Caroga Arts Collective announced the lineup for the Caroga Lake Music Festival (CLMF)’s 2024 summer season – bringing in more than 150 artists from around the world to Caroga for 40 events spanning genres from funk, rock, pop to jazz, americana, classical, and even comedy.
Notable artists include Cory Wong, Sawyer Fredericks, Eddie Barbash, Alex Moffat, Henhouse Prowlers, and rising superstar Eddie Benjamin. In addition, over 100 Resident Artists from 24 states and five countries will reside across six weeks and perform major orchestral pieces like Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony and Copland’s Appalachian Spring, as well as prominent solo and chamber works.
Presented by Caroga Arts Collective, the Caroga Lake Music Festival is a multi-genre music festival presenting a series of world-class performances in the Southern Adirondacks. Since the festival’s founding in 2012, CMLF has grown from a one-week chamber music festival to an internationally recognized festival showcasing a multitude of genres from May to September. The mainstay is a five-week summer residency featuring renowned soloists, chamber musicians, and orchestral professionals in collaboration with international touring guest artists.
Located on the shore of West Caroga Lake, Sherman’s Park is the home base for the Caroga Lake Music Festival. Known as a venue for iconic big bands in the 1920s and 1930s, Sherman’s provides the perfect up-close setting for an engaging and memorable concert-going experience. Caroga Lake Music Festival regularly attracts thousands of audience members from locally and afar to its concerts, helping spur tourism and economic growth for the town. Caroga Arts is proud to welcome concertgoers of all ages to ride the George and Ruth Abdella Carousel before every 2024 CLMF concert at Sherman’s Park.
Each summer, it’s a joy to bring artists, audiences and communities together for concerts, events and memories along the lake. It’s hard to believe we started this 13 seasons ago when we were only teenagers and now those same artists are going on to win the Grammys, playing in Carnegie Hall and touring across the world. CLMF resides at the core of Caroga Arts mission to reimagine the Adirondack Experience through the power of the arts. By showcasing a diverse group of artists ranging across genres, generations, and geographies, we are confident this year’s lineup features something for everyone.
Kyle Barrett Price, Founder, Executive and Artistic Director of the Caroga Arts Collective.
Performing at the 2024 CLMF for the first time this year are ‘80s rock band Generation Radio (featuring former members of Chicago, Rascal Flatts, and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers), Americana/country group The Mallett Brothers Band, and jazz vocalist Shayna Steele. Other highlights will include: “Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue at 100,” performed by Caroga Arts Ensemble and conducted by Grammy winner David Alan Miller, with Kevin Cole on piano; The return of the free Kids Carousel Concert series including a performance of Louie the Loon, back by popular demand; The Queen’s Cartoonists and collaborations with Running Wild Media and Utica Dance; and Multi-instrumentalist and musical prodigy Eddie Benjamin, who toured with superstar Justin Bieber, collaborates with Caroga Arts Ensemble.
In the Fall of 2023, Caroga Arts launched the String Project & Arts Collaborative Education (SPACE) program in Wheelerville and Johnstown schools. This groundbreaking initiative aims to deliver accessible music lessons and mentorship opportunities to students in schools where the offerings are not otherwise provided in their music programs. This summer marks another milestone for Caroga Arts as they introduce the SPACE Summer Camp, previously recognized as the CLMF Lessons & Ensemble Program. The camp is designed to continue the momentum of providing individual and small group lessons throughout the summer, offering students the opportunity to learn from the esteemed Resident Artists.
We are thrilled to provide returning and new engaging workshops for all ages and levels through the SPACE Summer Camp. Each summer, our education programs have proven to be a rewarding experience for all involved — the Resident Artist instructors, our community of music students, and all attendees of our annual showcase. As we expand arts education offerings to support our youngest students to our senior amateur musicians, the summer program remains a beloved tradition that allows us to build on our year-round resources and provide opportunities for musicians of all ages to hone their musical talents.
Stephanie Price-Wong, Caroga Arts’ Director of Education and Community Engagement.
We are thrilled to provide returning and new engaging workshops for all ages and levels through the SPACE Summer Camp. Each summer, our education programs have proven to be a rewarding experience for all involved — the Resident Artist instructors, our community of music students, and all attendees of our annual showcase. As we expand arts education offerings to support our youngest students to our senior amateur musicians, the summer program remains a beloved tradition that allows us to build on our year-round resources and provide opportunities for musicians of all ages to hone their musical talents.
Discounted Season Passes are now available for purchase and tickets for individual performances will go on sale April 26, 2024. All Caroga Arts presented events are free for children and students aged 17 and below, excluding fundraising events. To learn more about Caroga Arts and reserve tickets, please visit here.
