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SUMMER FESTIVAL
June 21 Opening Night: Joshua Bell, Orchestra of St. Luke’s
Saturday, 8:30pm Joshua Bell, violin
Venetian Theater Orchestra of St. Luke’s
Cristian Macelaru, conductor
Ligeti Concert Românesc
Sibelius Violin Concerto in d, Op.47
Bizet Symphony in C
Tickets starting at $15
Opening Night Gala
Saturday, 6:00 pm
This year’s Gala festivities will include a pre-performance cocktail reception and dinner, premium concert seating in the Venetian Theater, and an After Dark post-performance party. Guests will be able to join the artists for dessert, specialty cocktails and dancing.
For reservations please email events@caramoor.org or call 914.232.1492.
June 22 Manuel Barrueco & Beijing Guitar Duo: China West
Sunday, 4:30pm Manuel Barrueco, guitar
Spanish Courtyard Beijing Guitar Duo:
Meng Su
Yameng Wang
Works by Bach; Piazzola; Chen Yi; Tan Dun
Two of today’s brightest presences in the world of guitar, presented in the beautiful Spanish Courtyard. This program includes solos, duos, and trios from China and the Western World with works of the Chinese composers Tan Dun and Chen Yi, as well as the music of J.S. Bach and Brazilian composer Sergio Assad.
Tickets starting at $15
June 25 Dancing at Dusk: Balkan with Ivan Miley Band
Wednesday, 5:00pm
Friends Field
Hailed as the “real deal of Eastern European virtuosity,” accordion player Ivan Milev has been described as someone who “shreds like a rock god.” Joined by violinist Entcho Todorov and percussionist Seido Salifoski, Milev’s band will dazzle with its dizzying rhythms and high-energy performing style.
Tickets starting at $5
June 26 The Intimate Donizetti: Chamber Music and Vocal Ensembles
Thursday, 6:00pm Bel Canto Young Artists
Spanish Courtyard Edward Arron and Friends:
Edward Arron, cello and Artistic Director
Donizetti Miserere (for voices and strings)
Ave Maria (for voices and strings)
String Quartet No. 18 in e
Songs and Vocal Ensembles
Caramoor’s Bel Canto Young Artists team up with the Caramoor Virtuosi to share the wonderful music of Donizetti.
Post-Concert: Please linger after the show to meet the artists. Free wine and nibbles!
Tickets starting at $15
June 27 Edward Arron & Friends, A Joyful Reunion of Evnin Rising Stars Alumni
Friday, 8:00pm led by Edward Arron
Spanish Courtyard Edward Arron, Artistic Director and cello
Gilles Vonsattel, piano
Tessa Lark, violin
Jesse Mills, violin
Max Mandel, viola
Kyle Armbrust, viola
Edward Arron, cello and Artistic Director
Turina Scène Andalouse, Op. 7, for Solo Viola and Piano Quintet
Mendelssohn String Quintet No. 1 in A, Op. 18
Taneyev Piano Quintet in g, Op. 30
A quintet of fellow Rising Star Alumni joins Edward Arron for a night of lively chamber music. Experience Turina’s Scène Andalouse, a love-letter to the composer’s native land, within the cloisters of the Spanish Courtyard. The celebration won’t end until the great Russian “bells” chime at the end of Taneyev’s exuberant Piano Quintet in g minor.
