There's a bit of a new guard of contemporary classical musicians in New York, and we play a lot of different kinds of music together. We do pop studio sessions, and we'll also play John Cage and more avant-garde work. We're developing a language of music that comes with a lot of different styles, different kinds of work. Caroline Shaw avantbitecage share on social
I played a lot of Bach's partitas and sonatas; I like the way that Bach was abstracting already from these dance forms. Caroline Shaw abstractbachdance Change image and share on social
I've been gearing up for this future of writing a lot of new music by digging into my favorite old stuff, and twisting it around and highlighting the things I really love. Caroline Shaw digfavoritefuture Change image and share on social
I could read music and sing all the right notes at the right time. And over time, I literally found my voice, found a way to make sound. Caroline Shaw findliterallymake Change image and share on social
I've done a lot of performance practice, Baroque playing, and some of the joy and the challenge of it is figuring out what the composer intended... You have music of the 17th century - it's all whole notes and half notes. But inside of that, there are so many things that one can do, at least according to what we know about performance practice. Caroline Shaw 17thbaroquecentury share on social
I grew up listening to - it's kind of embarrassing - all classical music. Caroline Shaw classicalembarrassgrow Change image and share on social
I've been singing with Roomful of Teeth since the beginning in 2009, and it's a really mind-blowingly wonderful vocal ensemble. Very brave and very creative, and they're some of my closest friends. Caroline Shaw beginblowinglybrave Change image and share on social
I've spent a lot of time playing Bach partitas. One of my first jobs was to play for ballet and modern classes, so the music in 'Partita' is kind of like choreography for me. Caroline Shaw bachballetchoreography Change image and share on social