This program will feature Peri Mauer’s Caprice Julia Wolfe’s On Seven-Star-Shoes Gabriela Ortiz’ Puzzle-Tocas Jenni Brandon’s Five Frogs and Shanyse Strickland’s Ala Arusha - Mother Earth.
Performers will be Kim Bonacorsa flute; guest artist Rita Mitsel oboe; David Valbuena clarinet: Barbara Oldham horn and Alexander Davis bassoon.
The May 12 event is free with Botanical Garden admission (Adults $6 Seniors (age 62+) $4 Students $4 Children (ages 4 to 12) $2 Children (age 3 and under – FREE). This event is first-come first-served with limited seating. Botanical Garden members are free. For more information about the garden and admission call 718-886-3800 or visit https://queensbotanical.org.
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/. Quintet photos are available at http://quintet.org/press.html.
Quintet programs are made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature. These programs are supported in part by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. Additional funding comes from the Music Perfromance Trust Fund of the A.F. of M. the Jarvis and Constance Doctorow Family Foundation and generous individuals. Special thanks to the Hon. Donovan Richards Borough President of Queens and the Queens Delegation to the New York City Council.
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Event Venue
Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St, Queens, NY 11355, United States, Flushing
USD 6.00