Quintet Of The Americas to Present Programs Of Latin, Jazz, Klezmer & Swing
The program will include Echoes From a Distant Land (1983) by the late José Raul Bernardo, the World Premiere of Begin Again (2020) and more.
By: Chloe Rabinowitz May. 24, 2022
Quintet of the Americas will present a concert of Latin, Jazz, Klezmer & Swing Commissions on June 10 @ <9B9> Art Space, 9 Avenue B in Manhattan.
The program will include Echoes From a Distant Land (1983) by the late José Raul Bernardo, the World Premiere of Begin Again (2020) by Allen Schulz, Rockaway Baby by Lev "Ljova" Zhurbin, Quintet No. 1 Jazz Quintet (1981 rev 2004) by the late Ed Bland and Klezmer Fantasy (2019) by the late James Cohn.
Performers will be Kim O'Hare Bonacorsa, flute; Matt Sullivan, oboe; David Valbuena, clarinet; Barbara Oldham, horn and Alexander Davis, bassoon and contrabassoon.
The June 10 event is free. Seating is limited so please be sure to make a reservation by emailing quintetorg@gmail.com. The concert will be live-streamed. Please note that proof of vaccination will be required for admission to this concert.
All Quintet of the Americas presentations are ADA accessible. For MTA transportation information, visit http://tripplanner.mta.info/MyTrip/ui_web/customplanner/TripPlanner.aspx.
Founded in Bogota, Colombia in 1976, Quintet of the Americas 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, including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Symphony Space, and the Library of Congress. Visit their website at http://www.quintet.org and become their friend at http://www.facebook.com/groups/325982319921/.
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