Klarinet Archive - Posting 000063.txt from 2007/11
From: Jeffrey James <jamesarts@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] Quintet of the Americas in Concert at Greenwich House Music School in
Date: Thu, 08 Nov 2007 15:20:37 -0500
November 8, 2007
For Immediate Release
Contact: Jeffrey James Arts Consulting
516-586-3433 or jamesarts@-----.net
Quintet of the Americas in Concert at Greenwich House Music School in
New York City on November 12
New York, NY – The Quintet of the Americas will present a concert on
Monday, November 12, 2007 – 7:30 PM at the Renee Weiler Concert Hall of
Greenwich House Music School, 46 Barrow Street in Manhattan. This event
is part of Latin American Cultural Week
(http://www.pamar.org/lacwnyc/schedule.asp).
Repertoire for this performance will include Bernstein’s Overture to
Candide, “Yaravi” from Miniatures by William Grant Still, “The Soul”
from Ritmo Indio by Louis W. Ballard, “Mikiztli” theme for Dia de Los
Muertos (from Quintet No. 2) by Miguel del Aguila, Amanecer Vallenato
(paseo) by Jorge Olaya Munoz and “Zurisee” from Foyveblas by Paul Douglas.
From the optimism of Candide to the gentle and reverent laments from
Peru and Native America to the intriguing rhythmic and wild fantasy of
Miguel del Aguila’s Quintet No.2, this concert celebrates the
creativity, energy and perseverance of the human spirit. The Quintet
will trade Western instruments for native flutes, whistles and drums in
a Mexican processional melody for the Day of the Dead. They will also
present Colombian dances which reflect the spirit of the origin of this
unique ensemble and finish with the exciting “Zurisee” by Canadian
composer Paul Douglas, a celebration of survival written by the composer
after a near-fatal accident.
Award winning Uruguayan composer Miguel del Aguila will be the Quintet’s
special guest at the concert.
The November 12 concert is free and open to the public. For more
information call 718-230-5189 or visit http://www.quintet.org. For more
information about Greenwich House please call 212-242-4770 or visit
http://www.greenwichhouse.org/music.htm.
This program will also be performed in Queens on November 13 at the
Salvation Army Center 86-07 35th Avenue, Jackson Heights in Jackson
Heights at 11:00AM and at the Community Mediation Services, 89-64 163rd
Street, Jamaica at 1:00 PM that same day.
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. Two time recipients of ASCAP-Chamber Music America Awards for
Adventuresome Programming, they have recorded for New World, MSR, CRI,
Newport Classics, MMC and XLNT. The Quintet has been a past recipient of
the Chamber Music America Commissioning Award for new works from David
Chaitkin and Judith Sainte Croix. They are in residence in The
Department of Music and Performing Arts in The Steinhardt School at New
York University where they lead a summer woodwind quintet institute.
Visit their website at http://www.quintet.org.
This concert is made possible with public funds from The New York State
Council on the Arts, a state agency. Funding is also provided by The New
York City Department of Cultural Affairs. Additional funding comes from
The Aaron Copland Fund for Music, The Meet the Composer / JP Morgan
Chase Fund for Small Ensembles, The Carnegie Corporation of New York,
and The Jarvis and Constance Doctorow Family Foundation and the support
of NYS Senator the Hon. Frank Padavan, the Hon. Helen Marshall, Borough
President of Queens, and the Queens Delegation to the New York City Council.
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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