Staff Rotation | Holiday Favorites 2020
Caramoor’s staff rounded up 22 songs to put you in the holiday spirit this season. Read on to see why these songs were chosen and listen to the playlist!
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A Musical Guide to Stargazing
Astrology: A New Hobby
By Erin Harding, Special Events Assistant
As we all spend more time at home embracing the current circumstances, many of us have reignited our love for hobbies. If you’re anything like me, you’re itching to try something new. What’s better than the timeless activity of stargazing? I’ve recently connected with Lawrence Faltz, life-long classical music lover and amateur astronomer from Westchester Amateur Astronomers, to learn about what stars we can see at this time of year. Music and the stars go hand in hand in unforeseen ways.
Isolation and Creation
The Future of Live Music
With the rise of the Coronavirus Pandemic, we have been forced to retreat into the safety of our homes (for those of us who are able to), and limit our social gatherings and events. This has turned the world we were accustomed to upside down, trading lunch meetings with Zoom meetings, and Friday nights out with Friday nights in. As we struggle to adapt to what most are calling “the new normal,”musicians struggle to adjust to a world without live music.
Live music has had a strong foothold in society, helping to define generations. Without this outlet, musicians and fans alike have stormed the internet to both create and digest content that cannot be consumed in the same manner as pre-pandemic times. Musicians have been forced to greatly adjust their tactics and methods of creation in order to answer the one major question plaguing musicians and artists alike: “How do we convey the same feeling of a live show to a virtual audience?” While there is no substitute for face-to-face interaction, many musicians have taken on the challenge in order to continue the process of creation and consumption.
Both Vilray and Chris Thile, musicians slated to perform this summer at Caramoor, happily shared their own experiences navigating the pandemic-altered music industry.
A “Revolutionary Project”
Listening to History in Shirley Graham’s 1932 Opera Tom-Tom
by Lucy Caplan
Ten thousand spectators came on the first night; fifteen thousand more on the second. They filled the stadium on the lakefront, marveling at the multi-tiered stage, the elephant that lumbered across it, and the thirty-foot waterfall towering above. As the sun set, a light rain began to fall. Its rhythmic patter merged imperceptibly with the sounds emanating from a battalion of percussion instruments. Four soloists and a chorus of hundreds appeared. Their voices guided the audience out of the drizzly present – Cleveland, summer, 1932 – and into the sweeping epic of Tom-Tom, the world-premiere opera unfolding onstage.
Charles Whittingham, Former Trustee, Passes Away
We note the March 4, 2017 passing of former Trustee Charles Whittingham.
Caramoor Presents Spring Season in Historic Rosen House
Warren G. Bodow, Former Trustee, Passes Away
We note the passing of former Trustee, Warren G. Bodow, who served on the Board from 1997-2000.
Caramoor Announces Retirement of Beloved Managing Director Paul Rosenblum, After 25 Years of Service
Pat Carey, Longtime Trustee and Advocate for Arts Education, Passes Away
Caramoor notes with sadness the passing of Patricia “Pat” Carey, of Rye. Read more
Be Mine: A Very Caramoor Valentine’s Day
We’ve compiled our picks of romantic and love-inspired songs perfect for Valentine’s Day from Caramoor performers past and present! What music do you like to share with the ones you love? Read more