Caramoor: (im)migration – Music of change with Imani Winds & Catalyst Quartet (on-demand until 2/14/2021)
Free
Jessie Montgomery — Sergeant McCauley
Astor Piazzolla — Libertango
Jessie Montgomery, violin
Karla Donehew-Perez, violin
Paul Laraia, viola
Karlos Rodriguez, cello
Brandon Patrick George, flute
Toyin Spellman-Diaz, oboe
Jeff Scott, French horn
Mark Dover, clarinet
Monica Ellis, bassoon
Heitor Villa-Lobos – “VI. Saltando como um Saci ("Jumping like a jumping bean")” from String Quartet No. 1
Jessie Montgomery – “Lay Dis body Down” from Sergeant McCauley
Astor Piazzolla – Libertango
This educational program is for students grades 3-8.
Caramoor is pleased to present this FREE, family-friendly, program featuring two leading chamber ensembles, Imani Winds and Catalyst Quartet, joining forces for a program highlighting the experience of migration. The program includes demonstrations of the string and wind instruments, performances by each individual ensemble, a joint performance, as well as a Q&A session with Dr. Menah Pratt-Clarke. Catalyst Quartet features alumni from the internationally-acclaimed Sphinx Competition, while Grammy-nominated Imani Winds leads a revolution of the wind quintet. Performing individually and together, the ensembles transform ancestral stories into music.
Presented in collaboration with the Moss Arts Center, Virginia Tech and Meany Center for the Performing Arts, University of Washington.
This performance was filmed on November 12, 2020 at the DiMenna Center in New York City and originally broadcast live by the Moss Arts Center.
This free performance will be available from Saturday, February 13 at 10am Eastern / 7am Pacific, to Sunday, February 14 at 10am Eastern / 7am Pacific.
Link to donate: https://www.caramoor.org/support/