Klarinet Archive - Posting 000277.txt from 2006/09

From: Jeffrey James <jamesarts@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] Quintet of the Americas in Concert on October 1 at Community Church of
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 13:34:52 -0400

September 25, 2006
For Immediate Release
Contact: Jeffrey James Arts Consulting
516-586-3433 or jamesarts@-----.net

Quintet of the Americas in Concert on October 1 at Community Church of
Douglaston, Queens, New York

New York, NY – The Quintet of the Americas will be in concert on Sunday,
October 1, 2006 – 4:00 PM, at The Community Church of Douglaston, 39-50
Douglaston Parkway in Douglaston, Queens, New York.

This concert, presented by the Douglaston Concerts First Sunday Series,
will feature the Quintet of the Americas performing W.A. Mozart’s
Quintet for Piano and Winds, K. 452, Mozart Camargo Guarnieri’s Sonatina
for Flute and Piano, Marcelo Zarvos’ Changes for Woodwind Quintet and
Piano (commissioned by Quintet of the Americas with public funds from
the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency) and Queens
composer James Cohn’s Mozart Fantasy, Op. 91.

Special guests for this concert will be pianist Blair McMillen
(http://www.blairmcmillen.com/), clarinetist Meighan Stoops and
bassoonist Gina Cuffari.

Tickets for the October 1 concert are $25, with discounts for seniors
and student. For reservations and information, contact the Community
Church of Douglaston at 718-229-2169 or visit them online at
http://www.communitychurchofdouglaston.org/.

The Quintet of the Americas, consisting of flutist Sato Moughalian,
oboist Matt Sullivan, clarinetist Edward Gilmore, hornist Barbara Oldham
and bassoonist Laura Koepke, was formed in Bogota, Colombia in 1976 by
U.S. citizens who were principal wind players in the Colombian National
Orchestra. The group relocated to New York City in 1979 and has since
enjoyed an international career that has taken them to concert halls
throughout the Americas, the Caribbean Asia, including annual
performances at Manhattan's Americas Society since 1982. Two time
recipients of ASCAP-Chamber Music America Awards for Adventuresome
Programming, the Quintet's repertoire represents works from composers
with a wide-range of aesthetic viewpoints. They have recorded for CRI,
Newport Classics, MMC and XLNT. Their latest CDs are Karel Husa:
Recollections on New World and Dancing in Colombia on the MSR label. The
Quintet has been a past recipient of the CMA Commissioning Award in for
a commission by David Chaitkin and a three-year Residency Award for work
in Chicago. They are in residence in The Department of Music and
Performing Arts in The Steinhardt School at New York University. Visit
their website at http://www.quintet.org.

For more information about the Quintet of the Americas, contact Jeffrey
James Arts Consulting at 516-586-3433 or jamesarts@-----.

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Jeffrey James Arts Consulting
45 Grant Avenue
Farmingdale, NY 11735 USA
Tel: 516-586-3433
E-mail: jamesarts@-----.net
Website: http://www.jamesarts.com

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