Canta Libre Chamber Ensemble in Concert Performs at Library for the Performing Arts Today

The acclaimed Canta Libre Chamber Ensemble will be in concert, performing music for flute, harp and strings today, April 11 at 2:30 PM at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center's Bruno Walter Auditorium, 111 Amsterdam Ave. in Manhattan.

Repertoire for this Grandjany Revealed event will be Marcel Grandjany's O Bien Aimee and Aria in Classic Style, Handel's Harp Concerto with Grandjany's cadenzas, Joseph Jongen's Concerto a Cinque and Debussy's Sonata for Viola, Flute and Harp.

Marcel Grandjany's son Bernard will be present at the concert and will speak to the audience.

Performers will be Sally Shorrock, flute, Bradley Bosenbeck, violin, Veronica Salas, viola, Bernard Tamosaitis, cello and Karen Lindquist, harp.

The April 11 event is free and open to the public. For more information, call 212-870-1630 or visit www.nypl.org/locations/lpa. For public transit information, visit http://tripplanner.mta.info/MyTrip/ui_web/customplanner/tripplanner.aspx. All Canta Libre concerts are ADA accessible.

Canta Libre was founded in 2002 by flutist Sally Shorrock to foster the performance and enjoyment of musical literature specifically written for flute, harp and strings. They have been acclaimed by audiences throughout the Northeast and were featured at The American Harp Society 50th Anniversary National Conference. They have appeared at Lincoln Center, on WNYC radio at The Green Space, at The Music Festival of the Hamptons, Bargemusic, Concerts at One at Trinity Church in Manhattan, WLIW TV, National Public Radio of Long Island, and The Brooklyn Public Library and perform regularly in New York City, Connecticut, Westchester and Long Island. Trained at the finest conservatories, many of the members have performed and toured internationally with appearances at major festivals, including Aspen, Spoleto and Tanglewood. Their critically-acclaimed CD of music by Jean Francaix, Joseph Guy Ropartz, Jean Yves Daniel-Lesur and Maurice Ravel is available on the 4Tay label from www.jamesarts.com/4tay/. It was designated "the best new U.S. release" by BBC Music Magazine in March of 2011. Much more about Canta Libre at www.cantalibre.org.