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April 6, 2010
2010 CARAMOOR INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
SUMMER FESTIVAL
June 26 Opening Night Concert: Mitsuko Uchida
Saturday, 8:30pm Mitsuko Uchida, piano and conductor
Venetian Theater Orchestra of St. Luke’s
Michael Barrett, conductor
Mozart Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K. 183
Mozart Symphony No. 34 in C Major, K. 338
Mozart Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat Major, K. 595
June 27 Tiempo Libre with Paquito D’Rivera
Sunday, 4:30pm Sonidos Latinos
Venetian Theater Paquito D’Rivera, clarinet and saxophone
Tiempo Libre
Jorge Gomez, piano
Joaquin (El Kid) Diaz, lead vocals
Cristobal Ferrer Garcia, trumpet
Luis Beltran Castillo, saxophone and flute
Tebelio (Tony) Fonte, bass
Leandro Gonzalez, congas
Hilario Bell, drums
Program to be announced from the stage
June 30 Dancing at Dusk
Wednesday, 5:00pm English Country Dancing
Friends Field Beverly Francis, caller
Zara Lawler, flute
Cynthia Shaw, piano
A music and dance tradition hundreds of years old – no dance partners
or prior knowledge necessary to participate.
July 1 Lukasz Kuropaczewski – Guitar in the Garden
Thursday, 7:30pm Lukasz Kuropaczewski, guitar
Sunken Garden
Ponce Twenty-Four Preludes
Sor Grand Solo Op. 14
Bach Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011
Jose Sonata
July 2 2 Foot Yard – Extreme Chamber Music
Friday, 8:00pm 2 Foot Yard
Spanish Courtyard Carla Kihlstedt, violin and vocals
Marika Hughes, cello and vocals
Shahzad Ismaily, percussion and guitar
July 3 New Shoots Festival: New Perspectives on Traditional American Music
Saturday, All Day 4:00pm – Sandra Wong and The New Trad Trio
Venetian Theater Sandra Wong, nyckelharpa, fiddle, cross-tuned fiddles, and voice
Christopher Layer, Uillean pipes, Scottish small pipes, Highland pipes,
Irish flute, voice
Yann Falquet, guitar, jaw harp, and voice
5:30pm – Crooked Still
Aoife O’Donovan, vocals
Dr. Gregory Liszt, banjo
Corey DiMario, bassist
Tristan Clarridge, cellist
Brittany Haas, fiddle
8:00pm – Punch Brothers with Chris Thile:
Chris Thile, mandolin
Gabe Witcher, violin
Noam Pikelny, banjo
Chris Eldridge, guitar
Paul Kowert, bass
July 4 Pops, Patriots & Fireworks
Sunday, 8:00pm Fireworks Display to Follow the Concert (for ticket holders only)
Venetian Theater Rob Schwimmer, theremin
Orchestra of St. Luke’s
Michael Barrett, conductor
Sousa Stars and Stripes Forever
Ives Variations on America
Grofé On the Trail from Grand Canyon Suite
Tchaikovsky 1812 Overture
July 8 Anthony McGill avec ses amis
Thursday, 7:30pm Anthony McGill, clarinet
Spanish Courtyard Arnaud Sussmann, violin
Gilles Vonsattel, piano
Messager Solo du concours for clarinet and piano
Debussy Première Rhapsodie for Clarinet and Piano, L. 116
Saint-Saëns Clarinet Sonata in E-flat, Op. 167
Stravinsky L’Histoire du Soldat
July 9 ETHEL – Extreme Chamber Music
Friday, 8:00pm ETHEL
Spanish Courtyard Cornelius Dufallo, violin
Mary Rowell, violin
Ralph Farris, viola
Dorothy Lawson, cello
Philip Glass Selections from The Hours
Phil Kline The Blue Room
Terry Riley Sunrise of the Planetary Dream Collector
Mark Stewart To Whom it May Concern Thank You
July 10 Norma by Vincenzio Bellini
Saturday, 8:00pm Bel Canto at Caramoor
Venetian Theater Angela Meade, soprano (Norma)
Keri Alkema, soprano (Adalgisa)
Emmanuel di Villarosa, tenor (Pollione)
Daniel Mobbs, bass-baritone (Oroveso)
Orchestra of St. Luke’s
Caramoor Opera Chorus
Will Crutchfield, conductor
Pre-Opera Events: During the afternoon and evening prior to each opera
performance, ticket-holders can also enjoy a varied menu of lectures and recitals
along with a chance to picnic in Caramoor's famous gardens.
