen House, relax at an Afternoon Tea, enjoy a pre-concert picnic, and discover beautiful music in the relaxed settings of the Venetian Theater, Spanish Courtyard, Music Room of the Rosen House, and the magnificent gardens.

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Summer Music Season 2016

June 19 Sunday For My Father: Dedicated to Claude Frank Schubert / Mozart / Schumann June 22 Wednesday Caramoor @ KMA Roots: Cole Quest and the City Pickers June 23 Thursday Akropolis Reed Quintet Gershwin / Debussy / Steinmetz / Doest June 24 Friday Edward Arron & Friends Barriere / Korngold / Mozart June 25 Saturday American Roots Music Festival Hurray for the Riff Raff John Fullbright Sara Watkins and more!

June 26 Sunday Wu Han, piano Philip Setzer, violin David Finckel, cello Beethoven Piano Trios 14 Caramoor

June 30 Thursday Evnin Rising Stars Showcase Beethoven / Brahms / Mozart July 1 Friday Richard Thompson July 2 Saturday Pops, Patriots, & Fireworks: An Independence Day Celebration Ryan Silverman, vocalist John Palatucci, euphonium Curt Ebersole, conductor Westchester Symphonic Winds July 6 Wednesday Dancing at Dusk Colombian Cumbia with Cumbia River Band

July 9 Saturday Fred Hersch & Friends Presented in Collaboration with Jazz at Lincoln Center

July 10 Sunday Jonathan Biss, Artistin-Residence, piano Joshua Weilerstein, conductor Orchestra of St. Luke’s Beethoven / Timo Andres (New York premiere) / Martinu / Haydn July 13 Wednesday Dancing at Dusk Filipino Music & Dance July 14 Thursday Stamford Piano Trio Celebrating Bastille Day Boulanger / Fauré / Ravel July 15 Friday Ben Folds with yMusic July 16 Saturday Aureliano in Palmira

by Gioachino Rossini Orchestra of St. Luke’s Will Crutchfield, conductor

July 16 Aureliano in Palmira

July 17 Sunday Pacifica Quartet Beethoven / Shulamit Ran July 21 Thursday Beethoven in Song Bel Canto Young Artists

July 20 Wednesday Caramoor @ KMA Jazz: Jake Hertzog Band July 22 Friday Songs America Loves to Sing: Music from Copland House Copland / Harbison / O’Connor / Jalbert / Mackey July 23 Jazz Festival

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July 24 Sunday Jeremy Denk, piano

July 28 Thursday Meng Su, guitar Guitar in the Garden

August 6 Saturday Cécile McLorin Salvant and the Aaron Diehl Trio

July 29 Friday Danish String Quartet Janáček / Beethoven / Nordic folk music July 30 Saturday Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams with Special Guest Marco Benevento July 31 Sunday Fidelio by Ludwig van Beethoven Orchestra of St. Luke’s Pablo Heras-Casado, conductor

Presented in Collaboration with Jazz at Lincoln Center

August 7 Sunday Summer Season Finale: Gil Shaham, violin Pablo Heras-Casado, conductor Orchestra of St. Luke’s Brahms June 18 – August 7 Rosen House Tours June 19 – August 7 Summer Afternoon Teas

August 3 Wednesday Caramoor @ KMA Contemporary Classical: Ethos Percussion August 4 Thursday Jonathan Biss, Artistin-Residence, piano with Miriam Fried, violin Hsin-Yun Huang, viola Marcy Rosen, cello

Aug. 6 Cécile McLorin Salvant See page 40 for Fall / Winter concerts.

Janáček / Brahms

For program details and to order tickets, visit caramoor.org or call 914.232.1252.

July 22 Music from Copland House July 24 Jeremy Denk, piano

August 5 Friday Jonathan Biss, Artistin-Residence, piano All Beethoven

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June 29 Wednesday Dancing at Dusk Tahiti & Hawaii with Lei Pasifika

July 8 Friday Aizuri Quartet 2015-16 Ernst Stiefel String Quartet-in-Residence Wiancko (World Premiere) / Beethoven

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June 18 Saturday Opening Night: Kelli O’Hara Rob Fisher, conductor Orchestra of St. Luke’s

Bel Canto Young Artists

July 27 Wednesday Dancing at Dusk An Evening of Chinese Dance & Music

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July 30 Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams

July 7 Thursday The Intimate Rossini: Ensembles & Choruses

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James A. Attwood, Jr., Chairman* Peter Kend, Vice Chairman* Paul S. Bird, Treasurer* Angela Haines, Secretary* Judy Evnin, Chairman Emerita*

Judy Aydelott David Barber Maria Brand Patricia F. Carey § Melissa Eisenstat Isabelle Harnoncourt Feigen Effie Fribourg Hélène Grimaud Ellen Grimes Susan G. Groner Maureen Hanagan Olga Kagan Bim Kendall Dr. Lewis Kohl Susan Morgenthau Abigail and Sundip Murthy David C. Oxman Edward Pla Rochelle Rosenberg Faith Rosenfeld Zita G. Rosenthal Ann Scheuer Kajsa Sheibley Alden L. Toevs Lisa Welch Catherine Ziegler

Barry J. Alperin* James L. Amine* Jon Bauer Gail A. Binderman Jonathan M. Clark* William Cordiano* Jane Phillips Donaldson* Lawrence Elow Patricia Falkenberg Susan W. Freund* Michael E. Gellert* Francis Goldwyn Stephen J. Jones Sandra S. Joys* Floy B. Kaminski Cecilia Tay Kellie-Smith Peter Nager* Nancy Offit* Richard H. O’Leary* Mrs. Andrew Saul Elaine Schroeder* Paul Sekhri Nina Stanton Mary Ann Stein Richard Zinman*

DEVELOPMENT Nina Curley, Vice President & Chief Development Officer Christine Bosco, Director of Special Events & Facility Rentals Alithia Dutschke, Director of Institutional Gifts Junetta Maxfield, Director of Development Operations Jennifer Pace, Director of Individual Gifts Alex Melito, Special Events Assistant Karla Stewart, Development Associate & Caramoor Concierge Chrystal Gulbin, Development Analyst FINANCE Tammy Belanger, Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Tina Salierno, Bookkeeper MARKETING Tahra Millan, Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer Morgan Boecher, Communications Marketing Manager Roslyn Wertheimer, Marketing Coordinator Emily Buffum, Digital Media Coordinator Mary Cornell, Programs Coordinator Alex Cutrone, Audience Services Manager Angie Pippenger, Volunteer Coordinator John Vesbit, Audience Services Coordinator §

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Staff and Contractors EXECUTIVE / ARTISTIC Jeffrey P. Haydon, Chief Executive Officer Liat Tretin, Executive Assistant & Board Liaison Paul Rosenblum, Managing Director Ellie Gisler Murphy, Manager of Artistic Planning Timothy Coffey, Artistic Coordinator

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ARTISTIC DIRECTORS Edward Arron, Edward Arron & Friends Steven Blier, Terrance W. Schwab Vocal Rising Stars Will Crutchfield, Opera Pamela Frank, Evnin Rising Stars Katie Kresek, Family Programs Maggi Landau, Roots Music Jazz at Lincoln Center

AGENCIES / CONSULTANTS 21C Media Group, Max Lefer, Public Relations Barbara Prisament, Media Relations & Outreach Consultant Gabe Palacio, Principal Photographer Adam Neumann, Design Consultant Steven Ledbetter, Programs Annotator OnStage Publications, Program Book Publisher Progressive Computing, IT Consultant Capacity Interactive, Digital Marketing Blenderbox, Website Development Spektrix, Ticketing Service & Support TECHNICAL DIRECTION & PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT Go Production Services, Inc. Warren Hammer, Technical Director & Production Manager Peter F. Petrino, Lighting Designer TECHNICAL PRODUCTION Warren Hammer, Technical Director & Production Manager Peter F. Petrino, Lighting Designer Nicole Marconi, Stage Manager Lauren McClean, Assistant Stage Manager DJ Grant, Chief Audio Engineer & Crew Chief Peter Wiegand, Lighting Programmer RJ Thomas, Master Electrician Matthew Yohn, Audio Engineer and Recording

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Ten Reasons to Keep Coming Back With a 90-acre estate, three performance venues, 30+ concerts, and multiple gardens to explore, we wanted to give you a quick breakdown of the top reasons to make Caramoor your summer music destination.

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Our part of the world is shockingly beautiful.

With our new Katonah shuttle, it’s never been easier to make Caramoor your go-to summer spot.

