KATONAH, N.Y. -- Caramoor’s Summer Music Festival began this year with an Opening Night Concert featuring Joshua Bell and a celebratory gala honoring Bim and Don Kendall. Guests were welcomed into a festive, ornately decorated tent to begin the celebration. Once guests took their seats for dinner, speeches began.  Caramoor’s CEO Jeff Haydon took the podium to welcome the guests. ...

KATONAH, N.Y. -- Caramoor Center For Music and the Arts will be hosting a performance with Manuel Barreuco and Beijing Guitar Duo on Sunday, June 22, in the Spanish Courtyard at 4:30 p.m.  The program will include solos, duos and trios from China and the Western world with works of the Chinese composers Tan Dun and Chen Yi, as well as the music of J.S. Bach and Brazilian composer Sergio ...

KATONAH, N.Y. -- Caramoor Center for Music & the Arts is kicking off its summer festival season at 6 p.m. on Saturday, June 21 with its Opening Night Gala, honoring Bim and Don Kendall, followed by special performances at 8:30 p.m. With purchase of a gala ticket, Caramoor is hosting a dinner and cocktail presentation and guarantees prime seating in the Venetian Theater for the ...

KATONAH, N.Y. -- Caramoor Center For Music and the Arts received positive reviews for its In the Garden Of Sonic Delights Exhibition from A Closer Listen. "The exhibition exposes an undercurrent of irony," the review said. "As one encounters these Sonic Delights, one experiences the sound of nature in manipulated form, so that when the sounds fade, one may become more aware of sound ...

KATONAH, N.Y. -- Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts will be hosting the opening celebration for its sound art In The Garden of Sonic Delights exhibition this Saturday, June 7 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Information on the artists and their artwork can be found at www.caramoor.org/house-gardens/in-the-garden-of-sonic-delights/ Caramoor provides a sneak peak at the exhibition including Eli ...

KATONAH, N.Y. -- Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts is preparing for its In The Garden of Sonic Delights Kickoff Celebration that is set to take place in one week on Saturday, June 7 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Artwork has begun to go up around the Caramoor grounds as well as at all five of the partner locations. Piano wires are being strung between trees on Caramoor’s center walk for ...

BEDFORD, N.Y. -- Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts will be hosting Max Mandel for his final Chamber Talk lecture series at the Rosen House on Friday, May 30 at 1:30 p.m.  Chamber Talk was created to give audiences a deeper understanding and connection to Caramoor’s Music Room events and its artists. Each talk follows a similar pattern of lecture, concert and conversation. This ...

KATONAH, N.Y. -- Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts recently gained recognition when NPR Music included it in the list of  "Top 10 Can't Miss Classical Music Festivals." In the review, NPR said, "Opera mavens flock to Caramoor, as the festival often gives plum roles to important young singers. "In 2010, when soprano Angela Meade sang her first Norma there, critics gushed and many ...

KATONAH, N.Y. -- The Caramoor Center for Music and Arts will be hosting a special event, "Mothers and Others Tea Musicale," in honor of Mother's Day on Saturday, May 10, at 1 p.m. The event will begin with a tour of the Rosen House, a Mediterranean-style villa that includes fine and decorative arts. Afternoon tea will follow with an assortment of teas, sandwiches, scones and desserts ...