July 11 Midori in Recital
Sunday, 4:30pm Midori, violin
Venetian Theater Ozgur Aydin, piano
Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 4 in A minor, Op. 23
Block Violin Sonata No. 2 (Poème mystique)
Szymanowski Mythes, Op. 30
Brahms Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108
July 14 Dancing at Dusk
Wednesday, 5:00pm Djinn – Middle Eastern Music with Belly Dancing and Beatboxing!
Friends Field Pete List, beatboxer
Kaeshi Chai, bellydancer
Ranging from traditional Middle-Eastern to an experimental blending of traditional
instruments with electronics and beatboxing – audience members are invited to
bring their own handheld percussion instruments.
July 15 Chopin Bel Canto
Thursday, 7:30pm Chopin at 200
Spanish Courtyard Bel Canto Young Artists
Vassily Primakov, piano
Works by Chopin, Donizetti, Rossini, Bordogni, de Garaudé, and transcriptions by
Viardot, Giacobetti, Rothmüller
July 16 Norma by Vincenzio Bellini
Friday, 8:00pm Bel Canto at Caramoor
Venetian Theater Angela Meade, soprano (Norma)
Keri Alkema, soprano (Adalgisa)
Emmanuel di Villarosa, tenor (Pollione)
Daniel Mobbs, bass-baritone (Oroveso)
Orchestra of St. Luke’s
Caramoor Opera Chorus
Will Crutchfield, conductor
Pre-Opera Events: During the afternoon and evening prior to each opera
performance, ticket-holders can also enjoy a varied menu of lectures and recitals
along with a chance to picnic in Caramoor's famous gardens.
July 17 Sandra Wong and The New Trad Trio
Saturday, 1:00pm Family Concert for ages 6 and up
Venetian Theater Sandra Wong and The New Trad Trio
Traditional Folk Music from around the world
July 17 SoundWorld!
Saturday, 1:00pm Family Program for children under age 6
Spanish Courtyard Kaleidoscope
July 17 Schumann the Romantic
Saturday, 8:00pm Vladimir Feltsman, piano
Venetian Theater Orchestra of St. Luke’s
Robert Spano, conductor
Schumann Overture to Manfred, Op. 115
Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Schumann Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major, Op. 97 (Rhenish)
July 18 Schumann and Chopin at 200
Sunday, 4:30pm Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano
Venetian Theater Michael Barrett, piano
Ken Noda, piano
Edward Arron, cello
Alexis Pia Gerlach, cello
Stewart Rose, horn
Schumann Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42
Schumann Andante and Variations for 2 pianos, 2 cellos and horn
Schumann Fantasiestucke, Op. 73
Chopin Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 65
July 22 Jupiter String Quartet with Jon Nakamatsu
Thursday, 7:30pm 2005-06 Ernst Stiefel String Quartet-in-Residence
Spanish Courtyard Jupiter String Quartet:
Nelson Lee, violin
Meg Freivogel, violin
Liz Freivogel, viola
Daniel McDonough, cello
Jon Nakamatsu, piano
Beethoven String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat Major, Op. 74 (Harp)
Dan Visconti Ramshackle Songs
Schumann Piano Quintet in E-flat Major, Op. 44
July 23 Caramoor Virtuosi
Friday, 8:00pm Jeewon Park, piano
Spanish Courtyard Jesse Mills, violin
Arnaud Sussmann, violin
Yura Lee, violin and viola
Max Mandel, viola
Edward Arron, Artistic Director and cello
Priscilla Lee, cello
Schubert Adagio and Rondo Concertante in F Major for Piano, Violin,
Viola and Cello, D. 487
Shostakovich Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57
Beethoven String Quintet in C Major, Op. 29
July 24 Maria di Rohan by Gaetano Donizetti
Saturday, 8:00pm Bel Canto at Caramoor
Venetian Theater Takesha Meshé Kizart, soprano (Maria)
Luciano Betelho, tenor (Chalais)
Scott Bearden, baritone (Chevreuse)
Vanessa Cariddi, mezzo-soprano (Gondi)
Orchestra of St. Luke’s
Caramoor Opera Chorus
Will Crutchfield, conductor
Pre-Opera Events: During the afternoon and evening prior to each opera
performance, ticket-holders can also enjoy a varied menu of lectures and recitals
along with a chance to picnic in Caramoor's famous gardens.