Tickets starting at $15
June 28 American Roots Music Festival
Saturday, noon – 10:00pm
Friends Field, Sunken Garden and Venetian Theater
Friends Field – Daytime (all artists will also play a set at Sunken Garden)
Bruce Molsky, Tony Trischka & Michael Daves
Bruce Molsky, fiddle
Tony Trischka, banjo
Michael Daves, guitar
Kim & Reggie Harris
Reggie Harris, guitar and vocals
Kim Harris, vocals
Miss Tess & the Talkbacks
Joe Crookston & the Bluebird Jubilee with Peter Glanville
Joe Crookston, guitar and vocals
Peter Glanville, guitar and vocals
Cricket Tell the Weather
Andrea Asprelli, fiddle and vocals
Jason Borisoff, guitar
Doug Goldstein, banjo
Dan Tressler, mandolin
Jeff Picker, bass
Spuyten Duyvil
Walkabout Clearwater Chorus
Pete Seeger, Founder
Venetian Theater – Evening
The Lone Bellow (7:30-8:15pm)
Zach Williams, guitar and vocals
Brian Elmquist, guitar and vocals
Kanene Pipkin, mandolin and vocals
Rosanne Cash, The River & the Thread (8:30-10pm)
Rosanne Cash, vocals and guitar
John Leventhal, guitar
The Social Music Hour – all ages workshop and singalong featuring various performers from the festival.
Children’s activities TBA
The American Roots Music Festival is a full day of fun for the whole family! There will be performances and activities all throughout the grounds from noon to 6pm, followed by featured performances in the Venetian Theatre from renowned Roots artist Rosanne Cash and up-and-coming three-piece Roots band, The Lone Bellow.
Tickets starting at $15
Day-Only ticket available; access from noon – 6:00pm
Children under 18 half price
June 29 Juilliard String Quartet
Sunday, 4:30pm Joseph Lin, violin
Venetian Theater Ronald Copes, violin
Roger Tapping, viola
Joel Krosnick, cello
Johann Sebastian Bach Contrapunctus I – IV from Art of Fugue, BWV 1080
Alban Berg Lyric Suite
Allegretto gioviale
Andante amoroso
Allegro misterioso – Trio estatico
Adagio appassionato
Presto delirando – Tenebroso
Largo desolato
-Intermission-
Ludwig van Beethoven String Quartet in C major, Op. 59 No. 3
Andante con moto – Allegro vivace
Andante con moto quasi Allegretto
Menuetto. Grazioso – Trio
Allegro molto
The world-renowned Juilliard String Quartet will grace us with a wide variety of chamber music, from Bach’s Art of the Fugue to Alban Berg’s haunting Lyric Suite to Beethoven’s classic Op. 59, No. 3 (Razumovsky).
Tickets starting at $15
July 3 Introductions: Sybarite5
Thursday, 6:00pm
(no intermission) Sybarite5:
Spanish Courtyard Sarah Whitney, violin
Sami Meridian, violin
Angela Picket, viola
Laura Metcalf, cello
Louis Levitt, double bass
Tickets starting at $15
July 4 Pops, Patriots & Fireworks
Friday, 8:00pm Westchester Symphonic Winds with Broadway’s Ryan Silverman
Venetian Theater Curt Ebersole, conductor
Join us for an evening of music, picnics on the lawn, and fireworks with performances by the Westchester Symphonic Winds, and Broadway’s Ryan Silverman – returning to Caramoor after last year’s triumphant Opening Weekend performance in She Loves Me. Souza marches, Americana and popular favorites played by this 60-piece wind and percussion ensemble will be followed by Fireworks after the concert!
Member’s Lounge: Members (donors of $100 or more) may reserve tables for picnicking in the Reception Tent (limited space available)
Tickets starting at $15
Children under 18 half-price!
July 5 Patti LuPone: Far Away Places
Saturday, 8:00pm Patti LuPone, vocalist
Venetian Theater
In her new concert Far Away Places, two-time Tony Award winner Patti LuPone takes us on a musical journey. Accompanied by a five-piece band, she delivers thrilling renditions of songs by an eclectic list of songwriters including Stephen Sondheim, Willie Nelson, Edith Piaf, and even the BeeGees!
Symphony Court, Caramoor’s dining pavilion, is open to all ticket buyers (reservations required). Enjoy a casual prix fixe buffet dinner, prior to the concert, among the beautiful gardens in the Reception Tent and Italian Pavilion.
