It’s a pleasure to welcome you into the “heart” of Caramoor — the Rosen House Music Room! Music is transformative and our Fall / Spring season boasts many opportunities to experience its healing power. Within our intimate venue, you can enjoy chamber music, jazz, American roots, and American Songbook — featuring artistic masters and emerging talents from near and far. Our Afternoon Teas, holiday concerts, and free community events promise fun, meaningful ways for you to reflect and connect with family and friends as the seasons change and the world continues to challenge and inspire us.
Friday, September 30 at 8:00pm
Melissa Aldana Quartet
Presented in Collaboration with Jazz at Lincoln Center
Grammy-nominated saxophonist and composer Melissa Aldana — declared to be “cultured, emotionally weighted [and] purposeful” by The Boston Globe, recently released the album 12 Stars, her debut as a leader on the Blue Note label. Hailing from Santiago, Chile, the 33-year-old Brooklynbased tenor player was featured on the cover of the March 2021 issue of the New York City Jazz Record and has already established an international reputation for her visionary work as a bandleader.
Friday, October 14 at 8:00pm
Kat Wright
Presented in Collaboration with City Winery
Kat Wright — with a voice both sultry and dynamic; delicate, yet powerful; gritty, but highly emotive and nuanced — has been described as “a young Bonnie Raitt meets Amy Winehouse.” Following her appearance at Caramoor’s American Roots Music Festival in 2021, the Burlington, VT, artist returns with her band for an evening of original music and soulful covers.
Sunday, October 16 at 3:00pm
Celebrate Día de los Muertos
FREE Family Event on Friends Field
In our second annual celebration of the holiday Día de los Muertos, Caramoor welcomes Calpulli Mexican Dance Company for a fun-filled afternoon of live music, dance, and stories, all capturing the colorful, passionate, inviting traditions of Latin America. Bring the entire family to enjoy glorious costumes, contagious rhythms, and captivating performers who will share the meaning of this vibrant holiday honoring generations that have passed.
Appropriate for all ages, the free event includes arts and crafts.
Saturday, October 22 at 8:00pm Sierra Boggess cabaret in the Music Room
A Benefit Concert
Olivier-nominated actress Sierra Boggess reinvented the role of Christine in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera for Broadway, West End, and televised 25th-Anniversary concert productions, earning accolades from the composer himself, who declared “she’s the best, the best Christine certainly.” She made her Broadway debut as Ariel in Disney’s The Little Mermaid, receiving Drama Desk and Drama League nominations and the broadway.com Audience Award for Favorite Female Breakthrough Performance. She also reprised the role of Christine in Love Never Dies the critically acclaimed sequel to The Phantom of the Opera, for which she was nominated for an Olivier Award. The Los Angeles Times has praised her for “crystalline singing and gameness for comedy.”
Evnin Rising Stars
Guest Artistic Director
Marcy Rosen, cello
Distinguished Artists
Joseph Lin, violin
Steven Tenenbom, viola
Claire Bourg, violin
Geneva Lewis, violin
Stephanie Zyzak, violin
Njord Karason Fossnes, viola
Tanner Menees, viola
Nathan Chan, cello
Sterling Elliott, cello
Zhu Wang, piano
One of three mentoring programs at Caramoor, Evnin Rising Stars serves as an incubator for the next generation of classical musicians. Following a week-long residency, these two concerts are a unique opportunity to hear these exciting young artists, who are on their way to becoming leaders in their field.
Program I:
Saturday, October 29 at 8:00pm
Joseph Haydn:
String Quartet in B-flat Major, H.III:44
Johannes Brahms:
String Quintet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 88
Antonín Dvořák:
Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 87
Program II:
Sunday, October 30 at 3:00pm
W.A. Mozart:
String Quintet in D Major, K. 593
Leoš Janáček: String Quartet No. 2, “Intimate Letters”
Ernst von Dohnányi:
Piano Quintet No. 2 in E-flat Minor, Op. 26
Sunday, November 6 at 3:00pm Jeremy Denk, piano
J.S. Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, BWV 846-869
The New York Times declared Jeremy Denk to be “a pianist you want to hear no matter what he performs.” Winner of a MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship and the Avery Fisher Prize, Denk has also been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and is an insightful writer on musical subjects as well as a performer; his memoir Every Good Boy Does Fine was recently published by Penguin Random House. At Caramoor he performs Bach’s monumental Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, for which The Guardian praised his “fiendish technique and expressive iconoclasm you’d expect from one of today’s classical superstars.
