Here you can find all the composers that have worked with the Quintet of the Americas for over 40 years.

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  • Sunny Knable

    Sunny Knable

    Satchmo in New Orleans (2025) Commissioned by Quintet of the Americas made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. SUNNY KNABLE (b. 1983) is an award-winning composer, a multi-instrumental performer, an educator, and an author of multiple…

  • Shanyse Strickland

    Shanyse Strickland

    Ala Arusha – Mother Earth Shanyse Strickland recently won a space as a composer in the 2023 Music by Women International Festival, which will premiere a commissioned piece titled Afrofuturism, which also was the winning piece for the Urgent Art Fund grant. She has written and published seven original works, one of which was performed…

  • Fernando Otero

    Fernando Otero

    Anemona (2020) Native of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Fernando Otero (b.1972) is a Grammy award-winning pianist, vocalist and composer now living in Queens, NY. Otero draws on the musical tradition of his Argentina homeland, blending it with classical and jazz forms to create a vibrant and original sound, which he describes as X Tango.  We asked…