This free transportation option takes you to and from the Katonah Metro-North Station, winding its way through historic Jay Street, and dropping you in the center of 90 acres of pastoral gardens and greenery. Thanks to First Niagara Foundation’s support for making this project possible!

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Your ears deserve great music.

Listening to music has been linked to positive body and brain function. Hearing a good tune can produce excess dopamine, mitigate pain, improve motor skills, and help with memory loss. Why wouldn’t you want to take in as many performances as possible?

You’ve yet to explore the Monkey Bedroom.

Every inch of our historic Rosen House is covered in fine art. But this isn’t your standard luxury home; it’s a veritable explorer’s paradise. Our founders were diehard lovers of culture, collecting the bed of a 17th-century Pope, jade figurines from China, and entire rooms from Italy, France, and England. Take a tour and see the world.

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Our burger is really, really good.

Prepared by the skilled chefs of New York’s Great Performances, this burger’s organic, locallysourced ingredients meld harmoniously into one of the most delicious things you’ll taste all summer. Our Food + Drink area also offers sandwiches, ice cream, kid-friendly options, an array of local wine, beer, snacks, and gourmet picnics.

The grass is always greener.

Where else can you hear a full symphony, dueling brass, or a lone banjo while traipsing, barefoot, through thick grass with a frisbee in hand and your family in tow? Check out our Garden Listening option for Sunday performances and while away the afternoon on the Picnic Lawn.

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Zephyr and Flora want to meet you.

Have you spotted the wroughtiron pied piper on the west end of Center Walk or the stone horseheads peeking through the trees just east of the Venetian Theater? How about the Greek god of the west wind and the Roman goddess of flowers framed by a stand of 30-foot evergreens? If your answers are ‘no,’ keep reading.

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Our Hide and Seek options await.

Take an hour before or after your next Caramoor performance to get a little lost. Steal a quiet moment away from the crowd or share a world of flora and fauna with family.

Our lush gardens and grounds are ripe for discovery. Flip to page 19 to find yourself again.

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You like to give as much as you get.

But you love to get, too. Our audience members recognize the value of supporting great music and often become lifelong Caramoor Members, giving them access to Members-only pre-sales and events, artist meet-andgreets, free swag, and more.

Member donations support everything we do—from the concert you’re experiencing today, to emerging artist mentoring and music education programs for kids, to the upkeep of this historic hideaway.

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High art and casual play are our bailiwick. A highlight this summer is the sheer volume of Beethoven works being performed throughout, on the programs of Wu Han, Philip Setzer, and David Finckel; Evnin Rising Stars' Showcase; the Aizuri Quartet; Jonathan Biss; Orchestra of St. Luke’s; Pacifica Quartet; our Bel Canto Young Artists; and the Danish String Quartet. We’re also presenting his only opera, Fidelio.

Caramoor is timeless.

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We’re seventy-one years young and evolving every day. As we push our artistic vision further and work to make your experiences better, we hope you’ll be a part of it all! Exciting upgrades are in the works which will help us continue to serve as a destination and inspiration for music lovers of all ages.

Stay in the know by subscribing to our e-news, following us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, and–of course–paying us another visit.

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Biss, Beethoven & More.

An Interview with Jonathan Biss, 2016 Artist-in-Residence.

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hy devote one’s life so singularly to the music of Beethoven? Or Robert Schumann? The pianist Jonathan Biss—halfway through a nineyear recording traversal of Beethoven’s complete piano sonatas, in the midst of a massive commissioning project that asks living composers to respond to Beethoven’s concertos, and having already undertaken a large-scale series that reflected on the legacy of Schumann—pondered the question in a recent interview.

This summer at Caramoor, Biss’s intellectual and artistic wrestling match will take place over three performances, as the thirty-five-year old pianist assumes the position of 2016 Artist-in-Residence.

He will present an immersion in a range of repertoire, from Beethoven to Janáček to a new concerto by the celebrated young composer Timo Andres. “If you’re going to play music, one thing you need is the will to go deeply into it,” he added. “It doesn’t make it easier, but at least I never lacked the desire to find out more and more.”

“That’s just really about me being an obsessive person,” he said. It wasn’t so much a desire to uphold a great tradition, or a zeal for championing the classics, or the impetus of a particular mentor. “I don’t really think that anybody can be credited or blamed for that particular phenomenon. I guess I have that side to my personality, that when I do something, I really want to do it one-hundred-and-ten percent: look at it from all angles, turn it over in my mind, and wrestle with it.”

That thirst for depth itself has deep roots for Biss, extending past his childhood and into the womb. The semi-serious biography that he displays on his website—an example of the pianist’s dry wit—describes his “professional debut” as preceding his birth, when his mother Miriam Fried performed a Mozart violin concerto at Carnegie Hall while pregnant.

Biss represents the third generation of an intensely musical family: his grandmother, Raya Garbusova, premiered Samuel Barber’s Cello Concerto. “Music 33

was around all the time,” he told me, recounting an infancy in which his mother might be practicing in the bedroom, his brother in the living room, and his father in the bathroom. “That, probably, was more important than I can even put into words: the fact that music was the spoken language in the house.”

As one might imagine, such a household environment fueled a lifelong passion for chamber music. Biss plays regularly with Fried, and they will perform an evening of Brahms and Janáček with other close musical friends at Caramoor on August 4.

“My mother was the first person I ever heard play anything,” he said. “There are certain things—gut feelings one has about how a phrase is shaped, and where and how one breathes—and I think we experience those things so similarly.”

Biss is heralded for his collaborative spirit; a New York Times review of a 2013 performance with the Elias String Quartet described his “sensitive, elegant pianism.”

As a prodigious teenage pianist, Biss wasn’t quite sure of his musical path, until a particularly memorable performance with the Indianapolis Symphony. “That was the moment when performing became a thrilling thing,” he said. “That was when that really overtook me.” For the most part, he managed to avoid the rat race of competitions that mark the typical early careers of pianists, instead engrossing himself in study. He discovered Schumann’s cycle Kreisleriana—the first piece that he worked on that wasn’t assigned by a teacher—and became consumed with the composer’s fantastical, stream-of-consciousness writing. A few seasons ago, he mounted “Schumann: Under the Influence,” a multifaceted project that advocated for the oft-derided Romantic and examined his impact in music history.

At age sixteen, Biss entered the elite Curtis Institute of Music, where he studied with the legendary performer and pedagogue Leon Fleisher. He was drawn to “the intensity of his integrity, the sense 34 Caramoor

that he gives his students and listeners of being honest and being the guardian of the composer’s idea.” And Biss was fascinated

by Fleisher’s sound: “It gives the illusion of the piano not having hammers: the sound seems to glow, and sustain endlessly.”

“I’ve been searching for something very related to it, in the fifteen years since I left his studio,” he added.

It was at Caramoor, in fact, that Biss crafted a stronger connection to his mentor. As a Rising Star in 1998 he worked side-by-side with Fleisher, in the nonhierarchical environment that Caramoor’s mentoring programs have always fostered.

“Everyone plays together, eats meals together, and there are no teachers and students,” he said.

Despite Biss’s old-world tendencies as an interpreter, he has recently found himself embracing the kind of entrepreneurial career increasingly necessary in the twenty-first century. Along with teaching at Curtis—the prodigal son joined the school’s faculty in 2011—he designed an online class on Beethoven’s sonatas through the web platform Coursera. More than 35,000 people registered for its first session.

“Practically at birth, I’ve been around great musicians, and I’ve been the beneficiary of a hell of a lot of musical knowledge,” he said.

“I don’t know if I can pass it on, necessarily, but it’s nice to feel that you’re part of a process by which information continues to be transmitted.” And his eloquent writing about music, not unlike the aesthetic discourses of the kind for which his idol Artur Schnabel was known, exists in a cutting-edge platform: he has published two e-books for the Kindle.

Lately, Biss has preferred involved projects to one-off concerts. Curating three evenings as Artist-in-Residence at his old stomping grounds of Caramoor, then, represents an opportunity to explore all the facets of his musical personality. “It’s concerto playing and recital playing and chamber music,” he said. “A cross section of all the different things that matter to me.”

As a classical musician in an economy increasingly precarious for the arts, Biss is hesitant about, but also encouraged by, the new climate. In a 2014 convocation address at Northwestern University’s Bienen School of Music, he celebrated the new and unforeseen artistic challenges that online courses and do-it-yourself concert programs offered. “‘Career’ is such an ugly word, particularly for something that ought to be a calling,” he told the students.

