Canta Libre Chamber Ensemble to Perform At American Legion Post

Canta Libre Chamber Ensemble will be in concert, performing music for flute, strings and piano on Sunday, December 7 at 2:00 PM at American Legion Post.

Repertoire will include a Nutcracker medley, as well as works by Jean Cras, Guy Ropartz, Villa Lobos, Piazzolla, Grandjany, and Nino Rota.

Performers will be Sally Shorrock, flute, Masako Yanagita, violin, Veronica Salas, viola, Bernard Tamosaitis, cello and Karen Lindquist, harp.

This concert is free and open to the public, but registration is required. For more information, call 516-759-8300, ext. 1008 or visit https://goldcoast.librarycalendar.com/event/winter-concert-10039.

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 of music by Jean Francaix, Joseph Guy Ropartz, Jean Yves Daniel-Lesur and Maurice Ravel is available on the 4Tay label. Much more about them at http://www.cantalibre.org.