Tickets starting at $15
July 6 Orchestra of St. Luke’s; Jeffrey Kahane, pianist, conductor
Sunday, 4:30pm Orchestra of St. Luke’s
Venetian Theater Jeffrey Kahane, pianist, conductor
Copland Appalachian Spring (Suite for 13 Instruments)
Shostakovich Chamber Symphony in D, Op. 83a (arr. by Barshai from String Quartet No. 4)
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 in C, Op. 15
Wistful lamentations, wild episodes, and exotic flavors in Shostakovich’s Chamber Symphony contrast with Copland’s picture of the American countryside in Appalachian Spring. Jeffrey Kahane leads OSL and doubles as soloist in Beethoven’s bold Piano Concerto No. 1 to bring this wide-ranging program to a close.
Tickets starting at $15
July 9 Dancing at Dusk
Wednesday, 5:00pm Hammerstep
Friends Field
Founded by two-time solo World Champion Irish dancer Garrett Coleman and former lead of Riverdance Jason Oremus, Hammerstep is forever changing the face of dance. Hammerstep’s approach draws from various historically rebellious dance forms, including Irish, tap, hip hop, African stepping, and more.
Tickets starting at $5
July 10 Introductions: Benjamin Beilman, violin; Andrew Tyson, piano
Thursday, 6:00pm Benjamin Beilman, violin
Spanish Courtyard Andrew Tyson, piano
Dvorak Sonatina, Op. 100
Debussy Sonata in g, L. 140
Beethoven Sonata No. 3 in E-flat, Op. 12″
Violinist Benjamin Beilman, recipient of a 2012 Avery Fisher Career Grant and the 2014 Borletti-Buitoni Fellowship, recently graduated from the Curtis Institute of Music and has been touring the world playing recitals, concertos and competitions since. Pianist Andrew Tyson, recipient of the same Avery Fisher Career Grant a year later, is a recent graduate of both Curtis and Juilliard and is praised by the New York Times for the “passion and poetry” in his performance. Celebrate the excellence of these two alumni of Caramoor’s Evnin Rising Stars program.”
Tickets starting at $15
July 11 Dover Quartet, 2013-14 Ernst Stiefel String Quartet-in-Residence
Friday, 8:00pm Dover Quartet:
Spanish Courtyard Joel Link, violin
Bryan Lee, violin
Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, viola
Camden Shaw, cello
Joseph Haydn String Quartet in G, Op. 76, No. 1
David Ludwig World Premiere of Volume XV of Caramoor’s commissioning project: A String Quartet Library for the 21st Century
Viktor Ullmann String Quartet No. 3, Op. 46
Ludwig van Beethoven String Quartet No. 3 in D, Op. 18, No. 3
Winner of the 2013 Banff International String Quartet Competition, the Dover Quartet draws from the musical lineage of both the Vermeer and Guarneri Quartets, bringing youthful enthusiasm and musical conviction to the repertoire that is truly its own. The Dovers bring their Stiefel residency to a close with their world premiere of David Ludwig’s string quartet.
Tickets starting at $15
July 12 Lucrezia Borgia by Gaetano Donizetti, Bel Canto at Caramoor
Saturday, 8:00pm
Venetian Theater; pre-Opera events in Spanish Courtyard
Angela Meade, soprano
Will Crutchfield, conductor and Director of Opera
Tamara Mumford, mezzo–soprano
Michele Angelini, tenor
Christophoros Stamboglis, bass
Bel Canto Young Artists
Orchestra of St. Luke’s
Symphony Court, Caramoor’s dining pavilion, is open to all ticket buyers (reservations required). Enjoy a casual prix fixe buffet dinner, prior to the concert, among the beautiful gardens in the Reception Tent and Italian Pavilion.
Intermissions: Members (donors of $100 or more) are welcome to join us in the Reception Tent for refreshments.
Tickets starting at $15
July 13 Igudesman & Joo: A Little NIGHTMARE Music
Sunday, 4:30pm Aleksey Igudesman, violin
Venetian Theater Hyung-ki Joo, piano
Aleksey Igudesman & Hyung-ki Joo, who have been friends since the age of twelve, bring down the Venetian Theater with their widely-hailed ‘Classical Comedy’ act, A Little NIGHTMARE Music.