“There really is not any good reason, at all, to be a musician other than that you love music,” Biss said to me. “It’s a great thing that young musicians don’t necessarily have to wait to be offered a debut, or win a competition, to bring projects into the world. But I also think that because you can do things your own way, there are so many more wrong ways of doing things than there used to be, and wrong reasons for

“There really is not any good reason, at all, to be a musician other than that you love music …” doing things than there used to be. I really hope that the people who are entering the world of music now see it as not just a possibility, but a responsibility to ask themselves, ‘What do I love about music?

What is it about music I really would like to share?’ And then find a way to do it.”

That sense of responsibility has informed his recent commissioning project, Beethoven/5. Over five years, the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra will present five new works written for Biss which each respond to a different Beethoven piano concerto.

The composers include an eclectic mix of figures, from the Pulitzer Prize-winning Kanye West collaborator Caroline Shaw, to Italian avant-gardist Salvatore Sciarrino.

Biss isn’t drawn to any particular style of contemporary music, instead letting his ears be his guide. “The two kinds of music that I know of are the music that I like and the music that I don’t like,” he said.

“Working on new music is something that feels very necessary,” he added. “Right now I’m working on the Schubert A-Major Sonata, and the most distinctive features— the ones that I’m sure were part of the germ of the piece—they’re not there, in the sketches. I understand, really, very little about how a great composer comes to an idea and then expands upon it. And getting to work with living composers makes me a little bit less in the dark about this whole process.”

On July 10, the Orchestra of St. Luke’s and Biss will present the New York premiere of Timo Andres’s rippling concerto The Blind Banister. “I certainly did have Jonathan’s playing in mind,” Andres told me. “There’s an angular quality to his performances that I wanted to capture and play with, a decisiveness and distinctiveness to each gesture.”

And the composer provided evidence that Biss’s inquisitive spirit extends far beyond the keyboard. “I went over to Jonathan’s apartment for dinner a couple months ago, and I brought as a housewarming present a jar of kumquat marmalade I’d made,” Andres noted. “Over the next day, I received a flood of questions about the marmalade from Jonathan, who planned to serve it alongside a cake he’d made—did I think the marmalade belonged on top of an almond cake, and if so, should it be applied just after baking, or after cooling?

Should the marmalade be warmed prior? Or maybe it should be an optional accouterment? Powdered sugar, or no?”

“The takeaway from this is that Jonathan is not just a surprisingly accomplished baker, but a highly thoughtful and analytical one, as well.”

William Robin is a Ph.D. candidate at University of North Carolina, currently completing a dissertation on contemporary classical music in the United States in the twenty-first century.

He is a regular contributor to The New York Times, The New Yorker, and Bandcamp. In the fall he will begin a position as assistant professor at the University of Maryland. Learn more at http://music.unc.edu/graduate/graduatestudents/bios/william-robin 35

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Caramoor is Year-round.

October 15 Season Opening!

Fall / Winter 2016 Concerts in the Music Room

Join us for a Caramoor Salon Fall Benefit Series

Join us this fall to celebrate and support Caramoor's vital artistic programs by enjoying a series of intimate benefit concerts, as part of our inaugural Salon Series. Get up close with extraordinary artists from the jazz, opera, chamber music, and American Roots traditions, as well as a leading expert in the Rosen House’s Asian decorative art. Keep the music you love alive while experiencing it in enchanting spaces.

For dates and events, please email events@caramoor or call 914.232.1492.

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October 15 / Alisa Weilerstein, cello Bach: Suites for Unaccompanied Cello (Complete) October 22 / Roots Music in the Music Room October 29 and October 30 / Evnin Rising Stars November 5 / Cyrille Aimée. Presented in Collaboration with Jazz at Lincoln Center November 13 / Argus Quartet 2016-17 Ernst Stiefel String Quartet-in-Residence November 20 / Edward Arron & Friends

Wednesday Morning Concerts

September 7 / Flamenco in the Courtyard September 14 / Canciones Españolas September 21 / Autumn Extravaganza

Spring 2017 Concerts in the Music Room

March 12 / Schwab Vocal Rising Stars March 26 / Edward Arron & Friends April 2 / Argus Quartet 2016-17 Ernst Stiefel String Quartet-in-Residence April 8 / Jazz: Presented in Collaboration with Jazz at Lincoln Center April 22 / Roots Music in the Music Room April 23 / Pamela Frank, violin & Christian Tetzlaff, violin For updates on these and other events, including Celebratory Teas, visit caramoor.org 41

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Caramoor Artistic Leadership.

Orchestra-in-Residence of the Caramoor Summer Music Season

Jeffrey P. Haydon Chief Executive Officer

Drawing on twenty years of arts management experience and a lifelong love of music, Jeffrey P. Haydon serves as CEO of Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts. Since his arrival, Caramoor has launched several new artistic initiatives, including the Jazz at Lincoln Center collaboration, Artist-in-Residence, and community collaborations, and has expanded its overall programming by over 60%—all while increasing ticket sales, fundraising, and improving its financial performance. Previously, Mr. Haydon served as Executive Director of the Ojai Music Festival, where he led the festival through a number of major transformations to further position it as one of the preeminent musical destinations for artists and audiences alike.

He also held positions with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fort Wayne Philharmonic, and Aspen Music Festival. As part of the League of American Orchestras’ Orchestra Management Fellowship Program, Mr. Haydon worked with the Baltimore Symphony, Fort Wayne Philharmonic, and Seattle Symphony.

At an early age, Mr. Haydon enjoyed a love of music as a brass player, singer, and an avid concert goer. A native of California, he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration and music. He also completed the Stanford Business School’s Executive Non-Profit Leaders in the Arts program.

Will Crutchfield Director of Opera

Edward Arron

Artistic Director of Edward Arron & Friends

Pamela Frank

Artistic Director of the Evnin Rising Stars

Paul Rosenblum Managing Director

Appointed Managing Director in 2001, Paul Rosenblum had been General Manager of the Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts since the summer of 1992. As part of the management team with then-Executive Director Howard Herring and Artistic Advisor André Previn, it was his particular mission to enhance Caramoor’s unique status and stature through the modernization and upgrading of the facility, artistic administration, staff, and marketing. Moved by a special affinity for Caramoor’s timeless and magical serenity, beauty, intimacy and elegance, Mr. Rosenblum has used his experience to contribute to Caramoor’s blossoming and recognition as the home of one of America’s finest summer music festivals.

Paul Rosenblum is a native New Yorker. He graduated from Stuyvesant High School and received the degrees of Bachelor of Music and Master of Science in Music Performance from The Juilliard School, where he studied the French Horn. In addition to extensive professional experience in orchestral and chamber music, and ten years in the advertising business, he was Director of Operations for Orchestra of St. Luke’s, the resident orchestra of the Caramoor Summer Music Season, prior to becoming General Manager of Caramoor.

For full biographies, please visit caramoor.org/about/staff/ and caramoor.org/about/artistic-team

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About Orchestra of St. Luke’s.

Steven Blier

Artistic Director of the Terrance W. Schwab Vocal Rising Stars

Katie Kresek

Artistic Director of Family Programs

Maggi Landau

Artistic Director of Roots Music

Jazz at Lincoln Center

Orchestra of St. Luke’s (OSL) is one of America’s most versatile and distinguished orchestras, collaborating with the world’s greatest artists and performing approximately 80 concerts each year—including its Carnegie Hall Orchestra Series, Chamber Music Series at The Morgan Library & Museum and Brooklyn Museum, and the Caramoor Summer Season. In its 41-year history, OSL has commissioned more than 50 new works, has given more than 175 world, U.S., and New York City premieres; and has appeared on more than 100 recordings, including four Grammy Award winners and seven releases on its own label, St. Luke’s Collection. Pablo Heras-Casado is OSL’s principal conductor.

OSL grew out of a chamber ensemble that began giving concerts at the Church of St. Luke in the Fields in Greenwich Village in 1974. Today, the 21 virtuoso artists of St. Luke’s Chamber Ensemble make up OSL’s artistic core.

including more than 400 ensembles and artists such as Renée Fleming, Susan Graham, Itzhak Perlman, Emanuel Ax, Joshua Bell, Valery Gergiev, James Levine, James Taylor, and Sting.

OSL hosts hundreds of neighbors, families, and school children at its home each year for free community events.

Through its Education & Community programs, OSL has introduced audiences across New York City to live classical music. OSL brings free chamber concerts to the five boroughs; offers free interactive music programs at The DiMenna Center; provides chamber music coaching for adult amateurs; and engages 10,000 public school students each year through its Free School Concerts. In 2013, OSL launched Youth Orchestra of St. Luke’s (YOSL), an intensive in- and after-school instrumental instruction program emphasizing musical excellence and social development, in partnership with community organizations and public schools in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood.

