Canta Libre Chamber Ensemble to Perform at Lyndhurst Mansion in Tarrytown

The acclaimed Canta Libre Chamber Ensemble will be in concert, performing music for flute, harp and strings on Sunday, June 14 - 4:00 PM at Lyndhurst Mansion, 635 South Broadway, Tarrytown, N.Y.

Repertoire for this event will be Astor Piazzolla's Oblivion, arr. for Canta Libre, Jean Cras's Quintet for Harp, Flute and Strings, Marcel Grandjany's Aria in Classic Style, Villa Lobos' Bachianas Brasillieras No. 5, arr. for Canta Libre and Ginastera's Impresiones de la Puna.

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

Tickets for the June 14 concert are $25. For more information, call 914-631-4481 or visit http://www.showclix.com/event/CantaLibre/listing. 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 http://www.jamesarts.com/4tay/. It was designated "the best new U.S. release" by BBC Music. Much more about them at http://www.cantalibre.org.

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