Caramoor 20/2.0: Chris Thile: This Saturday, Caramoor launches Concerts on the Lawn, a new series of live, public, open-air concerts for small, socially distancing audiences. Each celebrating a different genre, these four events will take place on Friends Fields, where beloved mandolinist Chris Thile, of Live From Here fame, kicks off the series on July 18. The performance will be streamed the following day, on Sunday, July 19 (rain date: Monday, July 20) at 7pm.

The capacity of the audience for this concert is especially limited, due to health and safety guidance. Tickets for the remaining three concerts in the series will each be placed on sale a few days before, to keep up with the latest government guidelines.

Concerts on the Lawn forms part of Caramoor’s flexible Summer 20/2.0 program, which started earlier this month with the first of a series of livestreamed on-site performances. With more than 80 acres of woodlands, gardens and outdoor performance space, Caramoor is ideally placed to participate responsibly in New York’s re-opening process and find creative new ways of inspiring audiences safely this summer.

Concerts on the Lawn take place on Saturdays, from July 18–Aug 8, with rain dates on the following Sundays. All activities will be subject to current government health and safety guidelines, as well as re-confirmation in the days before.

Chris Thile delayed stream

Sun, July 19 at 7pm

The recipient of four Grammys and a MacArthur “genius grant,” Thile is a virtuoso mandolinist, singer-songwriter and member of the American roots groups Nickel Creek and Punch Brothers. Until its recent cancellation, he was host of the popular radio variety show Live from Here. His performance on Caramoor’s Friends Field on Sat, July 18, presented in collaboration with City Winery, will be streamed the following day.

In case of rain, the stream will be aired on Monday, July 20 at 7pm.

Delayed stream tickets: Non-members $10/ Members FREE

More info & tickets at Caramoor.org/events/chris-thile-summer-20/

Livestreams & Broadcasts from the Music Room (July2-Aug 6)

Their professionally produced new video streams, (July 2- Aug 6)  will feature such world-class artists as Inon Barnatan, Conor Hanick, Sandbox Percussion, the Calidore String Quartet and Musicians from The Knights. The video stream season repertoire will range from Mozart and Tchaikovsky to excerpts from Shirley Graham Du Bois’s opera Tom-Tom, a children’s program, and the world premieres of new works by Christopher Cerrone and Anna Clyne. Each streamed performance will be accompanied by additional content including talks with the artists and closer looks at Caramoor’s Rosen house and grounds.  Later in the summer, Caramoor plans to host four live, public, open-air concerts on Friends Field. Suitable for small, well-spaced audiences, these will feature multiple genres: American Roots, mariachi, jazz and swing. (Saturdays, July 18–Aug 8, with rain dates on the following Sundays).

Live public concerts on the Friends Field (planned for July 18–Aug 8)

The public shows are scheduled to kick off on July 18 with 4X Grammy Award-winner, MacArthur Genius Grant recipient and virtuoso mandolinist Chris Thile. Thile is a virtuoso mandolinist, singer-songwriter and member of the American roots groups Nickel Creek and Punch Brothers. He hosts the popular radio variety show Live from Here. Rachael & Vilray, a duo pairing Lake Street Dive singer-songwriter Rachael Price with composer, singer and guitarist Vilray perform jazz from the 30s and 40s on July 25. Then vocalist Charles Turner & Uptown Swing, from Jazz at Lincoln Center’s late-night dance sessions, puts a contemporary spin on the Harlem Sound – swing, bebop and the blues – on August 1. Finally, all-female group Flor de Toloaches offers a unique and powerful take on traditional mariachi music . “They don’t just sing; they could blast through mountains with their wails and gritos (shouts), and melt glaciers with the warmth of their gorgeous harmonies.” – NPR

Outdoor Spaces

In addition, Caramoor hopes to open its outdoor spaces to the public, beginning in mid-July. Visitors will be able to enjoy its landscaped Italianate and woodland gardens, interacting with nature, architecture and history on socially distant picnics and walks, as well as exploring the superlative site-specific sound art installations of Sonic Innovations (Thurs through Sun, from July 16). See and hear more from Caramoor CEO Jeffrey Hayden here.