How Caramoor has adapted to the digital landscape and stayed close to artists and audiences throughout the pandemic. 
By Kathy Schuman

Who can forget the week of March 9, 2020? It began with us welcoming five Schwab Vocal Rising Stars for our annual mentoring program with Steven Blier, with every intention of having a public concert in the Music Room on Sunday, March 15. Well, as the week progressed, it became clear that this was not to be. By March 14, everything had shut down. But wait….didn’t we just install video cameras in the Music Room the previous year? Should we do a livestreamed concert?? Do we even know how to do that??? 

On March 13, the Caramoor staff was told to stay home for a long 4 day weekend, and soon enough, the 4 days turned into 365 days. To mark this anniversary, we asked the staff about the big and small changes that have happened to them over the course of the past year, and let’s just say, there were some big ones! Read more to learn about the staff at Caramoor, and what March 2020 – March 2021 looked like for them.

2020 has been a year of hardship for everyone, especially the arts community. In an attempt to show the drastic cuts within the arts, the National Endowment for the Arts released an analysis on how the Covid-19 pandemic has affected the industry, which you can view here. For a brief overview, please read on.