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

  • Robert Deemer

    Robert Deemer

    Mannahatta Windows (2009) Robert Deemer wrote about Mannahatta Windows: “In his article “Mannahatta: An Ecological First Look at the Manhattan Landscape Prior to Henry Hudson”, Eric Sanderson provided ratios of how much of the island contained human habitation in 1604 (0.1%), in 1798 (16%) and in 2004 (97%). Through a commission by the Quintet of…

  • Robert Paterson

    Robert Paterson

    Suburban Waltz Fantasy Rob writes about his Wind Quintet: All of the movements of this wind quintet are connected and inspired in some way by American icons, surrealism, collage, post-1950’s imagery and suburbia. The second movement, “Suburban waltz-fantasy,” contains quotes from 1960’s-70’s TV show themes:  The Jetsons, All in the Family, Green Acres, The Dick…

  • Roberto Sierra

    Roberto Sierra

    Dona Rosita la soltera for Quintet and Soprano (1985) Essays (1987) Dos tonos de verde with orchestra (1991) Estudios para quinteto de vientos (2011-2012) Sexteto para piano y vientos (2014) Quintet of the Americas was introduced to the music of Roberto Sierra in the mid-1980’s by the Puerto Rican mezzo Puli Toro when the Quintet premiered Doña Rosita…

  • 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…

  • William T. McKinley

    William T. McKinley

    Concerto for the New World for Wind Quintet, String Orchestra and Percussion (1991) Introduction and Thema: AndantinoVariation I: AllegroVariation II: LarghettoVariation III: PrestoVariation IV: ModeratoVariation V: AdagioVariation VI: Scherzo ragVariation VII: NobileVariation VIII e Finale: Allegro molto e baccanàle Quintet manager, Sandra Elm introduced us to William Thomas McKinley. we were happy to have two…

  • Xinyan Li

    Xinyan Li

    Milky Way Lovers (2013) Quintet of the Americas met Xinyan Li when she was a resident of Flushing, Queens, NY. She gave us the parts for her woodwind quintet Mo Suo’s Burial Ceremony. It is a very interesting well-constructed piece and we were happy to commission her for another work – Milky Way Lovers. Link…