by Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts | Feb 27, 2018 | Song of the Day
From Caramoor’s Manager of Artistic Planning, Ellie Gisler Murphy: I spent the school breaks of my college years in Norway, while my parents lived there for a work assignment. It was impressed upon me during that time that the Norwegians are an entirely proud bunch,...
by Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts | Feb 26, 2018 | Song of the Day
From Caramoor’s Vice-President of Programming, Kathy Schuman: I can’t say for sure the first time I heard this song, but I remember distinctly when it first made a serious impression—as an encore at Susan Graham’s recital at Carnegie Hall in 2003. I was absolutely...
by Steven Blier | Mar 9, 2017 | Blier's Blog
Thursday is usually the most intense day—it’s the designated time for everyone to be off book, i.e., memorized. But today—Wednesday, usually a frolic in the sandbox—turned out to be a strenuous day of contact sports. Some of this had to do with the schedule: Marco was...
by Steven Blier | Mar 8, 2017 | Blier's Blog
Tuesday is traditionally the most carefree play-day at Caramoor. The Sunday concert still seems a long way off, memorization is not making everyone into zombies, and we can still do some real exploration with the singers and the songs. Michael and I have a sense of...
by Steven Blier | Mar 7, 2017 | Blier's Blog
I always look forward to the first day of Caramoor rehearsal, but I also fear the first day of Caramoor rehearsal. This year’s outing, Four Islands, is a complicated show with songs from Ireland, Cuba, Madagascar, and Manhattan in five languages (including Gaelic and...
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