Fall / Winter 2015
Music in the Rosen House
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Music to Center Your Fall W
hen the weather turns cooler and the light drains a little bit more each day, it is a perfect time for peace and reflection. It is a time to draw inward and find your center. At Caramoor, we find warmth through art and music. Spending time with those we love and giving part of ourselves to the people and causes closest to our heart: these are just some ways to celebrate the season. We provide programs that nurture music relationships with school-aged children, emerging professionals, and established artists. Spread the warmth by making a donation today: Visit: caramoor.org/support Call: 914.232.5035 ext. 261 or Mail to: Caramoor, PO Box 816, Katonah, NY 10536. Caramoor is a 501 (c)(3) not for profit organization. Thank you for your support! Did you know that #givingtuesday is Tuesday, December 1? But don’t feel you have to wait! We welcome your support all year-round.Â
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Photos on pages 1–3, 5, 9–11, 13–15 by Gabe Palacio
Event Details
Jeewon Park
Afternoon Teas Thursday, September 10 Thursday, September 24 Friday, October 9 1:30pm / Rosen House Tea, Tour and Garden Stroll / $32.50
September 9 Wednesday Morning Concert Flamenco in the Courtyard Wednesday, 11:00am / Spanish Courtyard / Concert, Tour & Lunch: $52.50, Concert Only: $22.50 Experience the characteristic dance and song of Spain, bursting with passion, color, and rhythm! This series includes a concert in the Spanish Courtyard followed by a tour of the Mediterranean-style Rosen House, a buffet lunch inspired by Spanish cuisine, and a self-guided garden stroll.
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September 12 Grandparents & Grandchildren Fête: The Story of Babar the Elephant by Francis Poulenc Saturday, 3:00pm / Adults $37, Children $22.50 A perfect day out for Grandma, Grandpa and the little ones! Take a brief I Spy the Rosen House tour and discover some of the treasures that Caramoor’s founders Walter and Lucie Rosen collected. After the tour, join us for a performance of Poulenc’s Babar in the Music Room with pianist Jeewon Park and narrator Benjamin Luxon. To conclude a lovely afternoon, enjoy a fête (or as we say “celebration”) in the charming Summer Dining Room with mini sandwiches and treats galore. Family Fun Look for the Family Fun icon for concerts and events appropriate for children.
September 27 The Knights and Yo-Yo Ma Family Concert
Musical Snapshots and Souvenirs / Sunday, 1:00pm / Venetian Theater / Adults $10, $25 / Children $5, $12.50 How does music inspire us to envision a picture, place, or story? Featuring interactive games and discussion, this program brings us music from around the world that stirs our imagination and our senses. We’ll meet a mermaid in a magical lake, see the hills of the Italian countryside, and encounter a mythical bird from Persian folktales. Join The Knights and special guest Yo-Yo Ma for this one-of-a-kind adventure. Dvorak, (arr. The Knights) “Song to the Moon” for Solo Cello and Orchestra, from Rusalka Mendelssohn, Selections from Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 90, “Italian” C. Jacobsen/Aghaei, Ascending Bird
Featured Concert
Sunday, 4:00pm / Venetian Theater / $30, $40, $50, $60, $70, $80, $90, $100, $110 In this colorful and wide-ranging program, The Knights team up with the inimitable cellist Yo-Yo Ma for music that bursts with individual creativity and reaction to fresh insights. For the young Mendelssohn, immersion in the arts and culture of Italy inspired a new symphony. In Federico II, Giovanni Sollima takes inspiration from the 13thcentury Holy Roman Emperor who paved the way for the advances of the Renaissance. In Osvaldo Golijov’s Azul (written for Yo-Yo Ma in 2006) the composer combines two perspectives, simultaneously observing the Earth from afar, as if from the heavens, and also plunging into the turbulent depths of the human and earthly experience. Sollima, Federico II Mendelssohn, Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 90, “Italian” Golijov, Azul, for Cello and Orchestra Caramoor’s 2015 Fall Festival sponsored by:
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Billy Strings & Don Julin
October 3 La Soirée: Paris Jazz in the Rosen House Benefit Event Saturday, 6:30pm / Music Room / Tickets begin at $350 To make reservations, please call 914.232.1492 or email events@caramoor.org Join us for a glamorous night of dinner, drinks, and dancing as the historic Rosen House channels the vibrancy of Paris in the 1920s. Proceeds will benefit the historic Rosen House and Caramoor’s Young Artists Mentoring and Arts-in-Education Programs.