More information at OSLmusic.org.

OSL owns and operates The DiMenna Center for Classical Music in Midtown Manhattan, where it shares a building with the Baryshnikov Arts Center. The DiMenna Center is New York City’s premier venue for rehearsal, recording, and learning, having quickly gained a reputation for its superb acoustics, state-of-the-art facilities, and affordability. Since opening in 2011, The DiMenna Center has welcomed more than 100,000 visitors, Orchestra of

St. Luke’s Pablo Heras-Casado, Principal Conductor James Roe, President & Executive Director Valerie Broderick, Vice President & General Manager Violins Krista Bennion Feeney, concertmaster Mayuki Fukuhara Eriko Sato Naoko Tanaka Mitsuru Tsubota Robin Bushman Christoph Franzgrote Conrad Harris Karl Kawahara Anca Nicolau Ellen Payne Robert Shaw Susan Shumway Mineko Yajima Benjamin Bowman Keats Dieffenbach Alexander Fortes Gregor Kitzis Salley Koo

Elizabeth Lim-Dutton Laura Seaton Andrea Schultz Brendan Speltz Robin Zeh Violas David Cerutti Maureen Gallagher Louise Schulman Ronald Carbone Lois Martin Daniel Panner Liuh-Wen Ting Jessica Troy Cellos Myron Lutkze Daire FitzGerald Rosalyn Clarke Arthur Fiacco Maxine Neuman Loretta O’Sullivan Alberto Parrini Double Basses John Feeney Anthony Falanga Lewis Paer Melanie Punter

June 18 / July 10, 16, 31 / Aug. 7 Flutes Elizabeth Mann Sheryl Henze Susan Rothloz Oboes Stephen Taylor Melanie Feld Timothy Gocklin Nicholas Masterson Clarinets Jon Manasse Meryl Abt Bassoons Cynde Iverson Thomas Sefcovic Karl Vilcins Horns Joseph Anderer Stewart Rose R.J. Kelley Patrick Pridemore Colin Weyman

Trumpets Carl Albach Jason Covey John Dent James Ross Trombones Michael Powell Thomas Hutchinson Kenneth Finn Christopher Olness Tuba Kyle Turner Timpani Maya Gunji Percussion Barry Centanni John Leister Joseph Tompkins Keyboard Robert Wolinsky Elizabeth DiFelice

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Caramoor’s Mission at Work.

Dear Reader,

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ummer is a time of excitement and exploration, and the days and nights at Caramoor are filled with both this year. All year long, artists, artistic directors, and our staff are planning and preparing for the musical journey we will go on together during the summer season — and now it is here! Thank you for coming with us as we discover new works, savor classic favorites, celebrate new rising stars, and reacquaint ourselves with old friends. We will all, no doubt, leave Caramoor changed by these experiences.

The journey we take together this summer is only possible because of the generosity of the many Caramoor supporters who are listed in the following pages. Three-quarters of our revenue comes from contributions. It is because of these remarkable people, foundations, and businesses that we are able to be here, in this beautiful place, listening to the artists and to each other. Everything we do is infused with gratitude to our donors. With every note played, we say thank you to them for helping us bring music to Caramoor and the community around us. Caramoor’s contributors come from all over the county, the country, and the world, and bring different musical interests and perspectives with them.

They value their experience at Caramoor and the musical journey that they have joined.

We are truly grateful to them for their generosity. We hope you, too, might consider joining this group of passionate explorers and support Caramoor with a contribution of your own.

Again, thank you for coming to Caramoor this summer. We’re glad to see you.

With gratitude,

Nina Curley Vice President and Chief Development Officer 6%

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Caramoor / Support.

Caramoor Members Caramoor Members are an integral part of the Caramoor community through their financial support and their devotion to music. Member support helps make possible year-round musical performances, young artist mentoring, and the arts-in-education programs. As some of our most dedicated concert-goers Caramoor Members have the opportunity to witness how their support significantly advances our mission.

The Rosen Society The Rosen Society is composed of Caramoor donors of $2,500 and above. Rosen Society members enjoy a number of benefits, such as an invitation to the annual Rosen Society Dinner hosted by Caramoor’s Chairman and CEO, and access to select private rehearsals and concert receptions. Walter and Lucie Rosen established the Caramoor estate, bequeathing it to the public as a center for music and art in 1946.

Annual contributions from the Rosen Society enable Caramoor to provide world-class musical experiences each year.

Thank You to our Donors Caramoor is appreciative of all donors and their support of our mission to create inspiring artistic experiences. Space limitations do not allow us to publicly acknowledge the many individuals who have made gifts in the past year under $250; however, we are grateful to all donors as every dollar contributed positively impacts Caramoor. We have made every effort to ensure the accuracy of this listing. If you find an error, please accept our apology and alert us by calling 914.232.5035 ext. 259.

The following are individuals and organizations who have donated during the period January 1, 2015 through March 31, 2016.

Dollar-level listings reflect cumulative giving to the Annual Fund during that 15-month period.

Please note that Special Events tickets do not count toward Membership.

$100,000+ Nancy & Jon Bauer Mr. & Mrs. Anthony B. Evnin Mrs. Robert D. Hodes Peter & Katherine Kend David & Phyllis Oxman Howard & Sarah Solomon Leslie Williams & Jim Attwood $50,000 to $99,999 Anonymous Mimi & Barry J. Alperin James & Aundrea Amine Gail A. Binderman - The Norman E. Alexander Family G Foundation, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. John H. Freund The Maximilian E. & Marion O. Hoffman Foundation Floy & Amos Kaminski Mr. & Mrs. Donald M. Kendall New York State Council on the Arts Nancy & Morris W. Offit Orchestra of St. Luke’s Nina & Michael Stanton Richard & Audrey Zinman $25,000 to $49,999 Anonymous (2) ArtsWestchester Mr. Norman S. Benzaquen Pat & Ian Cook Mr. & Mrs. William Cordiano Jean C. & James W. Crystal William & Jane Donaldson Adela & Lawrence Elow Michael & Mary Gellert GoBleachers.com Francis Goldwyn & Jackie Dzaluk The Marc Haas Foundation Angela & William Haines Mr. & Mrs. David S. Joys Sam Kellie-Smith & Cecilia Tay Kellie-Smith Mr. & Mrs. Jay B. Langner Hillary & Benjamin Macklowe Tracy & Ted McCourtney The Ohnell Family Foundation Susan & Richard O’Leary Amy Parsons & Paul Bird Amy & John Peckham / Peckham Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Saul Mr. & Mrs. Edmund R. Schroeder Paul J. Sekhri & Mark Gude Mary Ann Stein Sue & Edgar Wachenheim, III Judi Wolf & Alden L. Toevs $10,000 to $24,999 Anonymous Daniel & Carole Burack Patricia† & John Carey Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan M. Clark Anthony & Christie de Nicola Mr. & Mrs. Woodson Duncan Albert & Constance† Eisenstat

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Mr. & Mrs. Edward Falkenberg First Niagara Foundation Mr. & Mrs. William G. Foulke Charles A. Frueauff Foundation Barbara & E. Robert Goodkind Mr. & Mrs. Peter M. Gottsegen Eugene & Emily Grant Ellen & Robert Grimes Maureen Hanagan & Victor Marrow Donald & Barbara Jonas Alexia & Jerry Jurschak Michael & Olga Kagan David & Georgia Keidan Drs. Lewis & Melissa Kohl Sylvia & Leonard Marx, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Lester S. Morse, Jr. Sundip & Abigail Murthy National Endowment for the Arts Mr. & Mrs. Raj Nooyi Mr. & Mrs. Daniel W. Offit Amanda & Ned S. Offit Rebecca H. Patterson & Robert Frank Yvonne & Leslie Pollack Rudyard & Emanuella Reimss Memorial Fund of the Westchester Community Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Frank Richardson Faith Rosenfeld & Jaime Castro Zita Rosenthal Fern Schad & Alfred H. Moses Sara Lee & Axel Schupf Mr. Michael C. Slocum Jane & James Stern Mr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Strauss Mr. David Swope Nicki & Harold Tanner The Martha Gaines & Russell Wehrle Memorial Foundation Elaine & Alan G. Weiler Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan G. Weiss $5,000 to $9,999 Anonymous (4) Shari & Jeff Aronson Cissy & George Asch Mr. & Mrs. David Barber The Bay & Paul Foundations Mr. & Mrs. George B. Beitzel Marilyn & Ira Birnbaum Margot & Jerry Bogert Maria & Jacques Brand Vincent & Tiffany Briganti Cathy & Stephen Candland Susan Christenson & Stephen Jones Mr. & Mrs. James R. Cohen Mr. & Mrs. Henry Cornell Mrs. Daniel Cowin Mr. & Mrs. James B. Cowperthwait Mr. & Mrs. Michael Danziger Mr. & Mrs. Patrick de Saint-Aignan Charles & Valerie Diker Andree Wildenstein Dormeuil & Roger Dormeuil Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Durst / The Durst Organizations, Inc. Albert & Constance Eisenstat Susan & Leonard Feinstein Mr. & Mrs. Gregory J. Fleming Ray & Penny Foote

