Performatist
    Dance

    Quintet of the Americas

    Illustration for Quintet of the Americas

    Saturday, May 23, 2026

    10:00 AM

    Scheduled

    About This Event

    Quintet of the Americas, a wind quintet formed in Bogotá in 1976 and based in New York since 1979, performs at Queens Botanical Garden. Drawing on decades of touring across the Americas and Eastern Europe and eight recordings, the group presents a program listed under dance that leans on chamber-music practice, emphasizing rhythmic precision, close ensemble blend and clarity of line over spectacle.

    About the Artist

    Quintet of the Americas

    Quintet of the Americas

    chamber music

    Quintet of the Americas is a wind quintet formed in Bogotá in 1976 and rooted in New York City since 1979. The ensemble has toured widely through the Americas and Eastern Europe and has documented its work across eight recordings.