Caramoor Continues Rosen House Concert Series - Six Classical, Jazz, Folk Concerts in November

Clockwise from top left: Evnin Rising Stars, Christie Dashiell, Poiesis Quartet, The Arcadian Wild, The English Concert. Press photos available here.

Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts Continues its
Rosen House Concert Series in November with Six Performances

Held in the Music Room of the Historic Rosen House

November 1 & 2: Evnin Rising Stars
November 7: Christie Dashiell
November 9: The English Concert
November 16: Poiesis Quartet
(2025-26 Ernst Stiefel String Quartet-in-Residence)
November 21: The Arcadian Wild

“a year-round powerhouse of cultural activity” — BBC Music Magazine

“The next time you’re in or near Westchester, New York, be sure to make time to visit Caramoor” — Martha Stewart

Information & Tickets: caramoor.org

KATONAH, NY – Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts, a vibrant cultural destination nestled on 81 acres of historic gardens and woodlands in Katonah, NY, continues its intimate Rosen House Concert Series with six performances featuring classical, jazz, and folk music in November. Caramoor, once the estate of music and art lovers Walter and Lucie Rosen, is one of the region’s most distinctive destinations for live performance, cultural engagement, and exploration. Caramoor’s Rosen House Concert Series runs from October through May, held in the exquisite Music Room of the historic home – a Mediterranean-style villa from 1939 filled with treasures from around the world. Audiences enjoy performances by some of today’s most in-demand artists in the same living room salon setting where the Rosens once entertained their many friends. 

Caramoor’s November Rosen House Concert Series begins with a pair of afternoon performances on Saturday, November 1 and Sunday, November 2, 2025 at 3pm, featuring participants in Caramoor’s Evnin Rising Stars mentoring program, which has nurtured emerging talent since 1992. Each year, the program’s Artistic Director Marcy Rosen identifies some of the most promising musicians at the cusp of professional careers, bringing them to Caramoor for a weeklong chamber music residency with distinguished artist mentors. This year’s mentors are violinist Ani Kavafian and violist Rebecca Albers. The 2025 Evnin Rising Stars are violinists Isabelle Ai Durrenberger, Clara Neubauer, and Cherry Choi Tung Yeung; violists Samuel Rosenthal and Luther Warren; cellists Annie Jacobs-Perkins and Leland Ko; and pianist Evren Ozel. The Evnin Rising Stars will perform chamber music by Boccherini, Ginastera, and Brahms on November 1, and music by Mozart, Shostakovich, and Dvořák on November 2. Tickets are free for audience members ages 18 and under.

On Friday, November 7, 2025 at 7:30pm, Caramoor presents Christie Dashiell, one of jazz’s most captivating voices, and her quartet. With her soulful sound and remarkable technical skill, Dashiell weaves stories that touch the heart and lift the spirit. Her GRAMMY®-nominated album Journey in Black (which earned a coveted five-star review from DownBeat) showcases her ability to explore profound themes of freedom, legacy, and joy through her music. Critics and audiences alike are falling under the spell of this rising jazz star. Dashiell recently appeared on season three of NBC’s The Sing-Off as a member of Afro Blue, and she has performed in concert with Esperanza Spalding, Fred Hammond, Smokey Robinson, Geri Allen, Allan Harris, and more. Her latest album, with Terri Lyne Carrington, is We Insist 2025!, a bold reimagining of the seminal 1961 album We Insist! Max Roach’s Freedom Now Suite. This performance is presented in collaboration with Jazz at Lincoln Center. The concert is underwritten in part by a generous donation from Amy & John Peckham and the Peckham Family Foundation.

The English Concert brings their magic touch to Caramoor once again, for a performance on Sunday, November 9, 2025 at 3pm. After captivating audiences with all-Vivaldi programs in 2021 and 2023, this renowned British ensemble returns under Harry Bicket’s masterful direction from the harpsichord. Playing on authentic 17th-century instruments, they achieve something truly special – passionate, fiery performances that never sacrifice precision or delicate beauty. The English Concert is considered one of the world’s premier period-instrument ensembles. Their performance at Caramoor will feature music by masters including J.S. Bach, Handel, Purcell, and more. This concert is sold out, but a waitlist is available. The performance is underwritten in part by a generous donation from the Howard and Sarah D. Solomon Foundation. 

