Canta Libre Chamber Ensemble live in concert on Aug. 28, at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Oakdale

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Canta Libre Chamber Ensemble

The acclaimed Canta Libre Chamber Ensemble will present a live concert, performing music for flute, strings and harp on Saturday, Aug. 28 at 2:00 PM at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 1 Berard Blvd. in Oakdale. The event is sponsored by the Islip Arts Council, Art and Music in Historic Houses Series.

Works to be performed are Gabriel Pierne’s Variations Libres et Finale, Nino Rota’s Quintet, Jean Cras’s Quintette, the Handel/Halvorsen Passacaglia, Hypnosis by Ian Clarke (for flute and harp), Quincy Porter’s Little Trio, Joelle Wallach’s Suffrage Signatures and Can’t Find my Bow Blues by Laurence Dresner. Suffrage Signatures is presented as a special preview of the Canta Libre commissioned work.

Performers will be Sally Shorrock, flute, Veronica Salas, viola, Bernard Tamosaitis, cello and Karen Lindquist, harp, with guest violinist Dale Stuckenbruck.

The concert is free and open to the public. It will be presented outdoors, with a rain date of Aug. 29.

 

 

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