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About Caramoor's Family Programming

Family Concerts

Dancing at Dusk

Al Fresco Sundays

Family Concerts

July 4 Pops, Patriots & Fireworks
Fireworks Display to Follow the Concert (for ticket holders only)
Sunday, 8:00pm ~ Venetian Theater
Tickets: $30.00, $40.00, $50.00, $60.00, $70.00   order online   more info
Children half price!

Rob Schwimmer, theremin; Orchestra of St. Luke's; Michael Barrett, conductor

Sousa ~ Ives ~ Grofé ~ Tchaikovsky

July 17 Sandra Wong and The New Trad Trio
Saturday, 1:00pm ~ Venetian Theater

Tickets: $10.00, $15.00, $25.00   order online   more info

Sandra Wong, nyckelharpa, fiddle, cross-tuned fiddles, and voice
Christopher Layer, uillean pipes, Scottish small pipes, highland pipes, Irish flute, and voice
Danny Noveck, guitar, bouzouki, banjo, doumbek, and fiddle

Sandra Wong and her New Trad Trio take your family on a musical journey featuring traditional folk musics from around the world played on over a dozen different instruments.  Bring your family on this interactive trip with us and discover the Swedish nyckelharpa, the Irish Uillean pipes, the Greek bouzouki, the Arabian doumbek.

July 17 And for children under six... a program of their own - SoundWorld!
Saturday, 1:00pm ~ Spanish Courtyard
Tickets: $15.00   order online   more info
(Children must be accompanied by an adult)

Katie Kresek, Family Program Designer

Featuring the dynamic young group Kaleidoscope (The Teaching Artists Ensemble of the New York Philharmonic), SoundWorld! blends classical, folk, and world music genres into an energetic and imaginative musical trip around the world! Through a unique approach to interactive performance, Kaleidoscope will invite the audience into a world of cultures by engaging children and their families through rhythmic activities, singing, close listening, questioning, and movement.  The program will cross musical bridges of all kinds to transport the audience from Africa to South America to Asia... (and even some surprise destinations!).

September 26 Family Concert with The Knights
With Guest Appearance by Yo-Yo Ma
Sunday, 1:00pm ~ Venetian Theater

Tickets: $10.00, $15.00, $25.00   order online   more info

The Knights; Eric Jacobsen, conductor; Yo-Yo Ma, cello

This joyous, interactive concert, with a very special appearance by Yo-Yo Ma, will be an inspiration for the entire family. The Knights, a young and exciting ensemble from the new Brooklyn arts scene, provide a great introduction to live music and the instruments and sounds of the orchestra. A one-hour concert for the whole family (children 5 years and older).


Dancing at Dusk

Wednesdays, 5:00pm
Friends' Field
Tickets: $10.00 adults; $5.00 children
Katie Kresek, Family Program Designer

June 16  Guy Davis   order online   more info
June 30  English Country Dancing   order online   more info
July 14   Djinn - Middle Eastern Music with Belly Dancing and Beatboxing!    order online   more info
July 28   Kakande - African Music    order online   more info
Aug 11   Layakiri - South Indian    order online   more info

Come to Caramoor for an evening of fun with the kids! Bring a picnic, spread out a blanket, and enjoy great music together. Children of all ages will have the opportunity to dance to live music, interact with the musicians, get to know their instruments, and ask questions. This is a wonderful way to have your child introduced, up close, to music in a relaxed and joyful way. Activities will be designed for toddlers as well as pre-teens.

Join our Family Membership program for special discounts!


Al Fresco Sundays

Picnic Lawns, 4:30pm
Tickets: $10.00
Introduce your family to Caramoor, and enjoy the sounds of the concert from the picnic lawns, at an affordable price.

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Caramoor Family Fare Nurtures a Lifelong Love of Music
Designed to create exciting, enriching experiences for the whole family, Caramoor's family music program aims to deepen a child's knowledge of and passion for music by presenting high quality concerts in a unique, arts-rich setting. Caramoor's concerts are created with the help of educators to promote active listening among young audiences and foster a lifelong love of music. By taking advantage of our beautiful country setting and inspiring venues, we create memorable musical experiences for the whole family. Since our founding in 1946 Caramoor has always strived to make music more accessible to the community. Our family programs present music that will appeal to toddlers, teens, and everyone in between and beyond.

Michael Barrett, Caramoor's chief executive and general director, oversees all artistic programming, creating family concerts that engage as much as they entertain. "Today, when so much of our entertainment is on a screen, Caramoor's concerts offer an appealing alternative," Mr. Barrett says. "At Caramoor children get to see musicians in action. After the concert they can handle the instruments and talk to the musicians. During the concert they can move around, and experience a sense of freedom, happiness, and joy!"

In keeping with our mission to engage young children to deepen their relationship to, and understanding of music, Caramoor's family concerts are designed specifically for young children and their parents. "Caramoor has always been a special place for the entire family," says Mr. Barrett. "We aim to make music accessible right here in your own backyard."

Join our Family Membership program for even more fun!

 

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