October 17 Billy Strings & Don Julin
Cole Quest and the City Pickers Saturday, 8:00pm / Music Room / $20, $35, $45, $55, $65
September 30 Wednesday Morning Concert Mediterranean Celebration Wednesday, 11:00am / Music Room / Concert, Tour & Lunch: $52.50, Concert Only: $22.50 Be transported to the Mediterranean for a day amidst Caramoor’s stunning architecture. The morning starts with a concert in the majestic Music Room featuring guitar/mandolin duo Judy Handler and Mark Levesque, followed by a tour of the Rosen House. A buffet lunch with specialties from the Mediterranean region follows, as does a relaxing self-guided garden stroll.
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We’re thrilled to introduce you to Billy Strings and Don Julin, an incendiary guitar and mandolin duo from Michigan who channel the sounds of Appalachia with great virtuosity and ferocious attitude. Their live shows are mesmerizing, with Strings and Julin goading each other into more intense riffs and improvised breaks, pushing harder onto new levels of musicianship, but never straying from mastery of their instruments or their art. You will leave this evening newly energized and buzzing! American Roots Music Festival crowd pleaser Cole Quest and the City Pickers open the show. An all-audience Afterglow Reception with wine, beer, and nibbles will follow the performance!
October 24 St. Lawrence String Quartet Saturday, 8:00pm / Music Room / $20, $35, $45, $55, $65 “A sound that has just about everything one wants from a quartet, most notably precision, warmth and an electricity that conveys the excitement of playing whatever is on their stands at the moment.” —The New York Times The St. Lawrence String Quartet returns to Caramoor, offering delights for all ears. Haydn, Quartet in G minor, Op. 20, No. 3 Jonathan Berger, “Swallow” (2014, written for the St. Lawrence String Quartet) Schumann, String Quartet in A major, Op. 41, No. 3
October 30 Spooky Tales: Stories to Tickle your Spine Friday, 3:30pm / Music Room / Adults $12, Children $6 Come with your little ones to a riveting performance in the Music Room with storyteller LuAnn Adams to kick off a fun Halloween weekend. This show will offer lots of audience participation, puppets and sound to bring the folktales to life. The performance is followed by a special brew (hot cider) and other ghostly treats (cookies) served in the Summer Dining Room. Come in costume!
October 31
Saturday, 8:00pm / Music Room / $15, $35 Schubert, Quartettsatz Webern, Langsamer Satz Mendelssohn, Piano Trio in D minor Brahms, String Quintet in G Major, Op 111
November 1
Sunday, 4:00pm / Music Room / $15, $35 Haydn, String Quartet in D major, Op. 77 No. 1 Fauré, Piano Quartet in C minor Dvorak, String Sextet in A major
Classical Legends & Rising Stars
With Distinguished Artist/Mentors Pamela Frank, Kim Kashkashian, and Peter Wiley The Evnin Rising Stars program is an incubator for leaders in classical music performance. Distinguished artist/mentors pass on the great masterworks of the chamber music repertoire to a new generation of outstanding talent. The culmination of this week of intense collaboration and musical discovery is an opportunity for the public to witness musicians on their way to becoming legends themselves. Esteemed alumni of this program include Edward Arron, Jonathan Biss, Frank Huang and Alisa Weilerstein. Free tickets for students 18 and under.
