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2014 Caramoor Summer Festival – All Music Performances

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SUMMER FESTIVAL

June 21                                              Opening Night: Joshua Bell, Orchestra of St. Luke’s

Saturday, 8:30pm                       Joshua Bell, violin

Venetian Theater                       Orchestra of St. Luke’s

Cristian Macelaru, conductor

 

Ligeti                     Concert Românesc

Sibelius                Violin Concerto in d, Op.47

Bizet                      Symphony in C Read more

Caramoor’s Jazz Festival celebrates 20th season

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By Susan Wolfert

It started with a single performance in 1994, but today the Jazz Festival is an integral part of Caramoor’s annual musical menu, and this summer, celebrates its 20th anniversary. This year’s festival, taking place July 26-28, celebrates the art form, its deep cultural history, and a gathering of talent – iconic and emerging – second to none.

A chance meeting between Caramoor Managing Director Paul Rosenblum and jazz DJ and producer Jim Luce at a kindergarten parents’ breakfast in Manhattan gave rise to a happy, successful, and long-lasting collaboration that first brought jazz to Caramoor.

Every jazz festival at Caramoor since its inception has been produced by Mr. Luce, who believes New York is the center of the jazz world, but performances Read more

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