Fall–Spring Season 2019–2020
Anaïs Mitchell
Thalea String Quartet
Stephen Hough
Veronica Swift
As these cooler months bring time for togetherness, coziness, and holiday fun, make plans to enhance that time with live music performances. Caramoor’s Fall – Spring Season in the Music Room offers an array of artistic masters and emerging talents spanning classical, American roots, jazz, and Broadway, to fill your year with excitement and inspiration. Let us welcome you to your music home.
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Fall 2019
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September 22 Rachel Podger, violin Sunday, 3:00pm / Music Room Bach: Suite No. 2 for Solo Cello in D Minor, BWV 1008 (transposed into A minor for violin) Tartini: Sonata in B Minor Matteis: Four Movements Biber: Passacaglia in G Minor for Solo Violin ‘Guardian Angel’ Bach: Partita No. 2 for Solo Violin in D Minor, BWV 1004 “Britain's finest period violinist” — BBC Music Magazine
Rachel Podger
Tickets start at $30
September 27 Anaïs Mitchell
Roots Music in the Music Room Friday, 8:00pm / Music Room Named “one of the greatest songwriters of her generation” by NPR, Anaïs Mitchell brings her world of narrative folksong, poetry and balladry to the intimate Music Room. Creator of critically-acclaimed folk opera Hadestown, which won eight Tony Awards including Best Musical and Best Original Score, Mitchell is a truly original and poignant voice of our time. “Ms. Mitchell’s songs address contemporary angst with uncanny vision ... a formidable songwriting talent” — The New York Times Tickets start at $30
Anaïs Mitchell
October 12 Veronica Swift
Presented in Collaboration with Jazz at Lincoln Center Saturday, 8:00pm / Music Room Veronica Swift returns to Caramoor after her rousing and lively performance at Caramoor’s 2018 Jazz Festival. At only 25 years old, she has performed all over the world with the top names in jazz, and has won prestigious awards such as second place at the Thelonious Monk Jazz Competition in 2015. We invite you into the Music Room for a night of exhilarating vocals with a range you are going to have to hear to believe.
October 20 Sherezade Panthaki, soprano with The Helicon Ensemble
Tickets start at $30
LOVE AND REVENGE: THE BAROQUE DIVA
Sherezade Panthaki
Sunday, 3:00pm / Music Room Avi Stein, Director and Harpsichord Vivaldi: Concerto for Strings in G Minor, RV 157; “Gelosia, tu già rendi l'alma mia” from Ottone in villa Handel: “V’adoro, pupille” from Giulio Cesare in Egitto; Chaconne (Terpsichore) Graupner: “Agitato da Tempeste” from Dido, Königen von Carthago Kapsperger: Toccata Arpeggiata Vivaldi: Trio Sonata in D Minor (Variations on “La Follia”) Purcell: Suite from Dido and Aeneas Jacquet de la Guerre: Trio Sonata in D Major Clerambault: Scene from Medée Antoniotto: Sonata in G Major, Op. 1, No. 8 Handel: Sarabande, Treulose Mensch, and Kochet ihr Adern from Almira Tickets start at $30
Veronica Swift
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Evnin Rising Stars
Pamela Frank, Artistic Director The Evnin Rising Stars program is an incubator for the next generation of leaders in classical music performance. In her 11th year as Artistic Director of the program, Pamela Frank will be joined by distinguished artist/mentors David Shifrin and Leon Fleisher to work alongside young instrumentalists on the great chamber music masterworks. The culmination of this week of intense collaboration and musical discovery is an opportunity for the public to witness young musicians on their way to becoming legends themselves.