St. Lawrence String Quartet / photo by Leonardo Mascaro
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Cyrus Chestnut / photo by Frank Stewart
November 7 Cyrus Chestnut Trio
Presented in Collaboration with Jazz at Lincoln Center Saturday, 8:00pm / Music Room / $15, $25, $35, $45, $55, $65 Drawing heavily on the gospel tradition, his love for Vince Guaraldi, and his experience as a longtime sideman for jazz legends such as Dizzy Gillespie and Wynton Marsalis, Chestnut’s sensitive key strokes have earned him a faithful following. With skillful versatility, playful showmanship, and universal appeal, the Cyrus Chestnut Trio is sure to sweet talk your senses. An all-audience Afterglow Reception with wine, beer, and nibbles will follow the performance!
November 15 Aizuri Quartet
2015–16 Ernst Stiefel String Quartet-in-Residence Sunday, 4:00pm / Music Room / $15, $35 “In terms of choosing a calling card to send out into the world, the Curtis Institute of Music could hardly do better than the Aizuri Quartet.” —Philadelphia Inquirer
We were proud to have found our newest Quartetin-Residence by way of two of its members, Ayane Kozasa and Karen Ouzounian, alumnae of our Evnin Rising Star program. Formed in 2012, the quartet completed a 2015 residency at the Curtis Institute of Music and served as resident ensemble of the 2014 Ravinia Festival’s Steans Music Institute. Now they come to Caramoor, kicking off their year-long residency here with this electrifying performance. Mozart, String Quartet No. 21 in D major, K.575 Berg, String Quartet Op. 3 Sibelius, String Quartet Op. 56 “Voces Intimae” One extremely promising string quartet is chosen each year to complete a year-long residency at Caramoor. This group lends their time and talents to Caramoor’s Student Strings program in the secondary schools with a classroom-based program of concerts, conversations, and performance clinics. The Ernst Stiefel String Quartet-in-Residence performs at Caramoor throughout their residency, enabling the public to experience these exciting, young players in an intimate setting. The Aizuri is the 16th Ernst Stiefel String Quartet-in-Residence at Caramoor. They will be visiting schools as music mentors in the fall and spring, and performing concerts at Caramoor in the fall, spring, and summer. Free tickets for students 18 and under.
Aizuri Quartet
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November 22 Edward Arron & Friends
Mozart, String Trio in One Movement in G major, K. 562e (anh. 66)
Sunday, 4:00pm / Music Room / $10, $15, $25, $35, $45, $55
Mozart, Piano Quartet in g minor, K. 478
The exquisite cellist Edward Arron makes his return to Caramoor with a talented cast of classical characters to enliven audiences through a unique listening experience. Beethoven, 7 Variations on ‘Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen’, from Mozart’s The Magic Flute for Cello and Piano, WoO 46
Arvo Pärt, Mozart-Adagio for Piano Trio (1992/97) Beethoven, 12 Variations on ‘Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen’, from Mozart’s The Magic Flute for Cello and Piano, Opus 66 Mozart, Piano Quartet in E-flat major, K. 493
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Celebrate the Holidays in the Music Room Holiday Tea Musicales Thursday, December 3 Friday, December 4 Sunday, December 6 Wednesday, December 9 Thursday, December 10 Friday, December 11 Saturday, December 12 Wednesday, December 16 Thursday, December 17
2:00pm / Concert and Afternoon Tea / Adults $46, Children $28
New this year! Make our home your home for the holidays. Join us for a vibrant afternoon of festive song and delicious tea — now entirely set within Caramoor’s 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!). Add a Historic Home Tour: $10 / 1:00pm Looking for the full Rosen House experience? Take a tour of this stunning Mediterranean villa before settling down for your performance and tea. Contact the Box Office to design an adventure for you and yours: 914.232.1252 / boxoffice@caramoor.org
Experience all the joy and warmth of the holidays at Caramoor as you gather in this stunning space with friends and family for an unforgettable performance paired with elegant table service.
