Charles B. Griffin
The Quintet of the Americas will perform my Three Miniatures for Wind Quintet, which was inspired by the poetry of Juan Ramon Jiménez on:
Monday, January 25 , 2010 at 10:00AM
Catholic Charities Bayside Senior Center, Susan Shafer, Director
221-15 Horace Harding Boulevard, Bayside, NY
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 at 11:00AM
Salvation Army Center of Queens
86-07 35th Avenue, Jackson Heights
Tuesday January 26, 2010 at 1:00PM
Community Mediation Services
89-64 163rd Street, Jamaica
The quintet will be joined by singer Chris Vasquez on a program that includes Souvenir de Puerto Rico by Louis Moreau Gottschalk, Danzón from the ballet Fancy Free by Leonard Bernstein, Aires Tropicales by Paquito D’Rivera, Volver by Carlos Gardel with lyrics by Alfredo LePera, Naranjo en flor by Virgilio Exposito with lyrics by Homero Exposito, Marsias by Mario Lavista, works from the quintet’s CD Dancing in Colombia, and several Argentinian tangos.
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Charles Griffin recently returned to the U.S. after spending 5 years living and working in Latvia. His compositions and arrangements have been performed at festivals and concert halls throughout the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Europe, Asia, Brazil, Cuba, and Puerto Rico. Recent projects include commissions from pianist Ana Cervantes and the Colorado State University Percussion Ensemble.
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