Quintet of the Americas Presents Living American Composers Concert

Quintet of the Americas Queens’ renowned woodwind quintet will present a concert on Wednesday April 30 @ 4:00 PM at Queens Botanical Garden 43-50 Main Street in Flushing Queens NY as part of their new residency at the garden.

The program Living American Composers will include the Premieres of Three American Folk Tunes (2024) by Allen Schulz (b. 1964) and Satchmo in New Orleans (2025) by Sunny Knable (b. 1983) (commissioned by Quintet of the Americas made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature) as well as Woodwind Quintet Op. 87 (2023) by Joseph Jones and Red Clay & Mississippi Delta (2009) by Valerie Coleman (b.1970).

Performers will be Kim Bonacorsa flute; Andres Ayola oboe; David Valbuena clarinet: Barbara Oldham horn Alexander Davis bassoon and guest soprano Jay St. Flono.

The April 30 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.

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Host or Publisher Jeffrey James