Quintet of the Americas Presents Latin American Music

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.

Host or Publisher Jeffrey James