Klarinet Archive - Posting 000047.txt from 2011/05
From: Jeffrey James <jamesarts@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] Quintet of the Americas in Performance at Symphony Space in
Date: Tue, 10 May 2011 12:21:39 -0400
May 10, 2011
For Immediate Release
Contact: Jeffrey James Arts Consulting
516-586-3433 or jamesarts@-----.net
Quintet of the Americas in Performance at Symphony Space in Manhattan on =
May 14 as Part of Wall to Wall Sonidos
New York, NY =96 Quintet of the Americas woodwind ensemble will be in =
concert on Saturday, May 14 at the Peter Jay Sharp Theatre of Symphony =
Space, 2537 Broadway in Manhattan. The Quintet will be part of Wall to =
Wall Sonidos, and will perform at 1:15 PM and 3:30 PM that day.
At 1:15 the Quintet will perform tangos with Daniel Binelli, bandoneon, =
Polly Ferman, piano and singer Chris Vasquez. Repertoire will be =
Premieres of Binelli=92s New York Tango and Corales de Hawai, along with =
works by Sebastian Piana, Astor Piazzolla, Angel Villoldo, Carlos Gardel =
and Virgilio Expositos.
The 3:30 performance will present the Quintet with the Colorado String =
Quartet in music from Mexico. The Quintet will perform Danza de mediod=EDa =
by Arturo M=E1rquez; Matt Sullivan, oboist, will perform Upingos by =
Carlos Chavez and The Quintet will be joined by the Colorado Quartet to =
perform Suite de Gargantua, a nonet by Mario Lavista.
The Wall to Wall series is Symphony Space's annual gift to New York, =
this year exploring the breadth and depth of Latino cultures. This free =
event features a stellar roster of artists and a number of commissioned =
works receiving their world premiere performances. The concert facility =
is ADA accessible. For more about the May 14 event, call 212-864-5400 or =
go to http://www.symphonyspace.org/event/6500-wall-to-wall-sonidos. For =
MTA transportation information, visit =
http://tripplanner.mta.info/_start.aspx.
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 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 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 made possible with public funds from the New York State =
Council on the Arts, celebrating 50 years of building strong, creative =
communities in New York State's 62 counties. This program is supported, =
in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural =
Affairs, in partnership with the City Council. Additional funding comes =
from The Jarvis and Constance Doctorow Family Foundation and the Aaron =
Copland Fund for Music.
Photos of Quintet of the America are at http://quintet.org/press.html. =
For press inquires, contact Jeffrey James Arts Consulting at =
516-586-3433 or jamesarts@-----.
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