for tickets to CARNEGIE HALL events call CarnegieCharge: 212-247-7800 Or visit Carnegie Hall’s Box Office FOR OTHER EVENTS call the appropriate box office listed for that event FOR GENERAL INFO CALL ACO at 212.977.8495 more about Sonidos: Cuba artists & composers essay: Sources in Cuban Music essay: A history of Cuban concert music Español aco homepage       for tickets to CARNEGIE HALL events call CarnegieCharge: 212-247-7800 Or visit Carnegie Hall’s Box Office FOR OTHER EVENTS call the appropriate box office listed for that event FOR GENERAL INFO CALL ACO at 212.977.8495 more about Sonidos: Cuba artists & composers essay: Sources in Cuban Music essay: A history of Cuban concert music Español aco homepage       for tickets to CARNEGIE HALL events call CarnegieCharge: 212-247-7800 Or visit Carnegie Hall’s Box Office FOR OTHER EVENTS call the appropriate box office listed for that event FOR GENERAL INFO CALL ACO at 212.977.8495 more about Sonidos: Cuba artists & composers essay: Sources in Cuban Music essay: A history of Cuban concert music Español aco homepage       for tickets to CARNEGIE HALL events call CarnegieCharge: 212-247-7800 Or visit Carnegie Hall’s Box Office FOR OTHER EVENTS call the appropriate box office listed for that event FOR GENERAL INFO CALL ACO at 212.977.8495 more about Sonidos: Cuba artists & composers essay: Sources in Cuban Music essay: A history of Cuban concert music Español aco homepage

Schedule of Events, March 2 - 14, 1999 Tuesday, March 2 at 8pm Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, 57th Street at 7th Avenue Dance Date with Cuba New York Festival of Song Concert, theatre, and dance songs from the early masters Lecuona, Roig, and Caturla to contemporary exponents Gramatges, León, de la Martinez, and de la Vega. Tickets: $28. Call CarnegieCharge at 212.247.7800 Friday, March 5 at 7:30pm Joe's Pub at the Public Theater, 425 Lafayette Street Noche de Piano: Lecuona, Cervantes y mas Thomas Tirino, Nohema Fernandez, and Huberal Hererra, pianos A cabaret-style marathon exploring the living legacy of Lecuona, Saumell, and Cervantes, who combined Cuban dance rhythms with European art music to create a dazzling Cuban style. Includes music by Juan Piñera, Marco Rizo, Enrique Ubieta, and more. Tickets: $15, 2 drink minimum, call TeleCharge at 212.239.6200. For information call 212.539.8777. Saturday, March 6 at 7:30pm Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture, 450 Grand Concourse at 149th Street, The Bronx Catarsis & Havana Ensemble Catarsis, the newest in a long tradition of Bembe groups, pushes Cuba's hot, improvisatory a capella vocal music to new heights, plus a Latin Jazz ensemble of Irakere alumni. Tickets: $25 and $20. Call 718.518.4455 Monday, March 8 at 8pm The Main Space at The Knitting Factory, 74 Leonard Street between Broadway and Church Street Ritmos Electricos Orlando Ríos y Nueva Generación Traditional Cuban drumming meets electronics and the avant-garde. Tickets: $15. Call 212.219.3055 Tuesday, March 9 at 8pm Americas Society, 680 Park Avenue Quintet of the Americas Chamber music for woodwinds by contemporary composers Gramatges, López-Gavilán, D'Rivera, and Bernardo. Tickets at the door: $15. Call 212.249.8950, ext. 463 Wednesday, March 10 at 8pm Newman Theater, hosted by The Public Theater, 425 Lafayette Street Pre-concert discussion at 7pm Cuartetos Cubanos Herencia String Quartet Music for string quartet by J. Martín, E. Martín, Diez Nieto, López-Marín, and Caturla. Suggested Admission: $15. Call 212.977.8495. Thursday, March 11 at 8pm The Harbor Conservatory for the Performing Arts at Boys Harbor, 1 East 104th Street (at Fifth Ave.) Little Theater, 3rd floor Crossover: Influences in Cuban Concert Music A performance/symposium exploring the unique blending of folk, ethnic, and popular idioms that make Cuban concert music. Free, reservations required. Call 212.977.8495 Friday, March 12 at 8pm Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, 57th Street and 7th Avenue Pre-concert discussion at 7pm ACO Chamber Players Paul Lustig Dunkel & Tania León, conductors; Joan LaBarbara, soprano An intermingling of contemporary trends featuring music by Juan Piñera, Orlando García, José Loyola, Keyla María Orozco Alemán, and more. Tickets: $25. Call CarnegieCharge at 212.247.7800 Saturday, March 13 from 10am - 2pm The Harbor Conservatory for the Performing Arts at Boys Harbor, One East 104th Street (entrance on Fifth Avenue at El Museo del Barrio), 3rd Floor Harold Gramatges & Orlando García with students of The Harbor Conservatory A master class, performance, and interactive workshop for children and teenagers. Free, reservations required. Call 212.427.2244, ext. 557 or 573 Saturday, March 13 at 7:30pm Hostos Center for the Arts and Culture 450 Grand Concourse at East 149th Street, The Bronx Adalberto Alvarez y su Son & Harbor Conservatory Latin Big Band Alvarez, the great son composer/musician, and the the Harbor Conservatory Latin Big Band explore the links between Cuba and bebop jazz. Tickets: $25 and $20. Call 718.518.4455 Saturday, March 13 at 8pm Russian Mission Residency, Mosholu Avenue at West 255th Street, Riverdale Bronx Arts Ensemble with Dave Valentin, flute Latin jazz meets chamber music by Danilo Aviles and Ernesto Lecuona. Tickets: $20. Call 718.601.7399 Sunday, March 14 at 3pm Carnegie Hall, 57th Street at 7th Avenue Pre-concert discussion at 1:30pm American Composers Orchestra Sonidos de las Américas: Cuba Dennis Russell Davies, conductor, Santiago Rodriguez, piano HAROLD GRAMATGES: Serenata for String Orchestra AURELIO DE LA VEGA: Adios ERNESTO LECUONA: Rapsodia Negra for Piano and Orchestra LEO BROUWER: Canción de Gesta JULIAN ORBON: Tres Versiones Sinfonicas Tickets: $15, $32, $45. Call CarnegieCharge at 212.247.7800 Sunday, March 14 at 9pm Nuyorican Poets Café, 236 East 3rd Street between Avenues B and C Oriente Lopez y La Patrulla Click An Afro-Cuban jazz session wraps up the festival! Tickets at the door: $15 cash only. Call 212.505.8183 Tickets & Information For tickets to Carnegie Hall events call CarnegieCharge at 212.247.7800 For other events call the appropriate box office. For further information call ACO at 212.977.8495