WQXR Presents a Live Sneak Preview of the 2010 Caramoor Festival 6/24

On Thursday, June 24 at 7:00 PM, WQXR presents a live sneak preview of the 2010 Caramoor International Music Festival, a summer extravaganza held annually at a distinguished 90-acre garden estate in Katonah, New York. In a live broadcast and video webcast from The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space - located at 44 Charlton Street in New York City - singers, pianists, instrumentalists and quartets scheduled to appear at Caramoor this season will converge on one stage for a lively evening of music and talk. This special festival preview will be co-hosted by WQXR's Terrance McKnight and Caramoor's Chief Executive and General Director Michael Barrett, and will be broadcast and videostreamed live at 7:00 PM on 105.9 WQXR, www.wqxr.org, and www.thegreenespace.org.

The event features performances by clarinetists Paquito D'Rivera and Anthony McGill, pianist Vassily Primakov, opera singers Takesha Kizart and Angela Meade accompanied by Caramoor Director of Opera Will Crutchfield, jazz vocalist Clarice Assad, Jasper String Quartet and the postclassical string quartet ETHEL.

TICKETS
Tickets are $10; to purchase, visit The Greene Space Box Office at 44 Charlton Street in NYC, call OvationTix Customer Service at 1-866-811-4111 or visit www.thegreenespace.org.

ABOUT CARAMOOR
Caramoor is the legacy of Walter and Lucie Rosen, who built their summer home - now known as the historic Rosen House at Caramoor - and filled it with their treasures. Walter Rosen was the master planner for the Caramoor estate, bringing to reality his dream of creating a place to entertain friends from around the world. Their musical evenings were the seeds of today's Caramoor International Music Festival. Realizing the pleasure their friends took in the beauty of Caramoor - the house with its art collection, the gardens, and the musical programs on summer evenings - in 1946 the Rosens established a public charity to open Caramoor to the community. Lucie Rosen survived her husband by seventeen years. During those years, she expanded the Music Festival: the Spanish Courtyard was used as a setting for musical events, as it is today, and, under her direction, the great stage of the Venetian Theater was built.

Caramoor is a performing arts center located on a unique 90-acre setting of Italianate architecture and gardens in Westchester County, NY. It enriches the lives of its audiences through innovative and diverse musical performances of the highest quality. Its mission also includes mentoring young professional musicians and providing educational programs for young children centered around music. It is often described as "a Garden of Great Music", where audiences are invited to come early, explore the beautiful grounds, enjoy a pre-concert picnic, and discover beautiful music in the relaxed settings of the Venetian Theater, Spanish Courtyard, Music Room of the Rosen House, and the magnificent gardens.

With its unique heritage, Caramoor remains a place where magical summer days and nights are shared and enjoyed by thousands. "Caramoor is the loveliest Festival of them all." - The New York Times

Concert Venues and Gardens
Concerts take place in two outdoor theaters: the 1714-seat, acoustically superb Venetian Theater and the more intimate, romantic Spanish Courtyard. Caramoor's gardens are also well worth the visit and include nine unique perennial gardens. Among them are a Sense Circle for the visually handicapped, a Butterfly Garden, Tapestry Hedge, and Iris and Peony Garden, which may be enjoyed on one's own or seen on a guided tour.

TICKETS TO CARAMOOR FESTIVAL
Tickets are on sale now and may be ordered by calling the Box Office at 914.232.1252 or online at www.caramoor.org (For opening night Gala tickets, including cocktail reception, dinner, concert, and post-concert dessert and dancing, email events@caramoor.org or call 914.232.1492.)