Quintet of the Americas

Concerts for :

Thursday, April 24, 2014, at 1 PM
Community Mediation Services in Jamaica "Tone and Color"

	The concert program will include Three Colors by Marcus Redden The gorgeous Quintet by John Steinmetz (with references to medieval music) Goldfinch Variations by James Cohn Lejano azul (Distant Blue) by Luis Calvo Tangos and more! A FREE concert at 1 PM Join us for a pre-concert discussion at 12:30. Community Mediation Services 89-64 163rd Street, Jamaica, NY All Quintet concerts are ADA accessible

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Wednesday, May 7, 2014, 7 PM
Wind Chamber Music from 1973-2014 by Roberto Sierra

	With guest artists Anna Tonna, mezzo soprano and Jeanne Golan, piano PROGRAM György Ligeti Six Bagatelles ( a work by Sierra's composition teacher 1979-1982) Roberto Sierra Salsa para vientos (prize-winning work at the 1983 Budapest Spring Festival) Interludio de la Soledad for solo horn (1996) Sextet para quinteto de vientos (World premiere) (2014) Doña Rosita la soltera for wind quintet and mezzo (1985) (text by Garcia Lorca) Estudios for Wind Quintet (New York premiere) (2011-2012) Americas Society 680 Park Avenue, NY, NY at 68th Street Admission Fee: FREE for AS Members; $20.00 for non-members. Nonmember - Special Offer : friends of the Quintet can purchase tickets for $15 online until May 2: https://online.as-coa.org/as-coa/new-york/culture/mus-2014-quintet-05-07-14-qoa-friends No additional fees will be charged when purchasing online. $10 student tickets will be available for purchase at the door with ID. For more information, call 212-277-8359, ext. 4, or visit http://www.as-coa.org/events/quintet-americas-music-roberto-sierra All Quintet concerts are ADA accessible

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Saturday, May 10, 2014, at 2 PM
The Quintet of the Americas in collaboration with Rockaway Artists Alliance (RAA) presents "Tone and Color"

	The concert program will include Three Colors by Marcus Redden The gorgeous Quintet by John Steinmetz (with references to medieval music) Goldfinch Variations by James Cohn Lejano azul (Distant Blue) by Luis Calvo The Quintet will perform "Tone and Color" followed by a discussion about color in art and music with visual artists whose work is in RAA's "Black & White All Over" and "Chroma" exhibitions. Come spend a fabulous afternoon enjoying the exhibitions and concert and joining in the discussion. Art Exhibitions "Black & White All Over" Explore this multi-media exhibition of the dynamic expanses of the world of black and white, absence of color. "Chroma" Explore this exhibit of art which expresses purity of a color or its freedom from white or gray and the intensity of hue. A FREE concert Rockaway Artists Alliance, sTudio 7 gallery, Fort Tilden, Gateway National Recreation Area, Rockaway Point, Queens Gallery Hours: 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm Concert starts at 2:00 pm followed by discussion with the musicians, artists, and audience DIRECTIONS: RAA , FORT TILDEN, QUEENS, NY By Car From Belt Parkway, Exit 11S, go straight across Marine Parkway Bridge, stay right, follow sign to Breezy Point off bridge. Make left into park at first traffic light. From Woodhaven Blvd. to Crossbay Blvd. Go over Crossbay Bridge, go west on Beach Channel Drive. Follow sign to Breezy Point (bear right). Make left into park after first traffic light (Just past the entrance to the Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge). By Public Transportation From the Flatbush Ave/Brooklyn College subway stop (2 and 5 subway lines) take the Q35 to Fort Tilden. From Beach 116th Street, take the Q35 or Q22 to Fort Tilden. For more information call (718) 474-0861 and visit http://www.rockawayartistsalliance.org/ All Quintet concerts are ADA accessible

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These programs are made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council. Additional funding comes from Bloomberg Philanthropies, The Jarvis and Constance Doctorow Family Foundation, the Meet the Composer's Cary New Music Performance Fund and the Aaron Copland Fund for Music. Special thanks to the Hon. Helen Marshall, Borough President of Queens, and the Queens Delegation to the New York City Council.