On Sunday, November 16, 2025 at 3pm, the Poiesis Quartet gives its first concert as Caramoor’s Ernst Stiefel String Quartet-in-Residence. Formed in 2022 at Oberlin, the Poiesis Quartet has swiftly risen to prominence, and are the Grand Prize winners of the 2025 Banff International String Quartet and the 2023 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competitions. Renowned for their cohesive artistry and adventurous programming, the group lives up to its name – poiesis, from the Greek “to make” – with performances that forge new paths in chamber music. Dedicated to championing the voices of emerging and historically underrepresented composers, the Poesis Quartet brings this vibrant mission to life in their Caramoor residency. Poiesis’s November 16 program, titled Surfacing, is an exploration of the raw, human responses to existential and life-altering events. Incorporating musical influences as varied as electronic dance music, East Asian folk tunes, R&B, jazz, gospel, and traditional spirituals, four composers take us on a journey through phases of healing and growth, ultimately surfacing from confusion and pain with resilience and a renewed sense of hope. The concert includes music by Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, Brian Raphael Nabors, Kevin Lau, and Sky Macklay. The Ernst Stiefel String Quartet-in-Residence program at Caramoor, founded in 1999, annually supports an exceptional emerging string quartet. The year-long residency includes three performances at Caramoor and two 10-day periods in which the Quartet works with students in local schools, as well as the commissioning of a new work by a composer of the Quartet's choosing. Tickets are free for audience members ages 18 and under.

The Arcadian Wild takes the stage in the Music Room on Friday, November 21, 2025 at 7:30pm. This Nashville-based ensemble is known for its intricate, heartfelt acoustic sound. Blending progressive folk, bluegrass, and choral harmonies, they create a musical style that is uniquely their own. Led by songwriters Isaac Horn (guitar) and Lincoln Mick (mandolin), joined by Bailey Warren on fiddle and Erik Coveney on bass, the group is celebrated for their rich arrangements and vivid storytelling. The Arcadian Wild’s latest album, Welcome, draws on everything from country and classical to pop and choral music with lush, cinematic arrangements that balance the intellectual and the emotional in equal measure. Though the group tours and records without a drummer, their songs are deeply rooted in rhythmic propulsion, driven by intricately interlocking instrumental and vocal parts that cohere into a deceptively effortless whole. This concert is presented in collaboration with City Winery.

About Caramoor

Each year, Caramoor presents an exciting array of concerts across genres – from classical, opera, and chamber music to jazz, American roots, global sounds, and the American songbook. Caramoor’s acclaimed Summer Season brings audiences together for unforgettable outdoor performances from June into August in five distinct settings (the Music Room, Venetian Theater, Spanish Courtyard, Friends Field, and the Sunken Garden), while the intimate Rosen House Concert Series runs from October through May in the historic Rosen House, a Mediterranean-style villa listed on the National Register of Historic Places and filled with treasures from around the world. With a mission to engage audiences of all ages, Caramoor also offers a selection of concerts and programs for families and our youngest listeners.

Caramoor is a place where music, history, and nature come together to create moments of beauty and connection for all who visit. In addition to hearing concerts, visitors to Caramoor can tour the spectacular Rosen House, explore its intriguing collections, enjoy a picnic, and experience the lush gardens and grounds – including Caramoor’s unique collection of site-specific Sound Art, permanently installed sound sculptures which draw inspiration from their environment. Caramoor also offers a formal afternoon tea service year-round in the Music Room (by reservation), a seasonal concessions tent, and a selection of public programs such as yoga, art classes, and large-scale community events. 

At-a-Glance Calendar: Upcoming Rosen House Concert Series Performances

Friday, October 17 at 7:30pm: Stella Cole - Cabaret in the Music Room | Benefit Concert
Sunday, October 26 at 3pm: Raphaël Feuillâtre, guitar
Saturday, November 1 at 3pm: Evnin Rising Stars
Sunday, November 2 at 3pm: Evnin Rising Stars
Friday, November 7 at 7:30pm: Christie Dashiell
Sunday, November 9 at 3pm: The English Concert
Sunday, November 16 at 3pm: Poiesis Quartet
Friday, November 21 at 7:30pm: The Arcadian Wild
Saturday, December 6 at 8pm: Rosanne Cash - Benefit Concert
Sunday, December 7 at 3pm: An Amarcord Christmas
Sunday, March 8 at 3pm: Schwab Vocal Rising Stars
Friday, March 20 at 7:30pm: Goitse
Sunday, March 22 at 3pm: Víkingur Ólafsson, piano
Sunday, April 12 at 3pm: Junction Trio
Sunday, April 19 at 3pm: Steven Isserlis, cello & Connie Shih, piano
Friday, May 1 at 7:30pm: Anat Cohen Quartetinho
Sunday, May 3 at 3pm: Poiesis Quartet
Friday, May 8 at 7:30pm: Solomon Hicks

For Caramoor’s complete schedule: caramoor.org/events

Ticketing Information

Concert tickets are available for purchase online at caramoor.org; by phone at 914.232.1252 Tuesdays through Fridays from 10am-4pm; and on site from the Box Office two hours before each performance.

More information about visiting Caramoor: caramoor.org/visit

Caramoor’s Rosen House Concert Series runs from October through May, held in the exquisite Music Room of the Rosens’ historic home – a Mediterranean-style villa from 1939 filled with treasures from around the world. Photo by Gabe Palacio available in high resolution here.