Every day, you have to make three hours of music, just randomly improvising, and that's a great way to weed stuff out. Caroline Shaw daygreathour Change image and share on social
'Partita' is a simple piece. Born of a love of surface and structure, of the human voice, of dancing and tired ligaments, of music, and of our basic desire to draw a line from one point to another. Caroline Shaw basicbeardance Change image and share on social
I was curious about experimenting with different colors - kind of like having an expanded orchestra. Suddenly, instead of just writing for strings, you can add bassoon and oboe and brass. I like these extreme differences in sounds right next to each other. Caroline Shaw addbassoonbras share on social
Living in New York City, you have to keep trying to do a lot of things. Caroline Shaw citylivelot Change image and share on social
I guess I'd like people to be able to forget a lot of things and just enjoy the beauty of harmony and melody for a moment. Caroline Shaw beautyenjoyforget Change image and share on social
It was sort of an experiment to try to leave the violin. Can I be a real person without this thing? It was a big part of my identity. Caroline Shaw bigexperimentidentity Change image and share on social