France-Merrick Foundation, Inc. The Fribourg Family Mr. & Mrs. Roy Furman Gannett Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Edward L. Gardner Rosa & Robert Gellert Edythe & Mike† Gladstein Ward & Carol Glassmeyer David & Laureine Greenbaum Jerome L. Greene Foundation, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. William Groner Mr. & Mrs. Paul Haklisch Isabelle Harnoncourt Feigen & Richard L. Feigen Andrea Herron & Harvey P. Eisen Mr. & Mrs. John Klingenstein Mr. Stanley Kogelman Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Kushnick The Ralph and Ricky Lauren Family Foundation, Inc. Tracy & Stephen Limpe Stephen & Nita Lowey Mrs. Nancy A. Marks Mr. & Mrs. Edgar M. Masinter Joanne & Norman Matthews Mr. & Mrs. W. Wallace McDowell Dara Mitchell & Michael Offit Mary R. Morgan & David J. Callard Robert & Susan Morgenthau Diane & Robert Moss The Perlmutter Family Foundation Christine E. Petschek Mr. & Mrs. John A. Pirovano Edward & Laura Pla Robert & Tracey Pruzan Sheila & David Reichman Rochelle & Mark Rosenberg Paul & Ellen Roth Elaine & Larry Rothenberg Rebecca & Arthur Samberg Eileen Caulfield Schwab Ilse L. Schweizer Shapiro-Silverberg Foundation Jean & Jeff Shaw Philip & Kajsa Sheibley Joel & Joan Smilow Penny & Ted Sonnenschein Betsy & Wally Stern Mr. Gary Taratunio Mr. & Mrs. James E. Thomas Mr. Stephen Ucko Mrs. John L. Weinberg Lisa & Paul Welch Mr. & Mrs. Herbert S. Winokur / The Winokur Family Foundation, Inc. Bob & Alicia Wyckoff Judy Francis Zankel Mr. & Mrs. William R. Ziegler Roy J. Zuckerberg Family Foundation $2,500 to $4,999 Anonymous (5) Karen Adler & Laurence Greenwald Mr. & Mrs. Per Arneberg Mr. & Mrs. Seymour Askin Mr. & Mrs. Gordon B. Aydelott Mr. Michael Bakwin Janine Behrman & Alan Gover Ms. Christina Briccetti Meredith & Tom Brokaw

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Patricia Butter & Ted Sabety Catherine & George Daubek Lillian Butler Davey Foundation Roberta & Steven Denning Mr. & Mrs. Richard K. DeScherer Mr. Thomas A. Dieterich Robert & Martha Dinerstein Nancy & Edmund M. Dunst Kristoffer & Heather Durst Mr. & Mrs. Joel S. Ehrenkranz Mr. & Mrs. Roger W. Einiger Matthew & Kelly Fairweather Anita Feldman / The Louis Feinberg Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas L. D. Firth Mrs. Jeanne D. Fisher Desmond & Muffie Fitzgerald Mr. & Mrs. James J. Flood Naomi & Joel Freedman Joan & William Furth Ashley Garrett & Alan Jones Ms. Joan S. Gilbert John & Deane Gilliam Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Goldfein Susan & Joseph Handelman Marvin Israelow & Dorian Goldman Karen & Omar Kariuki Eduard & Rayanne Kleiner Fran & Bill Klingenstein Edith & Peter Kubicek Mr. & Mrs. Edward Landau Eric & Sarah Lane Ms. Judith B. Linton Tondra & Jeffrey Lynford Beth & Bob Mancini Eileen M. Milloy & Francis Murphy Ms. Elizabeth Moore Vivian & David Moreinis Hannah & Frank Neubauer Carol & Steven Parker Mr. & Mrs. Edward Perlman The Carl & Lily Pforzheimer Foundation, Inc. PLM Foundation Andy & Andrea Potash Judith & Peter Price Mr. Bill Reed Mr. David Rockefeller Sascha Rockefeller Susan & Elihu Rose Christie C. Salomon Mr. Paul Scurfield Sue & Gene Sekulow Norman & Rona Senior / The Goldie Anna Charitable Trust Mr. & Mrs. Robert F. Shapiro Mrs. Constantine Sidamon-Eristoff Joshua & Sara Slocum Sylvia Smolensky & Steven Silberstang Vivian Song & Ricardo Pou Mr. & Mrs. David A. Tanner Judy Tenney & Robert Haines Mr. & Mrs. Petr Thorson Jean & Raymond Troubh Stacy Truppner / The Louis Feinberg Foundation Susan & Ken Wallach Mr. & Mrs. William D. Watt Bruce & Barbara Winston Wolfensohn Family Foundation

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$1,500 to $2,499 Anonymous (4) Gini & Randy Barbato Anita & Russell Berman Louis & Ruth Brause Mrs. Frances Briffa Jennifer & Michael Brown Melissa Eisenstat & Jonathan Blau Sally-Ann & Ervin Epstein, Jr. Dr. Janet I. Farnham Arlene & Robert Fischer Mrs. Sally Knott Gibbons Ms. Marilyn Glass Mr. & Mrs. Carl A. Goldman Peggy & Ed Harding Jeff & Katie Haydon Mrs. Betty Himmel Ms. Deborah Hodes Rita & Ian Isaacs Laura & Lewis Kruger Joanne Landau & Fred Schwab Mr. George F. Landegger Ms. Michelle A. Locher Jeanette W. Loeb Mr. Justin A. Manus Nicole & Gerard Mayer Ms. Linda Merrill & Dr. William B. Nolan Joshua & Beth Nash Lisa Nierenberg & David Bunevich Dr. Arnold D. Pearlstone Dr. Monique Regard & Rick Duffy Mr. & Mrs. Errol M. Rudman Mr. & Mrs. Alan Safir Christopher Schroeder & Alexandra H. Coburn Scoci & Manita Scocimara Dr. Richard Slutsky Mr. & Mrs. Craig Stapleton Ms. Ruth Stein Ms. Marcy Syms Mrs. Lee Traub Ms. Lucille Werlinich Victoria & Christian Zbylut $500 to $1,499 Anonymous (6) Iris & Richard Abrons Ms. Marie Pontuosco Alpert Mr. G. Thomas Aydelotte Mr. & Mrs. John D. Barrett II Jean & Ralph† Baruch Wendy Belzberg & Strauss Zelnick Mr. & Mrs. Roger S. Berlind Allison M. Blinken Joy & David Brenner Vincent & Grace Briccetti Mr. & Mrs. David O. Brownwood David & Helene Buchen Mr. & Mrs. Jon Burnham Anne & John Carter Michael R. Cave Mrs. Maryann Chai Nancy & Edward Clifford Mr. & Mrs. Arnold S. Cohen Edward & Joan Cohen Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Cohen Mrs. Betsy Cohn Jim & Cindy Cuminale Nina & Tom Curley

Peggy & Dick Danziger Mr. Stephen E. Darnell Ms. Suzanne Davidson Florence A. Davis & Anthony C. Gooch Georgia & Michael de Havenon Kathleen & Brackett Denniston Gary & Michele Dienst Margaret Downs & Henry Zachary Ms. Dina Dublon Urs & Christeen Dur Ms. Kathryn E. Dysart & Mr. Jeffrey L. Schwartz Julie & Todd Eagle Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Eder Paul & Joan Ellis Marie-Pierre & Michael Ellmann Olivia & John Farr Herbert & Karin Fastert Mr. & Mrs. Stanley P. Federman Mrs. Damaris D.W. Ford Karen & Gerry Fox Irene & Richard Frary Karen & Edward Friedman Barbara & Stephen Friedman Mr. & Mrs. John L. Furth Mr. Donald J. Galligan Greg & Elizabeth Garrett David & Nancy Gavrin Gabriel Gillett Bob & Pam Goergen Dr. & Mrs. Lawrence Goettisheim Virginia & Martin Gold David & Ruth Gottesman Mr. & Mrs. Alfred H. Green Evan & Sascha Greenberg Bill & Susan Greene Todd Gribben & Steve Isoz Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Gruenberg Mr. & Mrs. Peter O. Hanson Yoko & Peter Harnik Ms. Cathy M. Harrington Robert & Kristy Harteveldt Nicole & Larry Heath Ms. Ursula Heinrich Pamela & John Hervey Mrs. Margaret Hess Mr. Daniel Hladik Mr. & Mrs. Kirby Hoeft Ms. Karen K. Hoyt-Stewart & Mr. William J. Stewart Mr. & Mrs. Craig Hupper Anda & John Hutchins Mr. & Mrs. Elliott Jaffe Ms. Annette Jarman Barbara & Paul Jenkel Rory & David Jones Sarah Jones & Steven Cohen Mr. Arnold Kapiloff Daniel & Renée Kaplan Mr. & Mrs. Edward W. Kelly Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Kenney Ms. Irene King Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Klausner Ms. Bettina Klein Kathy Klingenstein & Robert Miller Bill & Anne Kneisel Ms. Alison M. Koppelman Mr. & Mrs. Joseph M. La Motta Thomas R. Lalla, Jr. Robert & Janice Lang

