From Kathy Schuman, Caramoor's VP, Artistic Planning and Executive Producer: Though it ran on Broadway for more than 4 years and was a commercial success, I’ve never met anyone else who saw The Magic Show, a Broadway musical from the 1970s starring magician Doug...
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Bob Dylan: Make You Feel My Love
From Ellie Gisler Murphy, Caramoor’s Senior Artist Planning Manager: Likely one of the most achingly romantic songs I know is Bob Dylan’s “Make You Feel My Love” probably made most famous by Billy Joel and then, of course, Adele. This song came to prominence in my own...
The Beatles: Good Night
From Ellie Gisler Murphy, Caramoor's Senior Artist Planning Manager: Every year, we are asked to contribute to the great NYFOS Song of the Day blog, and each time, I am moved by something in my own life. This time around, there’s nothing more prominent in my life than...
Danny Schmidt: Company of Friends
From Maggi Landau, Artistic Director, American Roots Music, Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts: Many songs from the American Roots realm (folk, blues, bluegrass, country, gospel, cajun, string band, traditional, and more genres) are cultural touchstones, songs...
Snarky Puppy: I Asked
From Caramoor’s Artistic Coordinator, Timothy Coffey: I’ll admit it—I’m a Snarky Puppy addict. They’re ridiculously good. Picking only one song from them is actually easy because there’s no wrong choice. Listening to only one song is not easy, so if you’re reading...
Hector Berlioz: Les Nuits d’Eté: I. Villanelle
From Caramoor’s Manager of Artistic Planning, Ellie Gisler Murphy: Hector Berlioz, the French romantic composer more known for his large scale works, symphonies, operas and oratorios, than for his song writing, gave us the infectiously carefree and flirtatious...