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 Copy Share Image
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
