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| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | Contacts: Quartet Publicist Dana Scoby Tel/Fax: (516) 797-9166 |
San Francisco, CA - March 5, 2005 - Quartet San Francisco, winners of the 2004 International Tango Competition hosted by the Argentinian consulate in New York, will perform on Long Island and New York City April 2, 3, and 4.
The concerts, sponsored and presented by Chamber Players International, Molloy College Music Department and Jeffrey James Arts Consulting will include:April 2 - 7:30 PM at Molloy College, Rockville Center - The Molloy College Music Department & Chamber Players International present the Quartet in the Hays Theater of the school's Wilbur Arts Center. For more information contact the Music Department at 516-678-5000 ext. 6289 or visit them at http://www.molloy.edu/.
April 3 - 12 noon brunch; 1:30 concert - DeSeversky Conference Center New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury - http://www.nyit.edu/ More information at 877-444-4488 or visit http://chamberplayersinternational.com/.
April 4 - 8:00 PM at St. Peter's Church, Citicorp Center, Manhattan - Chamber Players International and Jeffrey James Arts Consulting present the Quartet in concert in the church's magnificent and historic sanctuary. More information at 516-797-9166 or 718-846-2351 or by email at jamesarts@worldnet.att.net. Directions to St. Peter's at http://www.saintpeters.org/.
Program for these concerts will include:
- Felicia - Enrique Saborido/arr.Cohen
- Comme il Faut - Eduardo Arolas/arr. Jeremy Cohen
- Gallo Ciego - Augustin Bardi/arr. Cohen
- La Cumparcita - G. H. Matos Rodriguez/arr Cohen
- Bei Mir Bist du Schoen - Sholom Secunda/arr. Cohen
- Jubilee Stomp - Duke Ellington/arr. Cohen
- Strange Meadowlark - Dave Brubeck/arr. Cohen
- Blue Rondo - Dave Brubeck/arr. Cohen
- Melodia in A minor - Astor Piazzolla/arr. Cohen
- Nuevo Tango - Astor Piazzolla/arr. Cohen
- Four Studies - Peter Schickele
- Toy Trumpet - Raymond Scott/arr. Cohen
- Powerhouse - Raymond Scott/arr. Dunlap
- Siberian Sleighride - Raymond Scott/arr. Cohen
- Penguin - Raymond Scott/arr. Cohen
- Crowdambo - Jeremy Cohen
- Taquito Militar - Mariano Mores/arr. Jeremy Cohen
- El Dia Que Me Quieras - Carlos Gardel/arr. Jeremy Cohen
- Libertango - Astor Piazzolla/arr. Cohen
About Quartet San Francisco
Founded in 2001 by renowned jazz and classical violinist Jeremy Cohen, Quartet San Francisco is dedicated to performing every composition true to the style in which it was conceived. Their repertoire, although solidly grounded in traditional string quartet literature, includes Big Band, Latin and jazz music, performed with infectious enthusiasm and incredible technique. Other members of the group are violinist Kayo Miki, violist Emily Onderdonk and cellist Joel Cohen. Visit them at http://www.quartetsanfrancisco.com/.
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| Quartet San Francisco members and International Tango Competition officials enjoy a moment following a recent concert by the group at The Fundacion Cultural Konex on Sunday Aug. 29, 2004 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Standing left to right: Gabriela Olivera-Surif (public relations), Valentín Surif (Argentine representative of Competition), Emily Onderdonk (viola), Ben Molar (competition judge), Jeremy Cohen (violin I), Raul Conti (painter and sculptor, father of Director of Competition, Mirian Conti). Seated: Kayo Miki (violin II), Joel Cohen (cello).
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