Klarinet Archive - Posting 000056.txt from 2010/04
From: Jeffrey James <jamesarts@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] Quintet of the Americas Mannahatta Concert on April 22 at
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2010 11:01:24 -0400
April 19, 2010
For Immediate Release
Contact: Jeffrey James Arts Consulting
516-586-3433 or jamesarts@-----.net
Quintet of the Americas Mannahatta Concert on April 22 at Bayside =
Historical Society in Bayside, New York Celebrates Earth Day
New York, NY =96 Quintet of the Americas woodwind ensemble will present =
Mannahatta, a concert, panel discussion and celebration of Earth Day on =
Thursday, April 22 - 7:00 PM at the Bayside Historical Society, 208 =
Totten Avenue, Fort Totten in Bayside, New York. This event, which also =
includes a panel led by Dr. Eric Sanderson, author of Mannahatta: A =
Natural History of New York City, is the first of the Quintet=92s =
Mannahatta concerts, presenting environmentally-themed music throughout =
the five boroughs of New York City.
Repertoire for this concert includes two World Premieres =96 Mannahatta =
Windows by Robert Deemer and Hudson River Quintet by Christopher Kaufman =
for woodwind quintet with surround-sound audio tape and video of the =
Hudson River and environmental paintings. Ellis Island by Stuart Balcomb =
and Quiet Tide by Mark Dancigers will also be presented.
The panel, featuring Dr. Sanderson, leader of the Wildlife Conservation =
Society=92s Mannahatta Project, will also include environmental artist Ken =
Cro-Ken, composer Christopher Kaufman and the performing musicians.
The Mannahatta Project is reconstructing the ecology of Manhattan when =
Henry Hudson first sailed by in 1609 and comparing it to what we know of =
the island today, discovering the environmental foundation of the city. =
More about it at http://themannahattaproject.org/.
The April 22 concert is free and open to the public. For reservations =
and more information, call 718-352-1548, or visit =
http://www.baysidehistorical.org/home.html.
Members of Quintet of the Americas are Sato Moughalian, flute; Matt =
Sullivan, oboe; Nicholas Gallas, clarinet; Barbara Oldham, horn; and =
Maureen Strenge, bassoon. Founded in Bogota, Colombia in 1976, the =
Quintet has specialized in bringing music new music from the Western =
hemisphere to audiences in the United States since its arrival in New =
York in 1979. The group has enjoyed an international career that has =
taken them to concert halls throughout the Americas, the Caribbean, and =
Eastern Europe. They are currently 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 and become =
their friend at http://www.facebook.com.
This program is sponsored with public funds from the New York State =
Council on the Arts, a public agency and the New York City Department of =
Cultural Affairs. Additional funds provided by The Jarvis and Constance =
Doctorow Family Foundation, Meet the Composer's Cary New Music =
Performance Fund and The Carnegie Corporation of New York.
For press inquires or photos, 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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