November 2 Saturday, 8:00pm / Music Room Beethoven: Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 16 Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 12 in A Major, K. 414 Brahms: Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in B Minor, Op. 115
November 3 Sunday, 3:00pm / Music Room Mozart: Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in A Major, K. 581 Beethoven: String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat Major, Op. 74, “Harp” Stravinsky: L’histoire du Soldat Suite (world premiere of new narration by Bruce Adolphe, commissioned by Caramoor) Tickets start at $25 Distinguished Artists: Pamela Frank, violin David Shifrin, clarinet Leon Fleisher, piano and narrator Evnin Rising Stars: Rubén Rengel, violin Maria Ioudenitch, violin Zoë Martin-Doike, viola Zhanbo Zheng, viola Oliver Herbert, cello Tim Petrin, cello Janice Carrisa, piano
Tickets start at $25
Pamela Frank
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November 17 Thalea String Quartet
2019–20 Ernst Stiefel String Quartet-in-Residence Sunday, 3:00pm / Music Room Michelle Cann, piano Copland: Movement for String Quartet Price: Folk Songs in Counterpoint; Piano Quintet (arranged from Piano Concerto by Boris Vayner) Beethoven: String Quartet No. 8 in E Minor, Op. 59, No. 2, “Razumovsky” Tickets start at $25
Michelle Cann
Thalea String Quartet
December 7 John Hiatt
A Benefit Concert Saturday, 8:00pm / Music Room We invite you to a special benefit evening with an artistic legend who transformed American music. John Hiatt, whom the Los Angeles Times calls “… one of rock’s most astute singer-songwriters of the last 40 years,” has created songs recorded by artists as diverse as Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, Bonnie Raitt, Emmylou Harris, Iggy Pop, Rosanne Cash, B.B. King, the Jeff Healey Band, and dozens more. He has received his own star on Nashville’s Walk of Fame, the Americana Music Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriting, and has been inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. This Benefit concert supports Caramoor's Music Room programming throughout the year. Following the performance, stay for a cocktail reception. For more information or to make reservations, please email events@caramoor.org or call 914.232.1492.
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ModernMedieval
December 14 ModernMedieval Saturday, 2:00pm and 5:00pm / Music Room A MIDWINTER FEAST This all-female vocal trio brings to Caramoor the wondrous sounds of medieval chant and polyphony. Join us for a holiday program of music from the British Isles, featuring beloved English medieval and Renaissance carols, including There is No Rose, A Virgin Unspotted and Green Groweth the Holly (attributed to Henry VIII). Also included are new arrangements of some old favorites, including In the Bleak Midwinter, O Little Town of Bethlehem and The Holly and the Ivy. The program will include new settings of medieval texts, including a commission by acclaimed British composer Andrew Lovett, Winter Wakeneth, as well as the premiere of a new work by Jacqueline Horner-Kwiatek, Comes Winter’s Day. The Rosen House, splendidly decorated for the holidays, will be open for self-guided tours between the two performances. Tickets start at $30
John Hiatt
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Spring 2020
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March 15 Schwab Vocal Rising Stars Steven Blier, Artistic Director Sunday, 3:00pm / Music Room THE ART OF PLEASURE With music by Rachmaninoff, Bernstein, Tom Lehrer, John Musto, and many others, this program will feature four young singers and a pianist selected by Artistic Director Steven Blier for a weeklong residency at Caramoor. Assisted by Michael Barrett, Associate Director of the New York Festival of Song (NYFOS), and developed in conjunction with NYFOS, the week will include daily coaching, rehearsals and workshops, and culminate in this Music Room performance exploring the wealth and breadth of song repertoire. Tickets start at $25
Steven Blier
March 22 Miró Quartet Sunday, 3:00pm / Music Room Mozart: String Quartet in B-flat Major, K. 458, “Hunt” Beethoven: String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Op. 95, “Serioso” Schubert: String Quartet in D Minor, D. 810, “Death and the Maiden” Tickets start at $30 Caramoor dedicates this concert to the memory of Helen-Mae Askin Knafel.