Tickets starting at $15
July 17 Bel Canto Showcase: Daniel Mobbs
Thursday, 6:00pm Daniel Mobbs, bass-baritone
Spanish Courtyard
Songs by Mozart, Schubert and Wagner, plus ensembles with the Bel Canto Young Artists
American bass-baritone Daniel Mobbs has won praise internationally, performing repertory with major opera companies all over the world. Variously described by the press as having “a rich, mellifluous voice” (The New York Times), Mobbs’ “lightning-quick presence and bright, clean sound” (Opera News) and “elegant, cavernous tones” (Variety) are certain to delight audiences this summer.
Tickets starting at $15
July 18 Lucrezia Borgia by Gaetano Donizetti, Bel Canto at Caramoor
Saturday, 8:00pm (Repeat Performance)
Venetian Theater; pre-Opera events in Spanish Courtyard
Angela Meade, soprano
Will Crutchfield, conductor and Director of Opera
Tamara Mumford, mezzo-soprano
Michele Angelini, tenor
Christophoros Stamboglis, bass
Bel Canto Young Artists
Orchestra of St. Luke’s
Symphony Court, Caramoor’s dining pavilion, is open to all ticket buyers (reservations required). Enjoy a casual prix fixe buffet dinner, prior to the concert, among the beautiful gardens in the Reception Tent and Italian Pavilion.
Intermissions: Members (donors of $100 or more) are welcome to join us in the Reception Tent for refreshments.
Tickets starting at $15
July 19 Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi, Bel Canto at Caramoor
Saturday, 8:00pm
Venetian Theater; pre-Opera events in the Spanish Courtyard
Will Crutchfield, conductor and Director of Opera
Georgia Jarman, soprano
Nicole Piccolomini, mezzo-soprano
Stephen Powell, baritone
Jeffrey Beruan, bass
Bel Canto Young Artists
Orchestra of St. Luke’s
Symphony Court, Caramoor’s dining pavilion, is open to all ticket buyers (reservations required). Enjoy a casual prix fixe buffet dinner, prior to the concert, among the beautiful gardens in the Reception Tent and Italian Pavilion.
Intermissions: Members (donors of $100 or more) are welcome to join us in the Reception Tent for refreshments.
Tickets starting at $15
July 20 In the Garden of Sonic Delights: Conversations, performances and guided tours Sunday, 4:30pm relating to Caramoor’s unprecedented exhibition of Sound Art
Spanish Courtyard
In the Garden of Sonic Delights is a large-scale art exhibition that explores the relationships between sound, nature, history, and architecture through 15 commissioned, site-specific works by 16 sound artists. Join us for a day of special guided tours, performances and conversations.
Tickets starting at $15
July 23 Dancing at Dusk
Wednesday, 5:00pm Afrika Wonba with Wassa Pan Afrika Ensemble
Friends Field Wassa Pan Afrika
Founded in 1998 by Nana Anim, Wassa Pan Afrika Dance Ensemble is known as the most renowned traditional African Dance and Drum performance group throughout Ghana. Afrika Wonba is a celebration of the cultural heritage of Africa filled with music, dance, stories and songs.
Tickets starting at $5
July 24 Guitar in the Garden: Jason Vieaux
Thursday, 6:00pm Jason Vieaux, guitar
Sunken Garden
Works by Bach; Jobim; Metheny; Sor; Visconti
Jason Vieaux, “among the elite of today’s classical guitarists” (Gramophone), is the classical guitarist that goes beyond the classical. Vieaux returns to spin masterful musical tapestries with an expansive program that ranges from J.S. Bach to Pat Metheny and Antonio Carlos Jobim.
Post-concert: Please join us for a glass of wine after the show (Free!)
Tickets $25
July 25 American Roots: Artist to Be Announced
July 26 Club Caramoor Presents: Cécile McLorin Salvant
Saturday, 8:00pm Cecile McLorin Salvant, vocalist
Spanish Courtyard
“Cécile McLorin Salvant has rapidly risen to the top of Jazz presenters’ “must have” lists. Her 2014 recording, “WomanChild” was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album. Share the music and magic of a spectacular summer night in Club Caramoor’s Spanish Courtyard.
