Canta Libre Chamber Ensemble in Concert on March 15 and 18 at St. Joseph’s College in Brooklyn, New York

The acclaimed Canta Libre Chamber Ensemble will be in concert, performing music for flute, harp and strings, March 15 @ 1 PM and March 18 @ 3:00 PM, both at St. Joseph’s College, The Parlors, Touhy Hall, 245 Clinton Ave., Brooklyn NY.

Repertoire for these concerts will be Faure’s Pavane (1887), Interlude from Debussy’s Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp (1915), Decide from Joseph Jongen’s Concert for Five (1923), Daniel-Lesur’s Suite Medievale (1945), Bernard Andrès Algues (1988) and Michael Amorosi’s Suite of Five Dances (1999). Performers will be Sally Shorrock, flute, Bernard Tamosaitis, cello, Veronica Salas, viola, Bradley Bosenbeck, violin and Karen Lindquist, harp.

These events are free and open to the public.  For more information, call 718-940-5300 or visit https://www.sjcny.edu/.

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, with regular performances in Connecticut, Westchester and Long Island. They were featured at The American Harp Society 50th Anniversary National Conference, and have appeared at Lincoln Center, on WNYC at The Green Space, The Music Festival of the Hamptons, Barge Music, Concerts at One at Trinity Church in Manhattan, WLIW TV, National Public Radio of Long Island, and The Brooklyn Public Library. 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/4033-cantalibre-popup.html. Much more about them at http://www.cantalibre.org.

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