2024 CLMF Schedule
Sat, May 25 @ 11 a.m. – Kids Carousel Concert: Reptiles & Friends Via Aquarium
Sat, May 25 @ 7 p.m. – The Man in Black: A Tribute to Johnny Cash
Fri. Jul 5 @ 7:30 p.m. – CLMF Resident Artists: Symphonic Sparks! A Fourth of July Concert & Fireworks
Sat. July 6 @ 5 p.m. – Red, White, Blues & Bluegrass: The Mallett Brothers Band; Quinn Sullivan; Geoff Saunders & The Nashville Bluegrass Buddies
Wed. July 17 @ 7 p.m. – CLMF Resident Artists: Carousel Music Box: An immersive experience with Caroga Arts & Utica Dance
Fri. Jul 19 @ 7 p.m. – CLMF on Tour: Caroga Chapel: Caroga Arts Ensemble performs the Holberg Suite
Sat. Jul 20 @ 5 p.m. – Caroga Arts Gala: A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Cara Samantha & The Highline Band
Sun. Jul 21 @ 3 p.m. – CLMF on Tour: Sacandaga Valley Arts Network
Wed. Jul 24 @ 7 p.m. – The Queen’s Cartoonists: Music from cartoons and animation, Live and synchronized to the big screen!
Thurs. Jul. 25 @ 7 p.m. – CLMF on Tour: Cooperstown Summer Music Festival
Fri. Jul 26 @ 7 p.m. – CLMF Resident Artists: American Journeys: A Musical Landscape of American composers, Tommy Mesa, cello
Sat. Jul 27 @ 7 p.m. – Generation Radio: Super Group featuring Jay Demarcus (Rascal Flatts) and Jason Scheff (Chicago)
Sun. Jul 28 @ 6 p.m. – CLMF on Tour: Caroga Museum
Tue. Jul 30 @ 7 p.m. – An Evening with Cory Wong & Strings: A special acoustic performance and conversation
Wed. Jul 31 @ 7 p.m. – Cory Wong & the Wongnotes with Caroga Arts Ensemble
Thurs. Aug 1 @ 7 p.m. – CLMF on Tour: A Musical Exhibition at Arkell: Pre-Concert with Lucy Durkin, Art History Professor at Eastman School of Music
Fri. Aug 2 @ 7 p.m. – CLMF Resident Artists: Metamorphosis: Where Nature meets Music: Immersive Visuals from Running Wild Media
Sat. Aug 3 @ 11 a.m. – Kids Carousel Concert: Meet the Instruments! Featuring members of WindSync with CLMF Resident Artists
Sat. Aug 3 @ 2 p.m. – SAUNDERSFEST: Henhouse Prowlers, Saunders Family Band, and more!
Sun. Aug 4 @ 1 p.m. – CLMF on Tour: Peck Lake Marina
Sun. Aug 4 @ 6 p.m. – Rich Saunders’ Songwriter Circle with Caroga Arts Ensemble
Mon. Aug 5 @ 6:30 p.m. – CLMF on Tour: St. Johnsville Summer Concert Series
Wed. Aug 7 @ 7 p.m. – Shayna Steele and Caroga Arts Ensemble
Thurs. Aug 8 @ 6 p.m. – CLMF on Tour: Johnstown Midsummer Concert Series
Fri. Aug 9 @ 7 p.m. – Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue at 100: Caroga Arts Ensemble; David Alan Miller, conductor; Kevin Cole, piano
Sat. Aug 10 @ 11 a.m. – Caroga Cornhole Classic
Sat. Aug 10 @ 7 p.m. – Eddie Benjamin with Caroga Arts Ensemble
Sun. Aug 11 @ 9 a.m. – 6th Annual Charity Golf Tournament
Sun. Aug 11 @ 6 p.m. – CLMF on Tour: The Barge Concert at Canada Lake
Wed. Aug 14 @ 7 p.m. – CLMF Resident Artists: An Evening of Encores (Part I)
Thurs. Aug 15 @ 6 p.m. – CLMF on Tour: Lorenzo State Historic Site
Thurs. Aug 15 @ 7 p.m. – CLMF on Tour: An Evening of Encores (Part II)
Fri. Aug 16 @ 7 p.m. – CLMF Resident Artists: Festival Finale: Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony: Fabiola Kim, violin; Nate West, bass
Sat. Aug 17 @ 11 a.m. – Kids Carousel Concert: Louie the Loon!
Sat. Aug 17 @ 7 p.m. – A Night at the Symphony with Eddie Barbash
Sun. Aug 18 @ 3 p.m. – CLMF Resident Artists: Festival Finale: Beethoven’s Fifth: Fabiola Kim, violin; Nate West, bass
Sat. Aug 31 @ 11 a.m. – Kids Carousel Concert: Live Raptors! Herkimer’s own Deb Saltis & Falcon Heart Rescue
Sat. Aug 31 @ 7 p.m. – Tribute Night: Eagles meets AC/DC
Fri. Sep 13 @ 7 p.m. – CLMF on Tour: A Musical Exhibition: Kyle Price, solo cello
Sat. Sep 14 @ 1 p.m. – 10th Annual Woofstock: Peace, Love & Drool: Sawyer Fredericks, Sean Rowe, Alex Torres & His Latin Orchestra, Girl Blue, Insolent Willies, Cleenstreet
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