Sunday, November 13 at 3:00pm
Ivalas Quartet 2022 – 23 Ernst Stiefel String Quartet-in-Residence
Osvaldo Golijov: Tenebrae Eleanor Alberga: String Quartet No. 1 Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat Major, Op. 130
The Ivalas Quartet, Caramoor’s 2022 – 23 Ernst Stiefel String Quartet-in-Residence, was formed at the University of Michigan in 2017. Dedicated to the celebration of diverse voices, Ivalas seeks to disrupt the classical music world by continuously spotlighting Black and Indigenous composers such as Eleanor Alberga, whose First String Quartet is featured on the Quartet’s fall performance in the Music Room, alongside quartets by Osvaldo Golijov and Beethoven.
Sunday, November 20 at 3:00pm
Iestyn Davies, countertenor Thomas Dunford, lute
British countertenor Iestyn Davies has won two Gramophone Awards, a Grammy Award, a Royal Philharmonic Society Award for Young Singer of the Year, the Critics’ Circle Award, and an Olivier Award nomination, as well as being awarded the MBE in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List 2017 for services to music. In concert with lutenist Thomas Dunford, the founder and artistic director of the Jupiter Ensemble who BBC Magazine called “the Eric Clapton of the lute,” Davies presents a program of Late Renaissance Italian, French, and English songs interspersed with solo lute music.
Saturday, December 3 at 8:00pm
Josh Ritter
A Benefit Concert
Join us for an special benefit concert to celebrate and support Caramoor’s programming throughout the year.
Josh Ritter is a singer / songwriter who has been compared to the likes of Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen by critics and fans alike. He is known for his Americana style and narrative storytelling, and was named one of Paste magazine’s “100 Greatest Living Songwriters.” This acoustic solo performance in the Music Room is part of his tour of intimate venues where he hopes to form a deeper connection with audiences.
“I want my first set of shows in a year and a half to be in places that will allow me to sing some of the stranger, quieter, more narrative songs that I may not always get to at a rock show,” Ritter said in a statement. “I want the venues to be special and beautiful … Finally, I want to perform again, stomp the dust off, see what new appendages and teeth and claws have grown from this time in the wilderness, see what joy can come from sorrow and what tears can come from joy.”
We are honored to be one of Ritter’s selected venues for his return to live performances. We hope you’ll join us to experience what new music emerges from his time of reflection.
Saturday, December 10 at 3:00pm & 5:00pm Calmus
Christmas A Cappella
Winner of the 2009 Concert Artists Guild International Competition, the German a cappella vocal ensemble Calmus is known for its charming stage presence and flawless technique. Founded in 1999, the quintet embodies the rich choral tradition of its hometown of Leipzig, the city so closely associated with Bach and Mendelssohn. As the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel characterizes the group: “The singers bring tremendous character and musical depth to their interpretations … that transcends the language of the lyrics.” Calmus’ holiday program ranges from early music to contemporary Christmas favorites.
Sunday, December 11 at 2:00pm & 4:00pm* Family Concert: Reggie Harris
Musician, storyteller, and educator Reggie Harris brings an uplifting concert of songs and stories about the Underground Railroad, one of the most important chapters in American history. Join us for this program celebrating the quest for freedom and holiday joy, as Harris shares how the winter holidays offered a moment of hope — and a rare opportunity to escape — for enslaved people.
*The 4:00pm performance is specially-designed for families and people of any age who are neurodivergent, have sensory sensitivities, or just need a bit more space to enjoy the music. Modifications include relaxed house rules, reduced volume and lighting levels, and extra space for movement.
December 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 at 2:00pm Holiday Tea Musicales
Get in the holiday spirit at Caramoor’s historic Rosen House! Take part in our annual holiday tradition and enjoy charismatic musicians, festive decorations, and tea service in the majestic Music Room. Following the spirited performance, the service includes an assortment of finger sandwiches, scrumptious holiday treats, and a variety of teas (or hot chocolate with marshmallows for children). This program is popular and dates quickly fill up!
