Caramoor Center for Music & the Arts Inc.
Caramoor Center for Music & the Arts Inc.
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About this organization
Mission
Since 1946, Caramoor has presented innovative and diverse live music performances to audience members from throughout the New York and Connecticut region. It also supports the development of the next generation of professional classical musicians and arts participants by mentoring young artists and engaging children through interactive, educational experiences. With its dedicated staff, talented teaching artists, and 90-acre campus of gardens and historic architecture, Caramoor is uniquely placed to deliver these cultural enrichment opportunities to concert-goers, young musicians, and schoolchildren. In 2018, over 31,000 people visited our campus to participate in our mission-based programs. In addition, approximately 10,450 people utilized our campus through facility rentals, special events, and administrative functions.
About
Musical Performances - See Schedule OIn 2018, Caramoor presented a total of 66 stand-alone musical performances and day-long, multi-set festivals to audience members in venues throughout our campus, including the 1,700-seat Venetian Theater, the 500-seat Spanish Courtyard, the 180-seat Music Room of the historic Rosen House, the Sunken Garden, Tapestry Hedge, Picnic Lawn, and Friends' Field. While maintaining our commitment to the core classical repertoire, including symphonic, opera, and chamber music, we also presented a wide array of other genres, including jazz, American Songbook, and American roots music, as well as programs designed for families with young children.The 73rd annual Summer Music Season, which ran from June 16 to July 29 and included 31 concerts and multi-set day festivals, was the highlight of our musical offerings. Audra McDonald, the record-breaking winner of six Tony Awards, returned to Caramoor along with the Orchestra of St. Luke's to celebrate the American Songbook at the opening of our Summer Season, in a sold-out concert that was broadcast live on Classical 105.9 WQXR and Classical 90.3 FM. The season continued with a broad range of genres.Our 2018 Summer Season finale featured another stunning vocalist, Susan Graham, who performed selections from Handel's Ariodante and Alicnia followed by Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro and La Clemenza di Tito. Her performance, in the Venetian Theater, featured the Orchestra of St. Luke's and conductor Nicholas McGegan. Additional vocalists performing throughout the year included soprano Julia Bullock, singing selections from Schubert and Barber, and Grammy-award winner Angelique Kidjo making her Caramoor debut.Caramoor's presentation of opera included performances by On Site Opera in a production of Mozart's The Secret Gardener, in Caramoor's historic Sunken Garden. Apollo's Fire, a popular and critically acclaimed period-instrument ensemble that specializes in early music, performed works by Handel and Bach. The concert included an educational pre-concert talk with the artists. Another period-instrument ensemble, The Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, made its Caramoor debut in 2018, with conductor Nicholas McGegan leading the group in a performance of Handel's Atalanta, a pastoral opera in three acts. Several quartets appeared at Caramoor during our Summer Season, including The Japser String Quartet (Caramoor's 2009-2011 Ernst Stiefel String Quartet-in-Residence); The Kronos Quartet, and the Brentano Quartet. Caramoor's 2018 Ernst Stiefel String Quartet-in-Residence visited area schools and performed in the Music Room in spring 2018 and premiered a Caramoor commission, Star-Crossed Signals, by Juila Adolphe, during the summer festival.This summer Caramoor held its second annual Chamber Feast in the Venetian Theater, with alumni of its Evnin Rising Stars mentoring program performing works including Mozart's String Quintet in D Major, K. 593.Canadian composer and pianist Marc-Andr Hamelin performed at Caramoor for the first time on July 8 and on July 12 composer and pianist Michael Brown mixed Haydn's light-hearted Fantasia in C Major, H.XVII:4, "Capriccio" with new works by Nikolai Medtner and arrangements of works by Leonard Bernstein and Aaron Copland.The three-time Grammy-winning vocal group Chanticleer made its Caramoor debut in our Spanish Courtyard. The annual "Guitar in the Garden" series this year featured South African guitarist Derek Gripper.The Brooklyn-based and Grammy-nominated orchestral collective The Knights returned to Caramoor for a program that featured steel pan percussionist and composer Andy Akiho performing his Fantasy for Steel Pans and Orchestra; Judd Greenstein's Flute Concerto written for The Knights' flutist Alex Sopp; works by the French masters Ravel and Faure; as well as a selection of dances from On the Town in celebration of Leonard Bernstein's centennial.So Percussion, a quartet of Brooklyn percussionists, made its Caramoor debut this summer with pieces ranging from 20th-century "classics" to contemporary works, including the world premiere of Vijay Iyer's Mallet Quartet, TORQUE. The season also included a free performance of John Luther Adams'Inuksuit, an epic outdoor piece performed by 60 percussionists and other instrumentalists, directed by Doug Perkins.Broadway stars Mikaela Bennett (The Golden Apple), Alysha Umphress (On the Town), Bryce Pinkham (A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder), and Ben Davis (Violet) gathered at Caramoor to celebrate Leonard Bernstein's 100th birthday. Tony-Award winner Ted Sperling was music director and host for an evening of songs from Bernstein's musicals, including West Side Story, Candide, Wonderful Town, Peter Pan, and more.Caramoor's partnership with Jazz at Lincoln Center resulted in a daylong festival during the summer season that featured Dianne Reeves as the headline act. Other jazz concerts included Camille Thurman with the Darrell Green Trio, the Joey Alexander Trio, and more. Singer-songwriter Aimee Mann headlined our eighth annual American Roots Music Festival. Other performers in the daylong event included Valerie June, The Alexis P. Suter Band, Amythyst Kiah, and more. Additional Roots concerts in 2018 included performances by Americana supergroup I'm With Her, Molsky's Mountain Drifters, Sierra Hull and Friends, and Acoustic Hot Tuna.The Dancing at Dusk family series introduces children and their families to global musical traditions in an informal and welcoming manner. Concert-goers picnic, dance to live music, engage in related craft activities, and interact with the musicians. In 2018 the series included music from Brazil, China, and India. Other family concerts included the orchestral collective The Knights and steel pan virtuoso Andy Akiho. In "Bridge to Broadway," soprano Natalie Bergeron, baritone Steven Herring, pianist Beata Moon, and host Katie Kresek, the Artistic Director of Caramoor's Family Music Programs, explored the music of Schubert, Verdi, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, Leonard Bernstein, and more. Our annual Independence Day celebration with an all-pops featured the Westchester Symphonic Winds, conducted by Curt Ebersole, with soprano Meredith Lustig, and tenor Miles Mykkanen.Caramoor's 2018 Sonic Innovations sound art exhibition includes two new works: Nafasi Yako Ni Ya Kijani (Your Place is Green) by Walter Kitundu, commissioned by the Montalvo Arts Center in 2017, and Woven by Air by Paula Matthusen, commissioned by Caramoor. Stone Song, created by Ranjit Bhatnagar for Caramoor's 2014 exhibit, In the Garden of Sonic Delights, continued its residency this summer, along with Taylor Deupree's t(ch)ime. All four artists participated in a sound art panel discussion moderated by Stephan Moore on July 1, in conjunction with the performance of John Luther Adams's monumental outdoor percussion piece Inuksuit. In 2018 Caramoor announced the public launch of the Inspire capital campaign with the twin goals of securing the financial and programmatic future of the institution by increasing Caramoor's endowment, as well as restoring and modernizing the grounds and gardens to make it a true meeting place for the community. Thanks to the campaign, Caramoor's endowment reached more than $28 million in 2018. The second goal of the campaign, to elevate the gardens and grounds and visitor experience, launched in 2018 with updates to the Music Room facilities, and will continue in upcoming years to include a campus-wide nighttime lighting plan; a re-imagined Friends Field dedicated exclusively to programming and audiences; reconfigured parking and improved vehicle circulation; improved campus accessibility; a permanent box office near the outdoor venues; additional seating and dining amenities; two new plazas where audience members can gather; a more convenient entrance to the Venetian Theater; and much more.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
In the filing, the mission of the non-profit is noted as “Caramoor center for music and the arts - a unique westchester county setting of italianate architecture and gardens-enriches the lives of its audiences through innovative and diverse musical performances of the highest quality, mentors young professional musicians, and engages young children through interactive, educational experiences that deepen their relationship to and understanding of music.”.
When referring to its responsibilities, they were outlined as: “Since 1946, caramoor has presented innovative and diverse live music performances to audience members from throughout the new york and connecticut region. it also supports the development of the next generation of professional classical musicians and arts participants by mentoring young artists and engaging children through interactive, educational experiences. with its dedicated staff, talented teaching artists, and 90-acre campus of gardens and historic architecture, caramoor is uniquely placed to deliver these cultural enrichment opportunities to concert-goers, young musicians, and schoolchildren. in 2018, over 31,000 people visited our campus to participate in our mission-based programs. in addition, approximately 10,450 people utilized our campus through facility rentals, special events, and administrative functions.”.
- The state in which the non-profit is legally registered to operate is NY, as per legal records.
- The filing documents the non-profit's address in 2020 as PO Box 816, Katonah, NY, 10536.
- According to the non-profit's form, they have 116 employees on their payroll as of 2020.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $5,714,763.
- The organization has 32 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1945.
- The organization pays $2,807,355 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $1,273,350 in fundraising expenses.
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