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About the ProgramThe American Brass Quintet continues a celebration of the 250th anniversary of the United States with a program of American music. The concert begins with a brief nod to the past, John Dowland's lively Earl of Essex Galliard/ Can She Excuse My Wrongs before focusing on living American composers. Dan Coleman and David Biedenbender are moving pieces that have earned significant places in ABQ's repertoire. Philip Lasser's work was commissioned by Juilliard in honor of ABQ's 30th anniversary as ensemble-in-residence and intersperses poetry among the movements that reflects the American spirit with a powerful and positive message. Reena Esmail is an American of Indian heritage who uses Hindustani modality in her piece Khirkiyaan. Closing the program is one lively chapter of Book of Brass by one of the foremost American composers, Jennifer Higdon. Diverse in many ways, this program is a great representation of American culture at its finest.About the ArtistsThe American Brass Quintet is internationally recognized as one of the premier chamber music ensembles of our time, celebrated for peerless leadership in the brass world. “The most distinguished” of brass quintets (American Record Guide), ABQ has earned its stellar reputation through its celebrated performances, genre-defining commissioned works, and an ongoing […]

About the ProgramOrchestra of St. Luke's and Joseph Parrish Finding an American Voice: Burleigh and Dvořák Orchestra of St. Luke's, joined by baritone Joseph Parrish, celebrates the friendship between Harry T. Burleigh, the pioneering Black American composer, and Antonín Dvořák, the renowned Czech composer. Their collaboration, rooted in spirituals and folk music, helped shape a distinctly American sound that continues to inspire us today.Five Boroughs Music Festival is a recipient of a 2026 Chamber Music America Artistic Projects grant. The Artistic Projects program is administered by Chamber Music America and made possible with funding from the Howard Gilman Foundation.About the ArtistsJoseph Parrish, winner of the 2022 YCA Susan Wadsworth International Auditions, is a Baltimore native with degrees from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and The Juilliard School. He made his NYC recital debut at Merkin Hall in a performance co presented by WPA with the Washington Performing Arts Children of the Gospel Choir as a follow up to his Kennedy Center debut the previous season. Joseph made his European opera debut with the Salzburg Festival as Potapitsch in Prokofiev's The Gambler and his European solo recital debut at the Usedomer Music Festival. He’s appeared with Cincinnati Opera, singing […]