Tickets starting at $15
July 27 2014 Jazz Music Festival
Sunday, All day from 12:00pm
Venetian Theater
Day-only ticket holders:
12:00pm: Emily Bear Trio
1:00pm: Rising Stars jam Session John Beasley, music director
2:00pm: Masters on Masters Discussion JJ Johnson — the Man and
His Music
2:15pm: The Music of J. J. Johnson, with Steve Turre All Stars:
Steve Turre, Rufus Reid , Victor Lewis, Xavier Davis Full Festival ticket-holders:
3:15pm: Monkestra Sketches John Beasley, piano
4:15pm: Masters on Masters Discussion Joe Henderson — His Sound and His
Contribution to The Language of Jazz
4:30pm: The Music of Joe Henderson, with Renee Rosnes All Stars:
Renee Rosnes, Jimmy Greene, Peter Washington, Lewis Nash
5:30pm: Dinner Break
6:30pm: Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra
Programs to be announced from stage.
This year, we are mixing things up a bit with a mix of entertainment, enrichment and celebration featuring the music of JJ Johnson and Joe Henderson in a Masters on Masters Roundtable discussion, John Beasley Plays Monk, 12 year old piano sensation Emily Bear and a very special Rising Stars Trio Jam Session. Don’t miss the evening’s main event, the Arturo O’Farrill’s Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, as they bring down the house.
Tickets starting at $15
Day-only tickets available; access from noon-3:00pm
July 31 Alisa Weilerstein, 2014 Artist-in-Residence
Thursday, 6:00pm Alisa Weilerstein, cello
Spanish Courtyard
Britten Tema Sacher
O. Golijov Omaramor
J.S. Bach Cello Suite No. 3 in C, BWV 1009
Z. Kodaly Sonata for Solo Cello
Tickets starting at $15
August 1 Alisa Weilerstein with the Ariel Quartet
Saturday, 8:00pm Ariel Quartet:
Spanish Courtyard Gershon Gerchikov, violin
Alexandra Kazovsky, violin
Jan Grüning, viola
Amit Even-Tov, cello
Alisa Weilerstein, cello
L. Boccherini String Quintet in E, Op. 11, No. 5
A. Arensky String Quartet No. 2, Op. 35
Schubert String Quintet in C, D. 956
Tickets starting at $15
August 2 To be Announced
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August 3 Festival Finale: Alisa Weilserstein
Sunday, 4:30pm Alisa Weilerstein, cello
Venetian Theater Orchestra of St. Luke’s
Pablo Heras-Casado, conductor
Wagner Prelude to Act III, Lohengrin
Elgar Cello Concerto in e, Op. 85
Dvorák Symphony No. 8 in G, Op. 88
Tickets starting at $15
August 6 Dancing at Dusk
Wednesday, 5:00pm A Highland Fling! with Paul Woodiel and the Stormy Heather Band
Friends Field StormyHeather
Friends Field will be transformed into the highlands of Scotland where multi-instrumentalist Paul Woodiel will be joined by cellist and dance teacher Mairi Dorman Phaneuf and piper Chris Layer presenting an upbeat mix of traditional Airs, Reels, Jigs and Strathspeys!
Tickets starting at $5
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Tickets
To order tickets, call the Box Office at 914.232.1252 or visit www.caramoor.org. Groups of 16 or more may purchase discounted tickets by contacting Sal Vaccaro at 914.232.5035 ext. 256 or sal@caramoor.org.
For Press Tickets, artist bios and/or images, please contact:
Maria Im
(917) 807-6659
press@lcohnpr.com
Performances are made possible, in part, by ArtsWestchester with funds from Westchester County Government.
Performances are made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.
Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts is located at 149 Girdle Ridge RD, Katonah, NY
ALL PROGRAMS AND ARTISTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
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