Debby & Jim Lash Susan & Andrew Lawrence Caroline & Craig Lazzara Mrs. Ana-Maria Leeming Ms. Lori Levenson Richard & Barbara Lieberman Sylvia Lim & Teck Wong Margot & Robert † Linton Jane & Michael Lockshin Dr. Penn Lupovich Mr. & Mrs. Donald P. Madden Barbara & J. Robert Mann, Jr. Laurence & Shelley Markowitz Harriet & David Mazer Joan & Alan McDougall Mr. & Mrs. Douglas M. McGraime Marie & Arch McKellar Mr. & Mrs. Joel J. McKoan Mr. Steven K. Meier Mr. Bruce Mekul Janis & Alan Menken Foundation Ms. Marie L. Milbrandt Tahra L. Millan & George Sermier Howard & Abby Milstein Alice & Alan Model Dr. & Mrs. Philip Moskowitz Ms. Melissa H. Mulrooney Leonard & Merle Nelson Martha Nierenberg Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence J. Nokes Dr. Richard Fischer Olson Margot & John O’Mara David & Lindsay Ormsby Melinda Papp Durham Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey M. Peek Mrs. Elaine Petschek Carl & Betty Pforzheimer Mr. & Mrs. Oscar S. Pollock David & Libbie Poppick Mary Prehn & John Scacchia Kathy L. & Marc F. Pucci Anna & Martin Rabinowitz Vicki & Charles Raeburn Susan & Arthur Rebell Ms. Denise A. Rempe & Mr. Mark L. Wilson Gary & Angela Retelny Ms. Roberta Romano Charlotte Rosenblatt & Jim Rosenfield Susan & Jon Rotenstreich Ms. Ruth S. Rothseid Mr. Andrew G. Russell Mr. & Mrs. David Rybarczyk Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Samuels John & Diane Samuels Ms. Elizabeth A. Sarnoff & Mr. Andrew S. Cohen Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Sarnoff Ms. Cathie A. Schaffer Mr. & Mrs. Irwin Schloss Katherine & Steven Seiden Doris & Richard Seidlitz Mrs. Joan M. Sharp Susan & William Shine Linda & David Sicher Daniela L. Sikora & Keitha Kinne Ms. Nancy K. Simpkins Mr. Michael H. Singer Richard & Cathy Soderquist Mrs. Jill Sokol

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Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Spahn Ms. Barbara Spector & Mr. Philip M. Schlussel Candice Stafford Traci & Joseph Stark Edwin & Sallie Stern Frank & Lisbeth Stern Bob & Ellen Stern Catherine & Keith Stevenson Deborah F. Stiles Susan & Michael Stillman Dr. & Mrs. Paul Striker Naomi G. Tamerin, M.D. Mr. Jere Thomson Ms. Wendy Townsend Camilla Trinchieri & Stuart Greenspon Melissa Vail & Normal Selby Mr. & Mrs. Carl D. Van Demark Mary J. Wallach Mr. & Mrs. E. Waide Warner, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Philip Waterman Mr. Morton Weber Bernard & Andrea Weinstein Ms. Amelia D. Wierzbicki Mr. C. Webb W. Williams Women’s Civic Club of Katonah Lawrence & Carol Zicklin Mrs. Audrey Y. Zucker $250 to $499 Anonymous (4) Stacy Albanese & Todd Noonan Ms. Darsie Alexander Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Altman Jim & Nancy Barton Ms. Delphina Brownlee Bashkow Mr. Fred Baumann Drs. David & Linda Bearison Mr. Jon Bellis Mr. & Mrs. Richard Birnbaum Mrs. Laura B. Blau Elaine & Michael Blechman Jeffrey & Sherry Blockinger Mr. Michael Evan Blum Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Bond Ms. Christine Bosco Mr. Alan Bronfeld John T. Brophy, Esq. Mr. Robert K. Brown Mr. Ronald Bruder Ms. Jacqueline Bruskin Pamela & David Cameron John & Maureen Carpenter Mr. & Mrs. George Case Mr. Thomas Childs Mr. & Mrs. Merrell M. Clark Mr. & Mrs. James Cobb Ms. Deborah Lea Cohen Barbara & Bertram J. Cohn Mr. Bruce Cooper Elissa & Edgar Cullman, Jr. Lori & Phil Cutrone Dick & Holly Danehower Brita Darany von Regensburg Maude S. Davis Ms. Marjorie Dovman Mr. & Mrs. Stuart Dworkin Richard & Anita Dye Dr. Eileen Fitzgerald & Mr. Paul Rosenblum

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Ms. Janine Flory Mrs. Rebecca Fretty Alvin Friedman-Kien, M.D. Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Gallo Susan & Galen Gisler Kate & Martin Glynn Mrs. Carol S. Gold Carol & Jesse Goldberg Ms. Margaret M. Gonzalez Mrs. Katherine P. Goodman Roberta Goodman & David Ellenhorn The Goyal Family Ruth & Darwin Green Mrs. Joan T. Guth Lynn Hackstaff & Paul Zola Mrs. Erika P. Hall Don & Natalie Handelman Ms. Danielle Harrity Audrey B. Heckler Mrs. Joy Henshel Anne Hess & Craig Kaplan Mrs. Mary Higgins Alexandra Hughes & David Maloney Mr. George Iadarola Gail & Mark Imowitz Don S. Jacobson Mr. Rufus Jarman Gary Jaskula Ms. Chloe Jorgensen Ms. Sarah Kagan Courtney & Jay Kleeman Paul & Phyllis Knollmeyer Rhonda Kost & Alfred Spector Jane & Howard Kramer Dr. Maurice Krasnow Ms. Maggi Landau Mr. & Mrs. Anthony G. Langham Ms. Natalie Ann Lansburgh Mr. & Mrs. Peter Leavy Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Levy Dr. Morton Linder Mr. Joseph Lombardi Valerie Lynn & Kenneth Pearlman Mrs. Joan L. Lynton John & Gracellen Magill Mr. Robert Magni Mr. Kenneth Malecki William & Elizabeth Malone Mr. Ralph Mangione Ms. Muriel Markman Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Maybank Paul & Mary Mc Conville Chris McManus Alexandra Melito & Stuart Ferguson Christopher & Elizabeth Melito Ruth & Irwin Merkatz Mr. Milton Meshirer Ms. Rhoda Minowitz Carolyn Montgomery Forant Ms. Lilian A. Morvay & Mr. Michael Kuhling Drs. Robert & Sandra Moss Ms. Lydia Murray Margot & Jim Mustich Ms. Norma Myers Mr. & Mrs. John Needham Dr. & Mrs. Arnold D. Newman Mr. Mitchell Newman Mrs. Angela Nicklin

Roslyn Nissman Carole & Lloyd Novick Ms. Laura O’Keefe Mr. Carl Ordemann Harold & Ruth Ossher Jennifer & Jonathan Pace Jim & Susie Perakis Mr. & Mrs. Daniel C. Petri Clark & Michelle Petschek John & Robin Phillips Dr. Mary Lake Polan & Mr. Frank A. Bennack Mr. & Mrs. James Polos Caryl Ferber Poser & Peter Poser Mr. Charles A. Possidente Mr. & Mrs. Steve A. Poulin Virginia & Jonathan Powers Mr. & Mrs. Gerald D. Prothro Manfred & Petra Reichel Ira M. Resnick Foundation, Inc. Betty Robbins & Moses Silverman Ms. Margaret Rogers & Mr. Richard A. Samuel Marie C. Rolla Suzanne & Victor Rosenzweig Wendy & Stuart Ross Melanie & Michael L. Rothenberg Susan & Sten Sandlund Mr. & Mrs. Robert Savage Merryl Schechtman, M.D. Ann Scheuer Mrs. Cecile Schrader Ms. Marcia Schreier Stacey Seldin Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Shapiro Madeline & George Shepherd Amy Siebert & Markel Elortegui Ms. Janet Sikirica Mr. & Mrs. Arthur H. Stampleman Ellen Stein William & Sheila Stein Mr. & Mrs. James M. Stewart

Karla Stewart & Chansoda Roeun Stephanie Stiefel & Robert S. Cohen Ms. Mary-Lou Sunderwirth Donna & Scott Tagliarino Robert & Marian Torre Nancy & Roger Vincent Ms. Vicki Walcott-Edim Jane & James D. Waugh Roberta Weiner & Ronald Arron Ms. Robin Westle Roanne & Charles C. Wilcox, IV Dr. & Mr. Hal Wolkin †deceased We have made every effort to ensure the accuracy of this listing. If you find an error, please accept our apology and alert us by calling 914.232.5035 ext. 259.

