Klarinet Archive - Posting 000153.txt from 2010/06
From: Jeffrey James <jamesarts@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] Quintet of the Americas Mannahatta Environmental Concert on
Date: Sat, 12 Jun 2010 13:27:13 -0400
June 12, 2010
For Immediate Release
Contacts: Jeffrey James Arts Consulting
516-586-3433 or jamesarts@-----.net
or Martha Gellens at Wave Hill
718-549-3200 x232 or marthag@-----.org
Quintet of the Americas Mannahatta Environmental Concert on June 15 at =
Wave Hill Garden and Cultural Center in The Bronx
New York, NY =96 Quintet of the Americas woodwind ensemble will present =
Mannahatta, a concert on Tuesday, June 15 =96 2:00 PM at Wave Hill House =
on the grounds of Wave Hill, a public garden and cultural center in the =
Northwest Bronx at West 249th St. and Independence Ave. This concert =
takes place in Wave Hill House=92s historic Armor Hall, an intimate =
setting with vistas of the Hudson River and beyond.
Repertoire for this concert includes Mannahatta Windows by Robert Deemer =
and Hudson River Quintet by Brooklyn-based Christopher Kaufman for =
woodwind quintet with surround-sound audio tape and video of the Hudson =
River and environmental paintings by Ken Cro-Ken. Ellis Island by Los =
Angeles-based film composer Stuart Balcomb will also be presented, along =
with other nature-inspired works - Duke Ellington=92s Azalea, Queens =
resident James Cohn=92s Strutting Butterflies and Colombian composer Jorge =
Olaya Munoz=92 El Picaflor.
Composer Christopher Kaufman (www.chkaufman.com/hudson.htm) and =
environmental painter Ken Cro-Ken (www.kencroken.com/) will join the =
musicians in a discussion with the audience on the environment.
The June 15 concert is free and open to the public, and admission to the =
grounds of Wave Hill is also free until 2PM that day, as part of Target =
Free Days, providing public access to arts in the community. For =
reservations or more information, call 718-549-3200, ext. 305 or visit =
www.wavehill.org/calendar/event_2404.html.
This event is part of the Quintet=92s Mannahatta concert series, =
presenting environmentally-themed music throughout the five boroughs of =
New York City. These concerts recall the sounds of the natural =
environment heard in New York when Henry Hudson sailed into the harbor =
in 1609, and bring attention to the changes in our environment in the =
last 400 years, inspiring hope for an environmentally sound future.
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 themannahattaproject.org/.
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 www.quintet.org and become their =
friend at www.facebook.com.
Located 30 minutes from midtown Manhattan, Wave Hill=92s free shuttle van =
transports visitors to and from the garden=92s front gate and =
Metro-North=92s Riverdale station, the 242nd Street stop on the #1 subway =
line. Limited onsite parking is available for $8 per vehicle. Free =
offsite parking nearby with complimentary shuttle service to and from =
the offsite lot and front gate. Complete directions and shuttle bus =
schedule at www.wavehill.org.
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@-----.net or Martha Gellens at Wave Hill at =
718-549-3200 x232 or marthag@-----.
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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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