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

  • Daniel Binelli 

    Daniel Binelli 

    Corales de Hawaii (2010) with piano Danza con los sueños (2011) Espacial (2011) with piano and bandoneon New York Tango (2010 with piano and bandoneon Quintet of the Americas was fortunate to collaborate with world-renowned tango masters Polly Ferman, piano, and Daniel Binelli, bandoneön, in a NEA sponsored residency in 2011 in Queens, NY. Inspired…

  • Daniel Ott

    Daniel Ott

    Variable Winds (2015) Variable Winds was commissioned by Quintet of the Americas with funds provided by the New York State Council on the Arts. The Quintet premiered the work at the Queens Botanical Garden on June 14, 2015.  12’ A resident of Flushing, Daniel Ott Daniel Ott is a 2013 recipient of the Goddard Lieberson…

  • David Chaitkin

    David Chaitkin

    Nocturne (1991) Commissioned by Chamber Music America for Quintet of the Americas Published by Josef Marx Music Co Work duration c. 12 min. Quintet of the Americas was privileged to work with David Chaitkin in the early 1990’s. We were proud to receive one of the first Chamber Music America commissioning grants for him and…

  • David Dzubay

    David Dzubay

    Kukulkan III (2010) I. Water Run (profane well) II. Processional – Offering (sacred well) III. Quetzalcoatal’s Sacrifice (The Greay Ball Court) Epilogue: Kukulkan’s Decent (El Castillo – September equinox) Program note by the composer: Composed for Quintet of the Americas Like many visitors to the ancient Mayan ruins of Chichén Itzá, I stood in awe…

  • David Temperley

    David Temperley

    Woodwind Quintet (1992) Premiered by Quintet of the Americas Society, NYC December,1996. Davy Temperley grew up in central Illinois. His father was a musicologist and pianist, and classical music and chamber music were part of Temperley’s impressionable childhood environment. Listening to the top 40 radio station in Chicago he found rock music and had a…

  • Diego Luzuriaga

    Diego Luzuriaga

    Quinteto Silvestre (1992) For woodwind quintet was commissioned by the Quintet of the Americas in New York, and premiered by them on May 1, 1992, at the concert Hemisphere at the Americas Society in New York. Recorded by Quinteto de Alientos de la ciudad de México (Global Entertainment GECDI-8003). Score published by Henry Lemoine, Paris. 10 minutes Ecuadorian Diego Luzuriaga is…

  • Dylan Glatthorn

    Dylan Glatthorn

    The Stuff of Comets (2012) The Stuff of Comets was commissioned by Quintet of the Americas as part of a series of works inspired by photographs of space taken from the Hubble telescope. Quintet of the Americas gave its world premiere on February 4, 2012 on the Music of Now Marathon at Symphony Space, NYC…

  • Ed Bland

    Ed Bland

    Quintet No. 1 Jazz Quintet (1981) Quintet of the Americas was privileged to work with Mr. Bland in preparing the premiere of his Quintet No. 1 at Hunter College in 1981. The Quintet has brought this work back to its repertoire in 2022 and given the work multiple performances.  Hear a quintet performance here Considered by some…

  • Edgar Colón-Hernández

    Edgar Colón-Hernández

    Alegria! A Fantasy on a Puertorican Christmas Carol Procesión jíbara (2008) Venid Pastores a Belen The Quintet premiered Procesión jíbara on December 15, 2008. The Quintet’s association with Edgar goes back to the 1980’s when Edgar was writing the program notes for the Quintet’s Columbia Artists tours. Matt and Barbara worked with Edgar again when they performed in…

  • Edmund Cionek

    Edmund Cionek

    Fifteen Fake Folk Songs (2003) Part I: Seven Songs of Enlightenment and Personal Growth No. 1. I just received $50 dollars from “Meet the Composer”No. 2 The Dryer’s BrokenNo. 3 The Platinum CardNo. 4 CongestionNo. 5 World Series Triumph/DefeatNo. 6 The Backwards Leonard Bernstein SongNo. 7 O How Gleefully Our Rats Grow Bolder Part II:…

  • Elliott Schwartz

    Elliott Schwartz

    Bird Bath (2001) The composer writes “Bird Bath was composed for the Quintet of the Americas, and premiered by them at the Bar Harbor Music Festival in 2001.  The work attempts to highlight elements of woodwind timbre (and characteristic figurations) which suggest bird calls. In addition, I’ve placed the quintet members within a larger environment –…

  • Elliott Sharp

    Elliott Sharp

    Jag (1989) for alto flute, oboe, bass clarinet, bassoon and horn The parts for jag consist of musical fragments repeated in loops with changes of speed and bending of pitch. The players performance allows for considerable improvisation with the parameters set by the composer. The Quintet recorded Jag which is on the CD Self Portrait…