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From: Jeffrey James <jamesarts@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] =?windows-1252?Q?Quintet_of_the_Americas_Presents_Conc?=
Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:42:58 -0400

June 20, 2008
For Immediate Release
Contact: Jeffrey James Arts Consulting
516-586-3433 or jamesarts@-----.net

Quintet of the Americas Presents Concerts in Queens, New York on June 22
and 29 – Repertoire Includes Quintets by Elliott Carter and Miguel del
Aguila

New York, NY – The Quintet of the Americas will present two concerts in
the next week at two venues in Queens, New York:

Sunday, June 22 - 3:30 PM at the Jewish Center, 37-06 77th Street in
Jackson Heights, New York. The program, presented in cooperation with
the Latin American Cultural Center of Queens, will include Elliott
Carter’s Quintet (1948 – presented in celebration of the composer’s
100th birthday), Miguel del Aguila’s Quintet No. 2 and a selection of
Latin American dances. Mr. del Aguila will be in attendance and will
speak to the audience about his music.

Sunday, June 29 at 2:00 and 3:00 PM at the New York Hall of Science,
47-01 111th St., located in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens. The
programs will be Magic in Music- special family oriented presentations.

The June 22 concert is free and open to the public and will include a
post-concert reception. For more information about the June 29 programs,
call the Hall of Science at 718-699-0005 or visit them at
http://www.nyscience.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, Eastern Europe and Asia. 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.

The June 22 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, the New York State
Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, the Aaron Copland
Fund for Music, JPMorgan Chase /Meet the Composer Regrant Program for
Small Ensembles, The Carnegie Corporation of New York, and the Music
Performance Funds, Local 802, A.F. of M. With special thanks to NYS
Senator the Hon. Frank Padavan, and the Hon. Helen M. Marshall, Borough
President of Queens.

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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