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Caroline shaw is a musician who moves among roles, genres, and mediums, trying to imagine a world of sound that has never been heard before but has always existed. During this residency, Shaw will bring students of different disciplines together - Strings, voice, composers and media: putting them all together like a great chef for a brilliant discovery of just what is possible when you think outside the box.

MON FEB 6
Chamber Music Class with Caroline Shaw
11AM-12:30PM | Leshowitz Recital Hall
John J. Cali School of Music graduate voice majors, Camryn Dewar, Sonia Fortezza, and Helena Waterous will be featured in a Master Class with Caroline Shaw. Songs by Caroline Shaw to be performed include Aurora Borealis and Bed of Letters. Hear from Caroline Shaw about her inspiration for this song repertoire.  All are welcome and encouraged to attend!

Composition / Vocal Practicum Q&A
1PM | Leshowitz Recital Hall
Caroline Shaw discusses her work as an interdisciplinary composer and performer, featuring excerpts of her Pulitzer Prize-winning music

WED FEB 8
Cali Midweek Series:
Cali Conversations with Caroline Shaw hosted by Director Anthony Mazzocchi
1:30PM Leshowitz Recital Hall
Free Event Reservations Required

SAT FEB 11
7:30PM | Merkin Concert Hall, New York, NY
TICKETED EVENT
Caroline Shaw
Tickets $30 at Merkin Concert Hall
$15 student tickets are available by phone or in person. Call the box office at 212 501 3330.

The Pulitzer Prize and multiple Grammy Award-winning vocalist, violinist, composer and producer Caroline Shaw explores her interest in songs and songwriting with performances of her own songs along with arrangements and original songs by students from Kaufman Music Center and the John J. Cali School of Music.

PROGRAM
Music by Caroline Shaw:
Entracte (string quartet)
By and By
Aurora Borealis
Bed of Letters
Solitaire
In Manus Tuas (solo viola)
Improvisation
Other Song

This performance features a short guest appearance by students from Kaufman Music Center and the John J. Cali School of Music.

About Caroline Shaw
Caroline Shaw is the youngest recipient of the Pulitzer Prize in Music for Partita for 8 Voices (Roomful of Teeth), and she works often in collaboration with others, as producer, composer, violinist, and vocalist. 2022 will see many new releases (check her website) Caroline has written over 100 works in the last decade, for Anne Sofie von Otter, Davóne Tines, Yo Yo Ma, Renée Fleming, Dawn Upshaw, LA Phil, Philharmonia Baroque, Seattle Symphony, Cincinnati Symphony, Aizuri Quartet, The Crossing, Dover Quartet, Calidore Quartet, Brooklyn Rider, Miro Quartet, I Giardini, Ars Nova Copenhagen, Ariadne Greif, Brooklyn Youth Chorus, Britt Festival, Vail Dance Festival, and many others. She has produced for Kanye West, Rosalía, Woodkid, and Nas. Her work as vocalist or composer has appeared in several films, tv series, and podcasts including The Humans, Bombshell, Yellowjackets, Maid, Dark, Beyonce’s Homecoming, jeen-yuhs: a Kanye Trilogy, Dolly Parton’s America, and More Perfect. (CS 2022)