The Toomai String Quintet is an ensemble devoted to playing a variety of musical traditions from around the world, creating its own string arrangements, and commissioning new works. The award-winning group has been engaging audiences across the US for over a decade, performing concerts in collaboration with presenters such as Carnegie Hall, 92nd Street Y, and The Juilliard School, among others. 

Central to Toomai's mission is the expansion of the Latin American repertoire for string ensemble. Tonight's concert features music from Brazil, Cuba, and Mexico. Come hear them play their original arrangements of songs by Milton Nascimento, Dona Ivone Lara, Léa Freire, Ernesto Lecuona, Manuel Ponce, Heitor Villa Lobos, and more!

With Emilie-Anne Gendron and Emma Frucht (violins), George Meyer (viola), Hamilton Berry (cello), and Andrew Roitstein (bass).