February 1, 2002
Contact: MariaElena Tobon, Music Director, ext 463

Quena Virtuoso Juan Lazaro Mendolas in Concert - Beyond the Mountain -
Music of the Americas - February 7 at 7:30 PM

The Americas Society is pleased to present a concert by the renowned
Bolivian Quena virtuoso Juan Lazaro Mendolas, "Beyond the Mountain" on
Thursday, February 7, 2002, 7:30 PM at the Americas Society, 680 Park
Avenue, corner of Park Avenue and 68th St. in Manhattan.

This exciting program is a journey through time and styles, starting
with ancient traditional music of the Incas, inhabitants of the Peruvian
and Bolivian Andean mountains, and moving through the Spanish-influenced
music of the Americas, to classical, jazz and contemporary music.

The program will include traditional folk ceremonial music, the Sonatina
Op. 100 by Antonin Dvorak, and works by J.S. Bach, Antonio Carlos Jobim,
Pixinguina, Gilberto Rojas, Gustavo Leguizamon and Juan Lazaro Mendolas.

Juan Lazaro Mendolas was born in Charcoyo, Bolivia and received his
musical training in the National University in Mendoza, Argentina. After
years of research Mendolas has an extensive collection of Quenas and
traditional instruments, and he has built Quenas adapted to western
tuning. He has performed as guest soloist with the New York Choral
Society, Princeton ProMusica, the Jupiter Symphony, Charlie Haden, Craig
Harris, Paul Motian and many others.

Participating artists will be Juan Lazaro Mendolas, Quena with guests
Mirian Conti, piano; Aaron Gilmartin and Alcides Loza, guitars; Paco
Moreno, charango; Satoshi Takeishi, drums and Barry Kornhauser, bass.

General Admission tickets are $15, Students & Seniors $10. Reservations
can be made by calling 212-249-8950 ext 463 or by email at
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The Americas Society is accessible to people with disabilities, please
call to make arrangements.

The Americas Society is a national not-for-profit institution dedicated
to engaging with people in the United States about the societies and
cultures of their Western Hemisphere neighbors.

In January of 2001 the Society created the Music Department and
appointed Conductor/Flutist Maria Elena Tobon as its Director. The New
Music Department seeks to increase awareness and promote the
performances of works by composers from Latin America, the Caribbean and
Canada, and to represent these region's culturally diverse musical
traditions. Visit us at: http://www.americas-society.org.

This event is made possible with the generous support of the Citigroup
Foundation, JPMorganChase and Credit Suisse/First Boston.

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