All concerts are made possible, in part, by ArtsWestchester with support from the Westchester County Government.

All concerts are made possible, in part, by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.

The 2016 Summer Music Festival is supported, in part, by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Become a part of our Family!

Each year Caramoor’s community of Members provide vital financial support that allows us to make everything we do here possible.

To become a Member, renew your Membership, or give the gift of Membership, please visit Caramoor.org/support, email membership@caramoor.org or call Jennifer Pace, Director of Individual Gifts, at 914.232.5035 ext. 261.

Thank you for your support.

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Honor/Memory From January 1, 2015 to March 31, 2016, generous contributions to Caramoor were made in honor or in memory of the following individuals: In Honor of American Roots Program Mimi & Barry J. Alperin Norman S. Benzaquen My Caramoor Colleagues The Caramoor Docents The Caramoor Staff Melissa Eisenstat Mr. & Mrs. Anthony B. Evnin Patricia & Edward Falkenberg Anne Harris Gerry H. Hodes The Hodes Family Renee Keane Peter & Katherine Kend The Kend Family Maggi Landau Robert A. Lupinacci Tony & Sally Mann Tracy & Ted McCourtney Nancy & Morris W. Offit The O’Leary Family David & Phyllis C. Oxman Mary Gail Pezzimenti & David Concannon Harrison K. Rose Paul Rosenblum Zita G. Rosenthal Merceds Santos-Miller Nina & Michael Stanton Sal Vaccaro Paul & Lisa Welch Judy F. Zankel In Memory of Emanuela D. Briccetti Patricia F. Carey Judy Greenwald Christina Gorman Robert D. Hodes Irv Natter Naomi Rosenblum Marjorie Schloss Terrance W. Schwab John E. Sharp Anne Thomson

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The Encore Planned Giving Society The Encore Society recognizes individuals who have indicated their intent to include Caramoor in their estate planning. Planned giving is a wonderful way to establish a legacy at Caramoor and make a lasting impact on the organization. Caramoor thanks the following thoughtful individuals who have designated Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts in their estate plans.

Anonymous (2) Laura B. Blau Catherine & George Daubek Marti & Robert Dinerstein Mr. & Mrs. Ralph P. DuPont Judy & Tony Evnin Annette & Len Gilman Dr. Susan Harris & Mr. Thomas Molnar Ms. Deborah A. Kempe & Mr. Andre M. Hurni Marie C. Rolla Eileen Caulfield Schwab Leslie Williams & Jim Attwood If you would like more information about the Encore Society or to notify us of your intention to include the Encore Society in your estate planning, please contact Nina Curley, VP/Chief Development Officer, at nina@caramoor.org, or 914.232.3681.

Thank you.

In-Kind Donations Caramoor gratefully acknowledges the following individuals and organizations that over the last year made in-kind contributions (gifts other than cash or stock). Certain gifts of products or services that can be used by Caramoor enable us to further our mission of presenting exciting concerts, mentoring young musicians, and providing arts education to school children.

Altamarea Group/ Campagna Blue Hill at Stone Barns Sandra & William Cordiano Darien Cheese & Fine Foods Great Performances Hélène Grimaud Franceso Grosso

Horseneck Wine & Liquors Gabriel Kahane Peter & Katherine Kend Krug, US Laura Marks of Fine Lines Mary Lou Pappas Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of New York Sabety + Associates Carl Samrock Ruben E. Soto Chris Thile Walkabout Clearwater Chorus Leslie Williams & Jim Attwood Matching Gifts Caramoor gratefully recognizes the support of the many companies and foundations that make matching gifts. Employees can maximize their contributions to Caramoor by taking advantage of their employer’s matching gift programs.

Aetna Foundation Debevoise & Plimpton ExxonMobil Foundation, Inc. The Ford Foundation Goldman Sachs Matching Gift Program Greenlight Capital IBM Corporation Matching Gifts Program JP Morgan Chase Foundation Lone Pine Capital Network for Good Pfizer Foundation Endowments Caramoor’s Endowment Philanthropic gifts to Caramoor’s permanent endowment allow the use of annual income to ensure program continuity and organizational strength in perpetuity. Investments in Caramoor’s endowment support concerts of the highest quality, help bring creative and significant projects to our campus, and provide income to our education and mentoring programs. Gifts to Caramoor’s endowment help ensure this organization’s strength and vitality far into the future.

The following is a list of all endowments currently established at Caramoor.

Named Endowment Funds Marjorie Carr Adams Fund for Young Vocal Artists Marjorie Carr Adams Sense Circle Fund Mimi & Barry Alperin Rising Stars Fund Albert Berol Rising Stars Fund The Adela & Lawrence Elow Fund for The Great American Songbook: 1900 to 1960 Susan & John Freund Piano Fund Carmela S. Haklisch Rising Stars Fund Susan & Joseph Handelman Rising Stars Fund Robert D. Hodes Rising Stars Fund Maximillian E. & Marion O. Hoffman Foundation Rising Stars Fund Tondra & Jeffrey Lynford Rising Stars Fund Enid & Lester Morse Fund for Opera at Caramoor Eva Petschek Newman Fund for Young Artists Anne S. Nichols Rising Stars Fund Edna B. Salomon Rising Stars Fund Terrance W. Schwab Fund for Young Vocal Artists Marilyn M. Simpson Opera Fund The Ernst C. Stiefel String Quartet-in-Residence Fund Texaco Rising Stars Fund Other Endowment Funds Bel Canto at Caramoor Caramoor General Fund Caramoor Virtuosi Chamber Music Fund Children’s Performances Gardens & Estates Innovation Fund Piano Performance Renaissance Days Sense Circle If you are interested in discussing a gift to Caramoor’s permanent endowment, or establishing a dedicated endowment like the ones listed above, please contact Nina Curley, VP/Chief Development Officer, at nina@caramoor.org, or 914.232.3681.

Thank you.

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Become a part of our Membership Family!

Each year Caramoor’s community of Members provide vital financial support that allows us to make everything we do here possible.

To become a Member, renew your Membership, or give the gift of Membership, please visit caramoor.org/support or call Jennifer Pace, Director of Individual Gifts, at 914.232.5035 ext. 261.

Thank you for your support.

FRIEND $100

FAMILY $300

Advance Ticket Sales; Access to Members Only Events; Use of Caramoor’s grounds for a wedding/family photo session; Complimentary tour of the historic Rosen House

All of the benefits of a Partner, plus:

PARTNER $250 All of the benefits of a Friend, plus: Priority reservations to Symphony Court dining under the Reception Tent; Listing in the Caramoor Program Book; Caramoor Branded Merchandise

SCAN TO DONATE NOW:

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Free admission to “Dancing At Dusk” and Garden Listening concerts

SUSTAINER $500 All of the benefits of a Partner, plus: Reserved VIP parking on Friends' Field; Free admission to Garden Listening concerts

BENEFACTOR $1,500 All of the benefits of a Sustainer, plus: Caramoor Concierge ticket service; Prime seating at concerts; Complimentary ticket exchange

ROSEN SOCIETY $2,500 All of the benefits of a Benefactor, plus: Invitation to annual Rosen Society Dinner; Access to select private rehearsals; Private tour of the Rosen House; Invitations to exclusive donor events For an explanation of benefits at the $5,000 level and above, please contact Nina Curley, VP/Chief Development Officer at 914.232.3681 or nina@caramoor.org Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts, Inc. is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization.

Contributions are tax deductible as provided by law.

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Celebrating Caramoor / Highlights of the Social Scene.