Miró Quartet
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Brad Mehldau
Stephen Hough
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An April Celebration of the Piano! April 4 Brad Mehldau, piano Saturday, 8:00pm / Music Room World-renowned jazz pianist and composer Brad Mehldau brings an intimate solo piano concert to the Music Room this spring. An improviser first and foremost, he greatly cherishes the surprise and wonder that can occur from a spontaneous musical idea that is expressed directly, in real time. But he also has a deep fascination for the formal architecture of music, and it informs everything he plays. The two sides of Mehldau’s personality—the improviser and the formalist—play off each other, and the effect is often something like controlled chaos. “Mehldau is the most influential jazz pianist of the last 20 years.” — The New York Times Tickets start at $30
Aaron Diehl
April 18 Aaron Diehl Trio
Presented in collaboration with Jazz at Lincoln Center Saturday, 8:00pm / Music Room A classically trained pianist and composer, Aaron Diehl has made an indelible mark on the jazz world over the last 15 years. He has established himself as one of the preeminent interpreters of the Great American Songbook with his trio and as musical director and arranger for the remarkable vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant, with whom he’s appeared at Caramoor. In fact, he actually made one of his first solo appearances at Caramoor in 2008, a concert which was recorded and resulted in his first album, “Live at Caramoor.” His “melodic precision, harmonic erudition, and elegant restraint” (The New York Times) will be on display as he explores new interpretations of jazz standards and his own works.
April 26 Stephen Hough, piano Sunday, 3:00pm / Music Room Bach: Chaconne from Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor (arr. Busoni) Busoni: Berceuse Chopin: Piano Sonata in B-flat Minor, Op. 35 Stephen Hough: Sonata for Piano No. 4 (“Vida Breve”) Liszt: Funérailles; Mephisto Waltz No. 4 (Bagatelle without tonality); Mephisto Waltz No. 1 Tickets start at $30
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May 2 Laura Osnes & Tony Yazbeck Cabaret in the Music Room A Benefit Event
Saturday, 8:30pm / Music Room AN EVENING OF GERSHWIN GREATS AND OTHER FAVORITES Tony Award nominees Laura Osnes (Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Anything Goes) and Tony Yazbeck (On the Town, Finding Neverland) make their Caramoor debut with an effervescent evening celebrating the music of George Gershwin. Osnes and Yazbeck love to “sing songs that make them happy,” ensuring that you too will be smiling along with Osnes' soothing soprano and Yazbeck's charismatic crooning. Stay for a post-event reception following the performance. To reserve tickets for this Benefit Event, email events@caramoor.org or call 914.232.1492. Tickets start at $75
Laura Osnes
Tony Yazbeck
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May 3 What Makes It Great? With Rob Kapilow and the Thalea String Quartet Sunday, 3:00pm / Music Room We welcome back composer/conductor Rob Kapilow for another instalment of his “What Makes It Great” series. Our 2019-20 Ernst Stiefel String Quartet-in-Residence joins him to delve into Beethoven’s Quartet in F Major, Op. 18, No. 1. During the program, Kapilow will deconstruct, slow down, and reassemble Beethoven’s masterwork, one of his earliest compositions for the medium, followed by a complete performance and a Q&A session with all the artists.
Rob Kapilow
May 9 Della Mae
“Because Kapilow is so good at what he does, knowledge about how music actually works, how it is put together — as opposed to dry facts about composers’ lives — doesn’t fly away with the whirlwind, but instead lodges in the memory, where they can grow.” — Boston Globe Tickets start at $30
Roots Music in the Music Room Saturday, 8:00pm / Music Room Della Mae is a Grammy-nominated, Nashville-based all-female string band. Their mission: to make great music and showcase top female musicians, while helping to improve opportunities for women and girls through advocacy, mentorship, programming, and performance. With a musical approach that’s steeped in tradition yet firmly rooted in the present, they have a completely original style that blends years of experience with traditional mountain music and modern singer-songwriter sensibilities. Tickets start at $30
Della Mae
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Teas, Tours, and Family Events
Tour the Rosen House
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here is always more to explore at the Rosen House, the home where Caramoor’s story began. Caramoor founders Lucie and Walter Rosen felt music and art were meant to be shared. Their Mediterranean-style mansion, inspired by Old World Europe and listed in
the National Register of Historic Places, is the home they curated and cultivated for that purpose. Today, we honor the Rosens’ legacy by caring for this historic treasure. In April, we completed a five-year plan to restore and revitalize the Rosen House both inside and out. This work included the installation of air-conditioning, restoration work on the floors and walls of the Music Room, conservation and repair of architectural elements throughout the House, modernization of our restrooms, and repairs of the chimneys, roof, and exterior walls. These efforts have prepared the Rosen House to welcome audiences for many years to come. Please enjoy this spectacular oasis for art and music at a concert or on a tour! Rosen House tours are Mondays through Fridays by appointment. Contact boxoffice@caramoor.org or call 914.232.1252.