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Encounter the treasures of an historic home made for music.
Tour the Rosen House this Season
Enter a Mediterranean-style mansion inspired by Old World Europe, cultivated and curated by Caramoor’s founders Walter and Lucie Rosen. Historic artifacts – from a gilded bed that belonged to Pope Urban VIII to an eight-fold Chinese screen of carved jade to entire rooms shipped from Europe – are some of the many incredible discoveries waiting here. Come visit! Tours are Mondays through Fridays by appointment. Contact rosenhouse@caramoor.org or call 914.232.5035 ext. 221. 11
Jonathan Biss
Artists-in-Residence: Creating Personal Musical Dialogues “With increased possibility comes increased responsibility — responsibility to make your musical choices with absolute conviction and integrity. It is not selfishness, but the very essence of artistic generosity, to ignore what the world may be clamoring for, and instead ask what it is that you want to share with the world.” — Jonathan Biss In 2016, Caramoor welcomes Rising Stars alum, consummate pianist, and newlyminted music educator, Jonathan Biss as Artist-in-Residence. A prodigal student of Leon Fleisher and Evelyne Brancart, and descendent of greats such as his grandmother Raya Garbousova (one of the earliest well-known female cellists, for whom Samuel Barber composed his Cello Concerto), and mother Miriam Fried (violinist), Biss returns to Caramoor in three deeply personal concerts: Sunday / July 10, 2016 Performing with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Biss delivers a program featuring the New York premiere of a Timo Andres work, written for Biss as part of his Beethoven/5 project and inspired by and paired with Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 2. Thursday / August 4, 2016 Joined by his mother, Miriam (violin), Hsin-Yun Huang (viola), and Marcy Rosen (cello), Biss presents works by Janacek and Brahms. Friday / August 5, 2016 This solo recital gives a deserved spotlight to the pianist The Telegraph calls “in complete command of an excitingly virtuosic performance.”
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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, artsin-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 if 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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Fall / Winter 2015 At-a-Glance September
October
September 9 Wednesday Morning Concert Flamenco in the Courtyard Wednesday, 11:00am / Spanish Courtyard
October 3 La SoirĂŠe: Paris Jazz in the Rosen House Benefit Event Saturday, 6:30pm / Music Room
September 10 Afternoon Tea Thursday, 1:30pm / Rosen House
October 9 Afternoon Tea Friday, 1:30pm / Rosen House
September 12 Grandparents & Grandchildren Tea The Story of Babar the Elephant by Francis Poulenc Saturday, 1:00pm / Rosen House
October 17 Billy Strings & Don Julin Cole Quest and the City Pickers Saturday, 8:00pm / Music Room
September 24 Afternoon Tea Thursday, 1:30pm / Rosen House September 27 The Knights and Yo-Yo Ma Family Concert Sunday, 1:00pm / Venetian Theater September 27 The Knights and Yo-Yo Ma Featured Concert Sunday, 4:00pm / Venetian Theater September 30 Wednesday Morning Concert Mediterranean Celebration Wednesday, 11:00am / Music Room
Family Fun Look for the Family Fun icon for concerts and events appropriate for children. Free tickets for students 18 and under. 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.