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Eric Jacobsen polls an audience member during the 2015 Fall Festival.

aramoor’s special events are a vital part in raising necessary funds for our core programming, as well as a great opportunity to thank our members who help foster musical inspiration. Events from the past year included Cabaret in the Music Room, a decadent Wine Dinner supporting the Education Programs, Paris Jazz Soirée in the Rosen House, a sparkling Opening Night Gala, plus Members-only meet and greet receptions with the artists.

Caramoor is grateful to the event cochairs and committees for making these occasions so successful and memorable.

Yo-Yo Ma and the next generation of classical musicians.

Marin Mazzie and Jason Danieley perform for the 2016 Cabaret in the Music Room Benefit.

Jeff Haydon and Merceds Santos-Miller with volunteers Marie Bosch, Millie Ignelzi, and Esther Natter at the Soirée in the Rosen House.

Students from Brewster High School attended the Aizuri Quartet concert.

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Cyrus Chestnut post-concert party.

Back row: Evelyn McKoan, Sylvia Lim, Abigail Murthy, Ana Maria Leeming, Teck Wong, Joel McKoan; Front row: Lex Leeming, Sundip Murthy. Soirée in the Rosen House.

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Thank You to Our Caramoor Volunteers.

Each year, over 200 volunteers contribute their time and service to Caramoor as Ushers, Audience Greeters, and Rosen House and Education Docents.

The following are individuals who actively served as Caramoor Volunteers in 2015 and 2016.

Sandra Adelman Cyril Alberga Sandra Alberga Carol Alongi Karen Amann Mildred Amdur Lisa Ameijide David Amerling Natalie Axton John Baker Patricia Baker Annabel BakerSullivan Galina Bakhtiarova Jane Banza Patricia Bartlett Valentina BelyankoMorgan Virginia Bender Gail Blumenfeld Nucene Blumenthal Gretchen Bock Marie Bosch Lynn Botsford Anne Boundas Florence Brodley Vicci Buchman Illyria Burdick Marcelle Carpentieri Carol Christian Joan Citron Lynn Cohen Deborah Cohen Kathleen Cook Dorothy Cooper Sandra Cordiano Marion Coughlin Donna Curran Judi Cutler Robert Derene Elaine DiBiase Frances DiMase Dorothy Dinhofer Joyce Dupee Judy Edison Sally Factor Carmen Fauvell 64 Caramoor

Barbara Feibelmann Cheryl Ferrara Melinda Fiegoli Marilyn Fisher Paul Fisher Diana Folk Carol Fox Robert Fried Thea Fry Suchitra Ganesh Zane Garfein Michele Garrison Roger Garrison Anneliese Gastrich Diane Gennaro-Tully Paul Gherson Pat Giacalone Kate Glynn Marie Goldberg Catherine Golia John Golia Laurence Goodman Norma Gray Darwin Green Ruth Green Grethe Griffin Susan Gutman Susan Haas Marianne Haggerty Daniel Harrison Nancy Harrison Christopher Haydon Patricia Headen Ursula Heinrich Marsha Henderson Audrey Hoffnung Georgia Hooper-Peek Janet Huber Jenny Huot Carmelina Ignelzi Lois Intravio Bhavani Iyer Barbara Jacobi Connie Jakola Patricia January Carol Jensen Michael Kates Mimi Kates Marjie Kern Veronica Kimball Shirley Kipnis Irving Kleiman Rhoda Kleiman Charlie Koenig Lewis Koh Claire Koh Helen Kozupsky Sophia Krasikov Heidi KreuzigerHoltzman Marianna Kuhn Martha Kuppersmith Marie Lacerra

Genevieve Larkin Oliver Lednicer Shelley Lounsbury Wendy Loveless Anne Macrae William Macrae Mary Mancuso Meryl Marcus Elaine Markfield Matthew Mattoon Andrea Maurizio Ann McIntyre Eve Mencher Miriam MessingCurtain Susan Miles Marjorie Miller Jane Miller Marc Miller Eloise Mills Richard Mills Silvia Mills Andrea Minoff Barbara Mitchell Stella Mitchell Anne Modugno Nancy Morgan Barbara Morris Mel Nathanson Esther Natter Loretta Neuhaus Henry Olsen Rhoda Perkis Jeff Platt Lynn Platt Lucille Plesco Linda Pohlmann Patricia Porcelli Gale Quatannens Eleanor Raheem Jehan Raheem Karen Benvin Ransom

Clifford Ray Martin Remnitz Beatrice Rieser Ellen Reiss Marie Rolla Dana Rosengerg Elizabeth Ross Bert Rothman Judy Rubin Ellen Saltzman Alfreda Savarese Joan Schildwachter Dale Schlein Stephanie Schwartz Ann Sheridan Karin Shields David Shields Jun Shihoten Marilyn Short Paul Silberman Jacqueline Silkowitz Brenda Snyder Alice Sobel John Sorice Lannie Spalding Martin Spar Judith Spar John Stanley Joetta Stanley Susan Taylor Lindley Thomasset Marilyn Tinter Lora Tucker Stephen Ucko Rosemary Uzzo Gilda Vogel Ilona Vrba Esther Weiss Barbara Wyton Dina Yashchin Harriet Zeller Susan Zeller Charlotte Zuckerman

Interested in volunteering?

Contact our Volunteer Coordinator at boxoffice@caramoor.org or call 914.232.5035 ext.244.

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Events

Idyllic setting.

Delicious, sustainable food.

Attentive service.

A magical atmosphere for your event

A range of beautiful venues at Caramoor are available to rent for weddings, life events, family celebrations, meetings and retreats, photo shoots and corporate appreciation functions.

Photos, clockwise from left: Reception Tent, Formal Dining Room, Tapestry Hedge, Italian Pavilion, Spanish Courtyard. Exclusive caterer Great Performances creates memorable masterpieces.

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Contact the Special Events Department: 914.232.1492 events@caramoor.org caramoor.org/weddings-rentals

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Create Your Legacy at Caramoor

Through a charitable bequest in your will or living trust, you can ensure that the “encores” keep playing at Caramoor.

We have established the Encore Society to recognize those who include Caramoor in their estate planning, and we encourage you to join this important group for Caramoor’s future.

Planned giving is a wonderful way to establish your legacy and make a lasting impact on this vital arts center. Your bequest will enrich the lives of our visitors, concert-goers, arts-in-education program participants, and performing artists for generations to come. This act of forethought may well be one of the most lasting one-time gifts you ever make.

All you need to do is tell us your plan is in place and that you are willing to be publicly listed as a Society member. By doing so, we can continue to applaud your generosity for years to come.

If you would like more information about the Encore Society or to notify us of your intention to include the Encore Society in your estate planning, please contact Nina Curley, VP and Chief Development Officer, at 914.232.3681 or nina@caramoor.org.

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2017 Summer Music Season Preview.

Here are just a few of the special music moments we have in store for next summer: Š Dario Acosta

June 17 Opening Night June 24 American Roots Music Festival June 30 Jason Vieaux, guitar Artist-in-Residence with Escher Quartet July 1 Pops, Patriots & Fireworks July 8 Bel Canto at Caramoor Presents: Il Pirata, by Bellini Angela Meade, soprano Artist-in-Residence July 14 Argus Quartet 2016-17 Ernst Stiefel String Quartet-in-Residence July 15 Jazz Festival Presented in Collaboration with Jazz at Lincoln Center July 16 Jason Vieaux, guitar Artist-in-Residence Orchestra of St. Luke's July 23 Bel Canto at Caramoor Presents: Stabat Mater by Rossini Will Crutchfield, conductor Orchestra of St. Luke's July 30 Orchestra of St. Luke’s Pablo Heras-Casado, conductor August 6 Season Finale

Angela Meade, 2017 Artist-in-Residence

Become a Member now to be first to book when the full summer season is available on January 16, 2017! For updates visit caramoor.org and sign up for our enewsletter.

All artists, dates, and programs subject to change without notice.

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Did You Know?

Young people who participate in the arts for at least three hours on three days each week through at least one full year are:

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4 times more likely to be recognized for academic achievement 3 times more likely to be elected to class office within their schools 4 times more likely to participate in a math and science fair 3 times more likely to win an award for school attendance 4 times more likely to win an award for writing an essay or poem

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THE ANNUAL NUMBER OF HEART ATTACKS COULD TAKE YOUR BREATH AWAY. SO COULD JUST ONE HEART ATTACK.

Shortness of breath and difficulty breathing are just two warning signs of a heart attack. Call 911 if you experience any warning sign.

Learn the other signs at americanheart.org or call us at 1-800-AHA-USA1.

© 2002, American Heart Association.

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