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.… — Caroline Shaw Copy Share Image
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… — Caroline Shaw Copy Share Image
I grew up listening to - it's kind of embarrassing - all classical music. — Caroline Shaw Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I could read music and sing all the right notes at the right time. And over time, I literally found my voice, found a… — Caroline Shaw Copy Share Image
I was curious about experimenting with different colors - kind of like having an expanded orchestra. Suddenly, instead of just writing for strings, you… — Caroline Shaw Copy Share Image
Living in New York City, you have to keep trying to do a lot of things. — Caroline Shaw Copy Share Image
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… — Caroline Shaw Copy Share Image
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… — Caroline Shaw Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
