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Caramoor 2026: Encore
Post-scriptum: the New York show was a howling success, and the cast was on...
Caramoor 2026: Days 6 and 7
There is a saying in the theater that bad dress rehearsals make for good...
Caramoor 2026: Day 5
In a week-long residency like ours, Friday is usually a day fraught with a...
Program Notes for To the Sea
My year—like that of many people—falls into two distinct sections. From Labor...
Caramoor 2026: Day 4
No big write-up for today—after rehearsal, I did a 7 PM onstage interview with...
Caramoor 2026: Day 3
Today was a bit rough for me, though extremely productive for the artists and...
Caramoor 2026: Day 2
I overslept today, which meant two things: I felt a bit better than I had...
Caramoor 2026: Day 1
I always look forward to my yearly residency at Caramoor. The people who work...
Program Notes for Fugitives
Some program ideas emerge in a single moment of inspiration. Fugitives had...
Program Notes for South America, North America: A Love Story
The idea for this program came to me last spring when I was having tea with...
Program Notes: Other Worlds
Most of this year’s NYFOS programs have been tied to earthly...
Program Notes: Beginner’s Luck
Beginner’s Luck is a musical snapshot of a precarious moment of arrival: those...
Caramoor 2025: Day 6
Today we had our final run-through—I’d call it a dress rehearsal but we didn’t...
Caramoor 2025: Day 5
Friday can be a somewhat tense day in a rehearsal period this brief. We’ll...
Caramoor 2025: Day 4
It’s been apparent that we have an unusually harmonious group this year. With...