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October 24 St. Lawrence String Quartet Saturday, 8:00pm / Music Room October 30 Spooky Tales: Stories to Tickle your Spine Friday, 3:30pm / Music Room October 31 Classical Legends & Rising Stars Saturday, 8:00pm / Music Room
November November 1 Classical Legends & Rising Stars Sunday, 4:00pm / Music Room November 7 Cyrus Chestnut Trio Presented in Collaboration with Jazz at Lincoln Center Saturday, 8:00pm / Music Room November 15 Aizuri Quartet 2015–16 Ernst Stiefel String Quartet-in-Residence Sunday, 4:00pm / Music Room November 22 Edward Arron & Friends Sunday, 4:00pm / Music Room
December December 3 Holiday Tea Musicale Thursday, 2:00pm / Music Room December 4 Holiday Tea Musicale Friday, 2:00pm / Music Room December 6 Holiday Tea Musicale Sunday, 2:00pm / Music Room December 9 Holiday Tea Musicale Wednesday, 2:00pm / Music Room December 10 Holiday Tea Musicale Thursday, 2:00pm / Music Room December 11 Holiday Tea Musicale Friday, 2:00pm / Music Room December 12 Holiday Tea Musicale Saturday, 2:00pm / Music Room December 16 Holiday Tea Musicale Wednesday, 2:00pm / Music Room December 17 Holiday Tea Musicale Thursday, 2:00pm / Music Room
2016 Preview Save the Dates! March March 13 Schwab Vocal Rising Stars Sunday, 4:00pm / Music Room
April April 2 Jazz in collaboration with Jazz at Lincoln Center Saturday, 8:00pm / Music Room April 9 Edward Arron and Friends Saturday, 8:00pm / Music Room April 10 Caramoor@Waveny: Aizuri Quartet Sunday, 4:00pm / Waveny Carriage Barn, New Canaan, CT April 16 Roots Music in the Music Room Saturday, 8:00pm / Music Room April 17 Aizuri Quartet 2015–16 Ernst Stiefel String Quartet-in-Residence Sunday, 4:00pm / Music Room April 26 The Mind and Music of Scott Joplin with Richard Kogan Tuesday, 7:00pm / Music Room April 30 Rosen Society Dinner Saturday, 6:00pm / Reception Tent
May May 7 Mothers and Others Tea Musicale Saturday, 1:00pm / Rosen House
Members’ Spring Pre-sale begins September 1 General Public sale on September 15 Prime Passes now available for the best seats to symphonic, opera, American roots, and jazz performances! Call the Box Office at 914.232.1252 or order online at caramoor.org May 11 Spring Awakening Wednesday Morning Concert, Tour and Luncheon Wednesday, 11:00am / Rosen House May 12 Afternoon Tea Thursday, 1:30pm / Rosen House May 14 Cabaret in the Music Room Benefit Event Saturday, 8:30pm / Music Room May 18 From Broadway to Hollywood: Cherished Songs Wednesday Morning Concert, Tour and Luncheon Wednesday, 11:00am / Rosen House May 20 Afternoon Tea Friday, 1:30pm / Rosen House May 21 An Evening of Wine & Food Benefit Event Saturday, 6:30pm / Rosen House May 25 Mediterranean Celebration Wednesday Morning Concert, Tour and Luncheon Wednesday, 11:00am / Rosen House May 26 Afternoon Tea Thursday, 1:30pm / Rosen House
June June 1 Flamenco in the Courtyard Wednesday Morning Concert, Tour and Luncheon Wednesday, 11:00am / Rosen House June 3 Afternoon Tea Friday, 1:30pm / Rosen House
June 5 Friends’ Garden Party Sunday, 4:30pm / Sunken Garden June 9 Afternoon Tea Thursday, 1:30pm / Rosen House June 16 Afternoon Tea Thursday, 1:30pm / Rosen House June 18 Summer Music Festival Opening Night Concert & Gala Kelli O’Hara Orchestra of St. Luke’s June 25 American Roots Music Festival
July July 10 Orchestra of St. Luke’s Jonathan Biss, piano Artist-in-Residence July 16 Opera: Aureliano in Palmira by Gioachino Rossini Will Crutchfield, conductor July 23 Jazz Festival Presented in Collaboration with Jazz at Lincoln Center July 31 Opera: Fidelio by Ludwig van Beethoven Pablo Heras-Casado, conductor
August August 7 Festival Finale: Orchestra of St. Luke’s Pablo Heras-Casado, conductor
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