Sunday, March 12 at 3:00pm
Schwab Vocal Rising Stars
Steven Blier
Bénédicte Jourdois
Artists to be announced
Mediterranean
For this mentoring program, Artistic Director Steven Blier selects four young singers and a pianist for a week-long residency at Caramoor. The week includes daily coaching, rehearsals, and workshops, culminating in this performance entitled musical voyage around the Mediterranean Sea, with stops in Spain, France, Italy, Greece, Israel, Lebanon, Egypt, and Tunisia.
Friday, March 24 at 8:00pm
Sean Mason Quintet
Presented in Collaboration with Jazz at Lincoln Center
Join us in welcoming Jazz at Lincoln Center Emerging Artist Sean Mason leading his own ensemble at Caramoor. A sought-after sideman, he has performed and toured with jazz legends including Branford Marsalis, Wynton Marsalis, and Herlin Riley, among many others, and is noted for his ability to switch fluently between many different styles of music. Mason will be joined by the stellar members of his quintet in performances of his original music.
Sunday, April 16 at 3:00pm
Ivalas Quartet 2022 – 23 Ernst Stiefel String Quartet-in-Residence
George Walker: String Quartet No. 1 Anton Webern: String Quartet, Op. 28 Johannes Brahms: String Quartet in C Minor, Op. 51, No. 1
The Ivalas Quartet, Caramoor’s 2022 – 23 Ernst Stiefel String Quartet-in-Residence, has been changing the face of classical music through its dedication to the celebration of diverse voices. Following a performance of George Walker’s Lyric for Strings at Carnegie Hall in January of 2020, Ivalas worked in collaboration with Walker’s son to program his String Quartet No. 1. For its second performance this season, the Quartet returns to the Music Room for a performance featuring Walker’s quartet alongside works by Webern and Brahms.
Sunday, April 23, 3:00pm
Takács Quartet
Joseph Haydn:
String Quartet in F Major, H. III:82
Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel:
String Quartet in E-flat Major
Franz Schubert:
String Quartet in G Major, D. 887
The world-renowned Takács Quartet, now in their 48th season, return to the Music Room. The acclaimed Quartet brings a program including Haydn; Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, whose works have recently begun to move out of her brother Felix’s shadow; and Schubert’s final quartet, in G Major.
Sunday, April 30 at 3:00pm
Rachel Podger, violin
J.S. Bach: Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001
J.S. Bach: Cello Suite No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1009
J.S. Bach: Partita No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002
“Rachel Podger, the unsurpassed British glory of the baroque violin,” (The Times) has established herself as a leading interpreter of Baroque and Classical music. Podger was the first woman to be awarded the prestigious Royal Academy of Music/Kohn Foundation
Bach Prize in October 2015, Gramophone Artist of the Year 2018, and Ambassador for REMA’s Early Music Day 2020. She performs an all-Bach solo program in the perfect setting for it, Caramoor’s Music Room.
Saturday, May 6 at 8:00pm
Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain
Joyous, heartfelt and wonderfully clever, George Hinchliffe’s Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain is a group of all-singing, all-strumming ukulele players who have become world-famous for their unexpected interpretations of film scores and rock ’n’ roll. The eight-person ensemble sits in a chamber group format dressed in formal evening wear and presents programs of “the pompous and the trivial, the moving, and the amusing” (The Guardian).
Friday, May 12 at 8:00pm Yasmin Williams, guitar
Presented in collaboration with City Winery
Acoustic fingerstyle guitarist Yasmin Williams brings her unorthodox, modern style of playing to Caramoor for a solo show in the Music Room. Using various techniques including alternate tunings, percussive hits, and lap tapping, her “radiant sound and adventitious origins have made her a key figure in a diverse dawn for the solo guitar” (The New York Times).
Sunday, May 21 at 2:00pm Family Concert:
Elena Moon Park and Friends
Friends Field
Join us on Friends Field for a voyage to East Asia and around the globe as multiinstrumentalist Elena Moon Park and guests perform reimagined children’s music, folk songs, and original tunes in a variety of languages. Expect to sing, dance, and clap along to northern Japanese sea shanties, Tibetan jump rope rhymes, Taiwanese train songs, lullabies in English, and many other unique songs.