Afternoon Teas Spend time relaxing with friends and enjoying a formal tea service in the grand setting of the Rosen House, including a variety of tea sandwiches, scones with crème fraiche and preserves, delicious desserts, and a variety of fragrant teas. Before the Tea, enjoy a marvelous tour of the historic Rosen House and leave yourself time afterwards to stroll through our bucolic gardens and grounds. Thursdays: 2019 / September 5, 12, 19, 26 2020 / May 7, 14, 21, 28 June 4, 11
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October 30 Spooky Tales Wednesday, 3:30pm / Music Room Come with your little ones to a riveting storytelling performance to begin your Halloween weekend, followed by a special brew (hot cider) and other ghostly treats (cookies) served in the Summer Dining Room. Come in costume! Prizes given to all! Ages 3-8.
December 4–21 Holiday Tea Musicales Wednesday-Saturday, 1:00pm / Music Room The magic of the season is tangible throughout the Rosen House! Take part in Caramoor’s holiday tradition of sing-alongs with charismatic musicians, festive decorations, and tea service in the majestic Music Room. Enjoy an assortment of finger sandwiches, scrumptious holiday treats, and a variety of teas (hot chocolate with marshmallows for the little ones). Events throughout December are known to fill up, so be sure to book early! December 4, Wednesday December 5, Thursday December 6, Friday December 10, Tuesday December 11, Wednesday December 12, Thursday December 19, Thursday December 20, Friday December 21, Saturday
December 15 Santa Visits the Rosen House Sunday, 12:00pm and 3:00pm / Music Room Jolly Saint Nick comes to fill the Rosen House with holiday cheer. The little ones will be in for an adventure with I Spy a Santa or Two in the Music Room, followed by a 30-minute concert of favorite holiday songs when Santa Claus will appear to delight the whole family. Santa’s favorite snack — milk and cookies — will be served in the cloisters. Bring your cameras and begin the festive season with joy!
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Taxi Service
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Accessibility Accommodations
Car service from the Katonah Train Station to Caramoor (5 minutes away) is available by calling On Time Taxi at 914.666.3535 or Katonah Taxi at 914.232.5772.
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Group Services Looking to create the perfect outing for your club, organization, or large group? Explore the lush grounds, historic house, and discover beautiful music at Caramoor. Groups enjoy specially discounted ticket plans on select performances.
10+ guests ➞ 10% off
15+ guests ➞ 15% off
20+ guests ➞ 20% off
No handling fees
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Ways to Give this Season A gift to our Annual Fund Caramoor’s donors’ annual contributions account for the majority of our yearly operating budget. This vital generosity allows us to be a conduit for the arts and culture in our community and beyond. Take part in sustaining our mission by making a gift today. Visit us online at caramoor.org/support, call: 914.232.5035 ext. 412, or mail your contribution to: Caramoor, PO Box 816, Katonah, NY 10536.
Give the gift of a Caramoor Membership: The perfect gift for every season! Each year Caramoor’s community of Members provide vital financial support that allows us to make everything we do here possible. For more information about your benefits or to renew your Membership, or give the Gift of Membership, please visit caramoor.org/support or call 914.232.5035 ext. 412.
Giving to Caramoor’s Future 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. If you would like more information about the Encore Society or to notify us of your intention to include Caramoor in your estate planning, visit plannedgiving.caramoor.org or please contact Nina Curley, VP/Chief Development Officer, at nina@caramoor.org, or 914.232.3681.
