The acclaimed Canta Libre Chamber Ensemble will be in concert, performing music for flute, harp and strings on Tuesday, November 4 at 8:00 PM at Christ and St. Stephen's Church, 120 West 69th St. (between Columbus Avenue & Broadway) in Manhattan. This will be presented as part of Latin American Cultural Week NYC, celebrating the 30th anniversary of Pan American Music Art Research (PAMAR).
Repertoire for this event will include works by Brazil's
Heitor Villa-Lobos, Spain's Pablo de Sarasate, and Argentina's Alberto Ginastera and
Astor Piazzolla.
Performers will be Sally Shorrock, flute,
Francisca Mendoza, violin,
Veronica Salas, viola, Bernard Tamosaitis, cello and Karen Lindquist, harp.
Tickets are $15 at the door, cash only. For more information, call 516-586-3433 or visit
www.csschurch.org/events/concert-events/. For public transit information, visit
tripplanner.mta.info/MyTrip/ui_web/customplanner/tripplanner.aspx. All Canta Libre concerts are ADA accessible.
Much more about LACW 2014 at
www.lacw.net.
Canta Libre's 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 them at
www.cantalibre.org.
