Quinteto Latino

This event was originally scheduled for March 10 and has been rescheduled.

Quinteto Latino is a San Francisco Bay Area wind quintet with a mission to build community through Latino classical music. Founded in 2004 by French horn player Armando Castellano, this ensemble aims to expand the boundaries of a classical music tradition by performing works exclusively by Latino/a composers. In addition, the quintet advocates on behalf of Latino/a composers and classical musicians through mentoring, commissioning, and being a voice regionally and nationally for issues around diversity and classical music.

In their Music of the Americas debut, the Quintet will present a program featuring a premiere by Colombian composer Felipe Nieto, alongside works by Gabriela Lena Frank and others.

Program

• Gabriela Ortiz, "Puzzle-Tocas"
• Felipe Nieto-Sachica, New Work for Quinteto Latino, "C U Z A – four nocturnes for wind quintet"
• Gabriela Lena Frank, "Mitos: Suite Dramatica para Quinteto de Vientos (y actores)"

Quinteto Latino

• Diane Grubbe, flute
• Kyle Bruckmann, oboe
• Leslie Tagorda, clarinet
• Shawn Jones, bassoon
• Armando Castellano, ensemble director and French horn

Nieto-Sachica's "C U Z A – four nocturnes for wind quintet" was made possible by a grant from the American Composers Forum with funds provided by the Jerome Foundation.