Quintet of the Americas in Concert on May 23 at Queens Botanical Garden in Flushing

The program will be a celebration of new music by emerging Latino composers including Colombian composers Natalia Camargo Duarte, César Corredor Camacho, and Luis Aconcha Torres, Costa Rican composer Sergio Delgado, and Cuban composer Jorge Amado.

Performers will be Kim Bonacorsa, flute; Andres Ayola, oboe; David Valbuena, clarinet: Barbara Oldham, horn, Alexander Davis, bassoon.

The May 23 event is free and Botanical Garden admission is free during this time as well.

For more information, 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 Performance 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. 

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

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