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Fall 2019 Members Pre-sale* July 9 / General public July 16 Call the Box Office at 914.232.1252 or order online at caramoor.org *Become a Member and gain access to pre-sale tickets and much more! Visit caramoor.org/membership
September September 5
Afternoon Tea Thursday, 1:30pm September 12
Afternoon Tea Thursday, 1:30pm September 19
Afternoon Tea Thursday, 1:30pm
October 20
December 6
Sunday, 3:00pm
December 7
Sherezade Panthaki with The Helicon Ensemble October 30
Spooky Tales Wednesday, 3:30pm
November November 2
Holiday Tea Musicale Friday, 1:00pm
John Hiatt
December Benefit Concert Saturday, 8:00pm December 10
Holiday Tea Musicale Tuesday, 1:00pm
September 22
Evnin Rising Stars I
December 11
Sunday, 3:00pm
November 3
December 12
Rachel Podger, violin September 26
Afternoon Tea Thursday, 1:30pm September 27
AnaĂŻs Mitchell
Saturday, 8:00pm
Evnin Rising Stars II Sunday, 3:00pm November 17
Thalea String Quartet
Roots Music in the Music Room Friday, 8:00pm
2019-20 Ernst Stiefel String Quartet-in-Residence Michelle Cann, piano Sunday, 3:00pm
October
December
October 12
December 4
Presented in Collaboration with Jazz at Lincoln Center Saturday, 8:00pm
December 5
Veronica Swift
Family Fun Concerts at which children of all ages are welcome Free tickets for students 18 and under
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Holiday Tea Musicale Wednesday, 1:00pm Holiday Tea Musicale Thursday, 1:00pm
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Holiday Tea Musicale Wednesday, 1:00pm Holiday Tea Musicale Thursday, 1:00pm December 14
ModernMedieval
Saturday, 2:00pm and 5:00pm December 15
Santa Visits the Rosen House Sunday, 12:00pm and 3:00pm December 19
Holiday Tea Musicale Thursday, 1:00pm December 20
Holiday Tea Musicale Friday, 1:00pm December 21
Holiday Tea Musicale Saturday, 1:00pm
September 2019 – May 2020
Caramoor artists select musical films that inspired them for you to enjoy at the celebrated Jacob Burns Film Center. Visit caramoor.org/attheburns or burnsfilmcenter.org for details.
Black Orpheus (1959)
Spring 2020 Summer 2020 announced February 3 / Members’ Summer Pre-sale* begins February 10 / General public February 18
March March 15
Schwab Vocal Rising Stars Sunday, 3:00pm March 22
Miró Quartet Sunday, 3:00pm
April April 4
Brad Mehldau, piano Saturday, 8:00pm April 18
Aaron Diehl Trio Saturday, 8:00pm April 26
Stephen Hough, piano Sunday, 3:00pm
May May 2
Laura Osnes & Tony Yazbeck
Cabaret in the Music Room Saturday, 8:30pm May 3
What Makes It Great? with Rob Kapilow and the Thalea String Quartet Sunday, 3:00pm
May 7
Afternoon Tea Thursday, 1:30pm May 9
Della Mae
Roots Music in the Music Room Saturday, 8:00pm
All artists, programs, membership events, and prices are subject to change without notice. A $5.00 processing fee applies for online and phone orders, and a $1.00 facility fee applies for all tickets sold. Fees are per ticket. Follow us for regular updates, photos, and all the latest Caramoor news:
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Photos on pages 2, 5, 8–9, 12–15, 17–18 by Gabe Palacio Artist photo credits: Cover: Anaïs Mitchell ©Jay Sansone / Thalea String Quartet ©Titlayo Ayangade / Stephen Hough ©Jiyang Chen / Veronica Swift ©Bill Westmoreland Interior: Rachel Podger ©Theresa Pewal / Anaïs Mitchell ©Shervin Lainez / Sherezade Panthaki ©David Fung / Veronica Swift ©Bill Westmoreland / Thalea String Quartet ©Titlayo Ayangade / ModernMedieval ©Mark Kwiatek / John Hiatt ©DavidMcClister / Miro Quartet @Michael Thad Carter / Brad Mehldau ©Michael Wilson / Aaron Diehl ©John Abbott / Stephen Hough ©Hiroyuki Ito / Laura Osnes ©Nathan Johnson / Tony Yazbeck ©Emma Mead / Della Mae©Ryan Nolan / Back: John Hiatt ©DavidMcClister Brochure design by: Adam Neumann / aanstudio.com
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