July 25 Caramoor Virtuosi
Sunday, 4:30pm Jeewon Park, piano and harmonium
Venetian Theater Jesse Mills, violin
Arnaud Sussmann, violin
Yura Lee, violin and viola
Max Mandel, viola
Edward Arron, Artistic Director and cello
Priscilla Lee, cello
Dvořák Bagatelles for Two Violins, Cello and Harmonium, Op. 47
Sollima Selections from Viaggio in Italia for Two Violins, Viola and
Two Cellos (2000)
Chausson Concerto in D Major for Violin, Piano and String Quartet, Op. 21
July 28 Dancing at Dusk
Wednesday, 5:00pm Kakande – African Music
Friends Field
A joyous blend of the ancient sounds of the West African balafon, tambin (flute),
kora, djembe and vocals with textures outside of African traditional music.
July 29 Leipzig String Quartet
Thursday, 7:30pm Stefan Arzberger, violin
Spanish Courtyard Tilman Buning, violin
Ivo Bauer, viola
Matthias Moosdorf, cello
Mozart String Quartet No. 17 in B flat, K. 458 (The Hunt)
Tan Dun Eight Colors for String Quartet
Beethoven String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat Major, Op. 130
July 30 Christopher O’Riley’s Out of My Hands – Extreme Chamber Music
Friday, 8:00pm Christopher O’Riley, piano
Spanish Courtyard
Works by Bach, Scarlatti, Ades, Ravel, Scriabin, Raymond Scott, Radiohead,
Portishead, The Cure, The Smiths, Tori Amos, Pink Floyd, Nirvana
July 31 Dr. John and the Lower 9-11
Saturday, 8:00pm Dr. John, vocals, piano, organ and guitar
Venetian Theater
August 1 Rolling in the Aisles – Humor in Music
Sunday, 4:30pm Polygraph Lounge
Venetian Theater Rob Schwimmer, piano and theremin
Mark Stewart, multi-instrumentalist
August 5 Jasper String Quartet
Thursday, 7:30pm 2009-10 Ernst Stiefel String Quartet-in-Residence
Spanish Courtyard J. Freivogel, violin
Sae Niwa, violin
Sam Quintal, viola
Rachel Henderson Freivogel, cello
Haydn String Quartet No. 60 in G Major, Op. 76, No. 1, Hob.III:75
Gosfield World Premiere and Caramoor Commission for
A String Quartet Library for the 21st Century; Vol XI
Berg Lyric Suite
August 6 Caramoor Jazz Festival
Friday, 8:00pm Mulgrew Miller Trio
Spanish Courtyard Mulgrew Miller, piano
Ivan Taylor, bass
Rodney Gree, drums
August 7 Caramoor Jazz Festival
Saturday, All Day Roswell Rudd Trombone Tribe (Roswell Rudd, trombone)
Venetian Theater Clarice Assad, vocalist and piano
Spoken Hand Percussion Orchestra
Bobby Hutcherson Ensemble (Bobby Hutcherson, vibraphone)
Stefon Harris & Blackout (Stefon Harris, vibraphone)
2:00pm Roswell Rudd Trombone Tribe
3:15pm Clarice Assad – Sonidos Latinos
5:00pm Spoken Hand Percussion Orchestra
8:00pm “World Vibration Summit”
Bobby Hutcherson Quartet
Stefon Harris Blackout
August 8 Caramoor Jazz Festival
Sunday, All Day Brad Shepik Quintet (Brad Shepik, guitar)
Venetian Theater Elio Villafranca Quintet (Elio Villafranca, piano) featuring guest artists Lewis Nash and Terell Stafford
Chuchito Valdes Big Band (Chuchito Valdes, piano)
Chick Corea’s Freedom Band
Chick Corea, piano
Kenny Garrett, saxophone
Christian McBride, bass
Roy Haynes, percussion
1:00pm Brad Shepik’s Human Activity Suite
2:15pm Elio Villafranca Quintet featuring guest artists Lewis Nash and Terell Stafford – Sonidos Latinos
3:30pm Chuchito Valdes Big Band: The Music of Bebo Valdes
– Sonidos Latinos
6:00pm Chick Corea’s Freedom Band
August 11 Dancing at Dusk
Wednesday, 5:00pm Layakiri – South Indian
Friends Field
Adventuresome Indian classical music – a journey into sound, rhythm, and mood.