For Quintet of the Americas press inquires, contact Jeffrey James Arts Consulting at 516-586-3433 or jamesarts@att.net.

Saturday, March 29, 2014 at 1:30PM
A Celebration of Tango

	Tango specialist, conductor and pianist, Pablo Zinger, will introduce the concert with demonstration s of various types of tango. The program will feature music by Ástor Piazzolla and Paquito D'Rivera The famous tango "La cumparsita" by Matos Rodriguez Three Red Tangos by Luis Pasquet with Pablo Zinger, piano and Pedro Giraudo, bass Also music by Ernesto Nazareth, Mariano Mores, Sebastián Piana, Osmar Maderna Flushing Library for more information call (718) 661-1200 (718) 661-1200 http://www.queenslibrary.org 41-17 Main St, Flushing, Queens, NY Admission is FREE. All Quintet concerts are ADA accessible

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Thursday, Novembre 21, 2013 at 7 PM
History of Tango

	Binelli - Ferman Duo Pre performance talk and reception to follow The 8th Annual Latin American Cultural Week (LACW) in New York City is part of an on-going collaboration with PAMAR (Pan American Musical Art Research, Inc.) that will take place 14–25 November 2013, and features all artists who present works in music, dance, film, theater, literature, visual and performing arts from or influenced by the diverse cultures of Latin America. For more information, visit www.lacw.net, www.nomaanyc.org, www.binelli-ferman.com Location: Our Saviou's Atonement Lutheran Church, 178 Bennett Avenue, New York, NY 10040 Suggested Donation $10 All Quintet concerts are ADA accessible

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Friday, June 14, 2013 at 4:30PM
Langston Hughes Library and Cultural Center

	MEMORY PROJECT Video of the Memory Project The program featured the premieres of three multi-media works inspired by interviews with seniors in Jackson Heights, Corona and Bayside, Queens Carl MaultsBy's Abuelas, Nanas and Grandmamas Unsung Lembit Beecher's Music for Bayside Lev "Ljova" Zhurbin's Dancing Lullaby featuring a performance by local students performing hand made instruments with the Quintet! Also works by Louis Armstrong, John Williams and Colombian dances Location: 100-01 Northern Boulevard, Corona, Queens, NY Admission is free All Quintet concerts are ADA accessible

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Sunday, June 16, 2013 at 2:00 PM - Celebrate Father's Day!
Queens Botanical Garden

	The Quintet returned to the Queens Botanical Garden for another chance to Celebrate Composers from Queens! Presented in collaboration with the Latin American Cultural Center of Queens Free Concert included with Garden admission. The program will include The Stuff of Comets commissioned by Quintet of the Americas by Dylan Glatthorn (Astoria) Wind Quintet (2004) by Beata Moon (Forest Hills) Quintet No. 2 for Winds by James Cohn (Douglaston) Sincerita by Christopher Caliendo (grew up in Jackson Heights) Music from the "Harry Potter" film by John Williams (born in Flushing) And a Salute to our Historical Composers with music by Louis Armstrong, Scott Joplin, Soong Fu-Yuan, and Morton Gould 43-50 Main Street, Flushing, NY 11355 For directions to the garden go to http://www.queensbotanical.org/ All Quintet concerts are ADA accessible

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Tuesday, June 11, 2013 at 11:00 AM
Salvation Army Queens Temple

	MEMORY PROJECT The program featured the premieres of three multi-media works inspired by interviews with seniors in Jackson Heights, Corona and Bayside, Queens Carl MaultsBy's Abuelas, Nanas and Grandmamas Unsung Lembit Beecher's Music for Bayside Lev "Ljova" Zhurbin's Dancing Lullaby Also works by Louis Armstrong, John Williams and Colombian dances 86-07 35th Avenue, Jackson Heights Admission is free All Quintet concerts are ADA accessible

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Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at 12:15PM
Catholic Charities Bayside Senior Center

