Quintet of the Americas Presents Latin American Music in Concert on October 23 at Queens Botanical Garden in Flushing

New York, NY – Quintet of the Americas, Queens’ renowned woodwind quintet, will present a concert on Wednesday, October 23 @ 3:00 PM at Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main Street in Flushing, Queens, NY, as the first event in their new residency at the garden.

This will be a program of Latin American music, including the preview of the latest Quintet Memory Project work: Memories for Woodwind Quintet by Argentina’s Fernando Otero (https://www.fernandootero.com/), inspired by stories of seniors from Sunnyside. The Memory Project is funded by an Artistic Projects Grant Award from Chamber Music America with generous support from the Howard Gilman Foundation.   

The event will also feature Rumbaconga by Jorge Amado (Cuba - https://www.jorgeamadomusic.com/) and Quinteto Fantástico by Sergio Delgado (Costa Rico - https://soundcloud.com/user-533653723).

Also on the program: Puzzle-Tocas by Gabriela Ortiz (Mexico), Jurame by Maria Grever (Mexico), and Te sorprendre? By Jorge Olaya Muñoz (Colombia).

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

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

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 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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