Caramoor Goes Virtual! by Kathy Schuman

“There’s a lightness that comes from being so deeply in love with a person or an idea,” says Little. “But there’s a danger that comes with it, too.

It’s like a drug: a little bit and you feel incredible; too much and it kills you.”

It would be easy to feel helpless in the face of such inexorable forces, to feel as if we are prisoners of fate rather than masters of our own destiny, but Little instead finds peace in perseverance on the album. “Hallelujah,” he sings on the gorgeous never give up, “though I’m battered and blue / feel like I’m born to lose…Never will I give up.” It is a potent reminder that letting go doesn’t mean giving in; in fact, quite the opposite. Letting go can be an act of defiance, of growth, of empowerment. Letting go requires a leap of faith, and, in Son Little’s case, that faith has been richly rewarded. Whether that means this album represents the end of one chapter or the beginning of the next is impossible to know just yet, but in either case, there’s really only one thing to say: aloha.

2021 Summer Season will be announced on Tuesday, April 13!

This summer’s concerts will be presented at a decreased audience capacity, in compliance with state guidelines. We are looking forward to safely welcoming audiences back to the newly renovated Caramoor campus this summer, so that we can enjoy live music together. Our staff is taking every precaution, and working diligently to make sure health and safety protocols are in place on behalf of our artists, staff, and audience. Please check our website, social media, and future e-newsletters for more information.

Coming up next this spring...

Aaron Crouch, tenor Erin Wagner, mezzo-soprano Samuel Kidd, baritone Grace Francis, piano Nicoletta Berry, soprano

Saturday / May 8 / 8:00pm Catherine Russell

Presented in Collaboration with Jazz at Lincoln Center

Catherine Russell dazzles her audiences with familiar favorites and forgotten gems alike. Russell excelled as a backup singer and multi-instrumentalist with David Bowie, Steely Dan, Cyndi Lauper, and Paul Simon, before launching a remarkable solo career, featuring Grammy award-winning and chart-topping recordings. In 2019 she released her seventh album, Alone Together, which was then Grammy-nominated for Best Jazz Vocal Album.