	MEMORY PROJECT The program featured the premieres of three multi-media works inspired by interviews with seniors in Jackson Heights, Corona and Bayside, Queens Carl MaultsBy's Abuelas, Nanas and Grandmamas Unsung Lembit Beecher's Music for Bayside Lev "Ljova" Zhurbin's Dancing Lullaby Also works by Louis Armstrong, John Williams and Colombian dances 221-15 Horace Harding Blvd, Bayside (just off the L.I.E. at Springfield Blvd. exit - north) Admission is free All Quintet concerts are ADA accessible

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Tuesday, April 9, 2013 at 1:00PM
Center for Mediation Services

	Celebration of Queens Composers The program included The Stuff of Comets commissioned by Quintet of the Americas by Dylan Glatthorn (Astoria) Wind Quintet (2004) by Beata Moon (Forest Hills) Quintet No. 2 for Winds by James Cohn (Douglaston) Sincerita by Christopher Caliendo (grew up in Jackson Heights) Music from the "Harry Potter" film by John Williams (born in Flushing) And a Salute to our Historical Composers with music by Louis Armstrong, Scott Joplin, Soong Fu-Yuan, and Morton Gould Located at the Center for Mediation Services, 89-64 163rd Street in Jamaica Admission is free All Quintet concerts are ADA accessible

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Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at 7:30 PM
at The Players Theatre Main Stage

	Women's Work Presents Quintet of the Americas The program will include Julia Wolfe's On Seven-Star Shoes Beata Moon's Wind Quintet (2004) Kate Neal's cartoon Paper, Scissors, Dog Barbara Harbach's Freeing the Caged Bird And More TBA 115 Macdougal Street, New York, NY 10012 Between West 3rd and Bleecker streets Tickets $20/ $10 for students and seniors Tickets available at the door or purchase in advance at https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pe/9756426 (This location not handicapped accessible.)

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Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013 at 8PM
Loewe Auditorium, NYU

	The Quintet performs Julia Wolfe's On Seven-Star Shoes Julia Wolfe is well-known for her work as co-founder of New York's Bang On A Can Festival. She is on the faculty of New York University. 35 W. 4th Street, NYC Admission is free All Quintet concerts are ADA accessible

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Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at 11:00 AM
Salvation Army Queens Temple

	CRYSTAL WINTER With projected images of crystals, snowflakes, winter scenes, and Van Gogh's painting "Starry Night" The program will feature the opportunity for the audience to join the Quintet playing bells, water glasses, keys Adam Schoenberg's Winter Music Sammy Cahn's Let it Snow Quintet of the Americas' improvisation Starry Night Edgar Cólon-Hernández's Procesión jíbara ProProkofiev's "Troika" from Lietenant Kije David Dzubay's "Water Run" from Kukulkan III Silver Bells and more! 86-07 35th Avenue, Jackson Heights Admission is free All Quintet concerts are ADA accessible

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Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at 1:30PM
Elm-Cor Senior Center

	CRYSTAL WINTER With projected images of crystals, snowflakes, winter scenes, and Van Gogh's painting "Starry Night" The program will feature the opportunity for the audience to join the Quintet playing bells, water glasses, keys Adam Schoenberg's Winter Music Sammy Cahn's Let it Snow Quintet of the Americas' improvisation Starry Night Edgar Cólon-Hernández's Procesión jíbara ProProkofiev's "Troika" from Lietenant Kije David Dzubay's "Water Run" from Kukulkan III Silver Bells and more! 98-19 Astoria Blvd., East Elmhurst Admission is free All Quintet concerts are ADA accessible

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Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at 12:15PM
Catholic Charities Bayside Senior Center

	CRYSTAL WINTER With projected images of crystals, snowflakes, winter scenes, and Van Gogh's painting "Starry Night" The program will feature the opportunity for the audience to join the Quintet playing bells, water glasses, keys Adam Schoenberg's Winter Music Sammy Cahn's Let it Snow Quintet of the Americas' improvisation Starry Night Edgar Cólon-Hernández's Procesión jíbara ProProkofiev's "Troika" from Lietenant Kije David Dzubay's "Water Run" from Kukulkan III Silver Bells and more! 221-15 Horace Harding Blvd, Bayside (just off the L.I.E. at Springfield Blvd. exit - north) Admission is free All Quintet concerts are ADA accessible

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