The acclaimed Canta Libre Chamber Ensemble will be in concert, performing music for flute, harp and strings on Friday, June 2 at 7 p.m. at the Heckscher Museum of Art located at 2 Prime Ave. in Huntington.
Repertoire for this concert will include Adiós Nonino by Astor Piazzolla, Fantasie for Violin and Harp by Camille Saint Saens, Sonata for Flute and Harp by Nino Rota, Après un rêve by Gabriel Fauré, Duo for Violin and Cello, Op. 7 by Zoltán Kodály, Pavane by Gabriel Faure, Suite Brève by Ladislas Rohozinski and Trio for Flute, Cello and Harp by Howard Blake.
Performers will include Bradley Bosenbeck on violin, Sally Shorrock on flute, Bernard Tamosaitis on cello and Karen Lindquist on harp.
Canta Libre was founded in 2002 by flutist Sally Shorrock to foster the performance and enjoyment of musical literature specifically written for flute, harp and strings.
They have been acclaimed by audiences throughout the Northeast, with regular performances in Connecticut, Westchester and Long Island.
They were featured at The American Harp Society 50th Anniversary National Conference, and have appeared at Lincoln Center, on WNYC at The Green Space, The Music Festival of the Hamptons, Barge Music, concerts at One at Trinity Church in Manhattan, WLIW TV, National Public Radio of Long Island, and The Brooklyn Public Library.
Trained at the finest conservatories, many of the members have performed and toured internationally, with appearances at major festivals, including Aspen, Spoleto and Tanglewood.
Their critically-acclaimed CD by Jean Francaix, Joseph Guy Ropartz, Jean Yves Daniel-Lesur and Maurice Ravel is available on the 4Tay label from https://www.jamesarts.com/4tay/4033-cantalibre-popup.html.
For more information about Canta Libre, go to www.cantalibre.org.
This concert is free and open to the public.
For more information about the event, call 631-351-3250 or visit www.heckscher.org.