FALL FESTIVAL
September 24 Bill Frisell Trio
Friday, 8:00pm Bill Frisell, guitar and loops
Spanish Courtyard Tony Scherr, bass
Rudy Royston, drums
September 25 Patti LuPone
Saturday, 8:00pm The Gypsy in My Soul
Venetian Theater Patti LuPone, vocalist
Conceived and directed by Scott Wittman
Musical Direction by Joseph Thalken
Musical arrangements by Jonathan Tunick and Joseph Thalken
September 26 Family Concert with The Knights
Sunday, 1:00pm With guest appearance by Yo-Yo Ma
Venetian Theater The Knights Chamber Orchestra
Eric Jacobson, conductor
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
One-hour concert for the whole family (children 5 years and older)
September 26 Yo-Yo Ma with The Knights
Sunday, 4:30pm Yo-Yo Ma, cello
Venetian Theater The Knights Chamber Orchestra
Eric Jacobson, conductor
Ives The Unanswered Question
Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33
Ljova Garmoshka
Golijov Night of the Flying Horses
Schubert Symphony No. 3 in D Major, D.200
Dvořák Silent Woods for Cello and Orchestra
Traditional Ascending Bird
October 2 Soirée at the Rosen House
Saturday, 7:00pm A benefit evening to raise funds for the Caramoor’s crowned jewel, the historic
Rosen House Rosen House
For tickets to this event contact events@caramoor.org or call 914.232.1492
October 3 The Future is Now
Sunday, 4:00pm Caramoor’s Rising Stars and Young Artists
Music Room
All Mozart program
Tickets
Tickets may be purchased by calling the Box Office at 914.232.1252 or online at www.caramoor.org.
For Press Tickets, artist bios and/or images, please contact:
Whitney Holden
917.339.7188
wholden@cohndutcher.com
DON’T MISS WQXR’S LIVE SNEAK PEEK OF THE CARAMOOR FESTIVAL ON JUNE 24!
On June 24 at 7pm, Classical 105.9 WQXR, New York's sole 24/7 classical music station, will present a sneak preview of this summer's Caramoor International Music Festival. In a live broadcast from The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space, WQXR Host Terrance McKnight will be joined by Caramoor’s General Director Michael Barrett, who will introduce singers, pianists, violinists and quartets from this year’s festival lineup. This lively evening of music and talk will be broadcast live on WQXR and videostreamed live at www.wqxr.org, and www.thegreenespace.org.
Performances are made possible, in part, by ArtsWestchester with funds from the
Westchester County Government
Performances are made possible with public funds from the
New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.
The 2010 International Music Festival is supported in part by an award from
the National Endowment for the Arts.
Spoken Hand Percussion Orchestra (August 7) is partially supported by a grant from Pennsylvania Performing Arts on Tour, a program developed and funded by The Heinz Endowments; the William Penn Foundation; the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency; and The Pew Charitable Trusts; and administered by Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation.
CARAMOOR CENTER FOR MUSIC AND THE ARTS IS LOCATED AT
149 GIRDLE RIDGE ROAD, KATONAH, NEW YORK
ALL PROGRAMS AND ARTISTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
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