A unique concert highlighting the music of internationally recognized Cuban composer Keyla Orozco, in celebration of Women’s History Month. Orozco’s works, imbued with a deep sense of empathy, embrace the complexity of being an immigrant, transcending geographic, political, and artistic boundaries, and exploring cultural crosscurrents to express our common humanity. Featuring complementary works by Ernesto Lecuona and Manuel Ponce, the program will be performed by the award-winning pianist Adonis González and the critically acclaimed Toomai String Quintet. The concert will be capped by a musical journey inspired by some of the world’s most riveting cities, including Amsterdam (pictured above), Paris, Barcelona, New York, Washington, Havana, Caracas, and Santiago de Cuba.
The National Opera Center
MARC A. SCORCA HALL
330 7th Avenue (at 28th Street)
7th Floor, NYC
General Admission: $25
CCCNY Members: $20
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A vintage 1908
postcard of
Parque Crombet
in Santiago de Cuba.
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can send payment by regular mail to:
Cuban Cultural Center of New York
P.O. Box 2608
Times Square Station
New York, NY 10021
Checks must be received by Friday, March 8.
The award-winning Cuban composer Keyla Orozco, who recently moved to New York City, has an international career which spans the Atlantic, from The Netherlands to the U.S. Her works are regularly performed in renowned venues around the world, including The Kennedy Center for Performing Arts, Carnegie Hall, Symphony Space, Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ, and Bimhuis. Orozco has degrees in Composition from the Instituto Superior de las Artes, and in Piano from the Escuela Nacional de las Artes, both in Havana, Cuba. She studied advanced composition at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague and Conservatory of Amsterdam. She currently teaches composition and piano at the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music.
The Toomai String Quintet is an ensemble devoted to playing a variety of musical styles from around the world, 
creating its own string arrangements, and commissioning new works. This award-winning group of musicians has been engaging audiences in New York and across the U.S. for over a decade, performing concerts and workshops in collaboration with presenters such as Carnegie Hall, Midori and Friends, 92nd Street Y, and The Juilliard School. In 2018, Toomai released its debut album, Cuerdas Cubanas, and since then has continued to expand the Latin American repertoire for string ensemble. www.toomaiquintet.com
Pianist, composer, and conductor Adonis González is a Latin Grammy nominee in the category of Best Classical Album for his solo debut album Adiós a Cuba. He made his conducting debut with Vienna International Orchestra in Austria. González is a winner of the Teresa Carreño International Piano Competition and has performed as a soloist with many orchestras and performed in many prestigious venues around the globe, including Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, New York City Opera Orchestra, Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center, and The Kennedy Center. He is a graduate of the Superior Institute of Art of Havana, and holds a Master of Music Degree from the University of Southern Mississippi, and a Ph.D. in Piano Performance from Rutgers University. He studied orchestral conducting at The Juilliard School.
This event is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.
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