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“The Spanglish Dances” premiere
Quinteto Latino performs their latest commission, The Spanglish Dances by Victor Márquez-Barrios, Puzzle-Tocas by Gabriela Ortiz, multiple winds in the distance by Orlando Jacinto Garcia, and another QL commission, Felipe Nieto-Sáchica’s C U Z A – four nocturnes for wind quintet. Friday, April 7, 20238pmCenter for New Music55 Taylor StreetSan Francisco $15 General$10 Members & Students
Read MoreQL and Bruno Ruviaro at Mosswood
Quinteto Latino presents three works: Gabriela Ortiz’ Puzzle-Tocas, Orlando Jacinto Garcia’s multiple winds in the distance, and a QL commission, C U Z A – four nocturnes for wind quintet, by Felipe Nieto-Sáchica. Happy to share this concert with long-time colleagues from Quinteto Latino, Bruno Ruviaro will play a set of live coding electronic improvisations based on reworked samples of Brazilian music. Sunday, December 11, 20222pmMosswood Sound Series3630 Telegraph AvenueOakland $10 –...
Read MoreYasushi and Friends
Acclaimed violinist Yasushi Ogura, concertmaster for many Bay Area orchestras and operas (including Jarvis Conservatory’s many zarzuelas, Pocket Opera and many others), will perform with flutist Diane Grubbe and pianist Frank Johnson (host of “It’s a Grand Night for Singing”) in a program of chamber music. Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 5 (“Spring”) in F majorHandel Trio Sonata in g minor (HWV 393)Gieseking Sonatine for flute and piano Saturday, October 157pm Jarvis Conservatory 1711 Main StreetNapa, CA $10 – $25 more information...
Read MoreAmbient Bird
A performance with Wendy Reid and ensemble, including live and pre-recorded African grey parrot, blue parrotlet and green parrotlet. Thursday, September 15, 2022Live Oak ParkBerkeley, CA 6pm Free
Read MoreQL Seminario 2022
On August 4-7, 2022, Quinteto Latino presented Seminario, a biennial conference of Latino musicians from around the United States, exploring the intersections of identity, artistry, and racial equity in the classical music field. As part of this intensive, co-hosted by San Jose State University, the public was invited to view the opening plenary and the culminating concert featuring Seminario cohort musicians. Thursday, August 4-7, 2022Seminario 2022San José State University
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Diane Grubbe has appeared as a soloist with the Siena Music Festival in Italy, the San Francisco Concerto Orchestra, L’Orchestre de Notre Dame in San Francisco and the Calabasas Chamber Orchestra in Southern California, with whom she recorded the Vivaldi Piccolo Concerto for their CD The Baroque Concerto.