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CARAMOOR INTERNATIONAL
MUSIC FESTIVAL
PRESENTS
PACIFICA QUARTET
FRIDAY, JULY 6 AT 8:00 PM 

Katonah, New York - The Caramoor International Music Festival will present the Pacifica Quartet, the second of this summe's series of five "Quintet of Quartets" concerts, on Friday, July 6, at 8:00 pm in the Spanish Courtyard.

Pacifica Quartet - violinists Simin Ganatra and Sibbi Bernhardsson, violist Masumi Per Rostad, and cellist Brandon Vamos - will perform an exciting program featuring staples of the quartet repertoire and an adventurous contemporary composition:  Bartok's Quartet No. 4; Beethoven's Quartet in C Major, Op. 59, No. 3; and Dutilleux's composition for string quartet, Ainsi la nuit.

The Pacific Quartet was Caramoor's 2001-02 Ernst Stiefel String Quartet-in-Residence.  Recognized for its virtuosity and exuberant performance style, Pacifica Quartet has carved out a compelling musical path.  Since the ensemble first came together in 1994, it has won top prizes in several leading international competitions, including the 1998 Naumburg Chamber Music Competition.  In 2002 Pacifica was appointed to Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center's CMS Two program for gifted young musicians, and it was further honored with Chamber Music America's coveted Cleveland Quartet Award.  In May 2006 the Pacifica received a prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant, only the second chamber music ensemble ever to be selected.  The Pacifica Quartet tours extensively throughout the United States, Europe, and the Far East.  It can also be heard on many of the nation's most prominent radio broadcasts.  The Quartet's CD recordings have been praised by critics in the US and abroad.

Caramoor's "Quintet of Quartets" series opened on June 28 with a performance by the Formosa Quartet, and continues with the Jupiter String Quartet on July 12, the Parker String Quartet on July 19, and the Mendelssohn String Quartet with pianist Jonathan Biss on July 22. 

TICKETS
Tickets are $35 and $25 and may be ordered by calling the Box Office at 914.232.1252 or online at www.caramoor.org.

ABOUT CARAMOOR
Caramoor is the legacy of Walter and Lucie Rosen, who built the great house and filled it with their treasures.  Walter Rosen was the master planner for the Caramoor estate, bringing to reality his dream of creating a place to entertain friends from around the world.  Their musical evenings were the seeds of the International Music Festival today. Realizing the pleasure their friends took in the beauty of Caramoor - the house with its art collection; the gardens; and the musical programs on summer evenings - the Rosens established a Foundation to open Caramoor to the public in perpetuity.

Getting to Caramoor
Caramoor is easy to get to by car, mass transportation or the Caramoor Caravan.

From Manhattan, take the Caramoor Caravan and ride comfortably in a luxurious, air-conditioned coach.  Round trip service is $22 and is available for all Saturday and Sunday performances during the Festival, including the July 22 concert with the Mendelssohn String Quartet and Jonathan Biss.  The Caravan departs from the Port Authority Bus Terminal and Upper West Side and East Side locations. Call the Box Office (914.232.1252) for further information and reservations.

By train, take the Harlem Division of the Metro-North Railroad to Katonah, New York. Taxi service from the station to Caramoor (5 minutes away) is available.

By car from the West Side of Manhattan and New Jersey, take the Saw Mill River Parkway north to Katonah.  Exit at Route 35/Cross River.  Turn right, and at the first traffic light make a right turn onto Route 22 south. Travel 1.9 miles to the junction of Girdle Ridge Road. Follow the signs to Caramoor.  (For detailed directions call 914.232.5035 and press 2, or online at caramoor.org).

Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts is located at 149 Girdle Ridge Road, Katonah, New York.

Quintet of Quartets
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Pacifica Quartet
2001-02 Ernst Stiefel String Quartet-in-Residence

July 6                          Simin Ganatra, violin
Friday, 8:00 pm           Sibbi Bernhardsson, violin
Spanish Courtyard     Masumi Per Rostad, viola
$35, $25                     Brandon Vamos, cello

                                   Program:
                                   Dutilleux           Ainsi la nuit, for string quartet
                                   Bartók              Quartet No. 4
                                   Beethoven       Quartet in C Major, Op. 59, No. 3
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