Barbès, Brooklyn NYC

Toomai kicks off our fall season at one of our favorite places in NYC, Barbès!  https://www.barbesbrooklyn.com/events

Great Waters Festival, Wolfeboro, NH

https://greatwaters.org/calendar/

Bay Chamber Music's Screen Door Festival, Season Finale; Camden, ME

"Passos Brasileiros" at Bay Chamber Festival; Camden, ME

"Unruly Sun": An Opera by Matthew Ricketts; Bay Chamber Music; Camden, ME

Bay Chamber Music's Screen Door Festival Opening Concert; Camden, ME

Americas Society, New York, NY

World premieres of new works by some amazing composers from Cuba: Yosvany Terry, Keyla Orozco, and Adonis Gonzalez-Matos

Greenwich Library; Greenwich, CT

Shapeshifter Lab

Hunter College, Lang Recital Hall

Chamber Music America National Conference: Showcase Ensemble

We're excited to be one of the featured Showcase Ensembles for this year's annual Chamber Music America National Conference in New York. Come hear us play music by Heitor Villa Lobos, Léa Freire, Israel "Cachao" Lopez, and more!

Barbès, Brooklyn, NY

Toomai premieres newly commissioned works for by composer/pianist Adonis Gonzalez-Matos

376 9th St, Brooklyn, NY

Con Vivo Music, Jersey City, NJ

Grace Church Van Vorst – 39 Erie Street, Jersey City, NJ
World Premiere of new works by Adonis Gonzalez-Matos! 
https://www.convivomusic.org/

Private House Concert, Brooklyn NY

Barbès, Brooklyn NYC

https://www.barbesbrooklyn.com/

New Recording Project, Details Announced Soon!

Barbès, Brooklyn NYC

376 9th St, Brooklyn, NY 11215

Cordas Americanas @ Billing Symphony's Sukin Series, Montana

Billings Symphony's Sukin Series

The Billings Depot, 2310 Montana Ave.

Bay Chamber Music's Screen Door Festival, Rockport, Maine

New York Philharmonic's Very Young Composers Guest Ensemble

We'll be workshopping new quintets by students in NY Philharmonic's Bridge program, an extension of the amazing Very Young Composers program.

Performance at Barbès

Special Recording Project: Leo Brouwer's Decameron Negro with Virginia Luque

Toomai plays music by Keyla Orozco at the National Opera Center, presented by the Cuban Cultural Center of New York

Toomai will be perform several works by the Cuban composer Keyla Orozco, along with other music by Cuban composers and those who were inspired by Cuba. 

Program to include:

• Orozco: Souvenirs for string quartet 
• Orozco: Piezas de Bolsillo for viola and piano, featuring violist Kallie Ciechomski
• Ponce: Suite Cubana 
• Lecuona: Selected works 

Secret Planet 2019 at DROM NYC (Presented by Barbès & Electric Cowbell)

As part of the 2019 APAP conference, we'll be joined by Miss Yaya to perform selections from our album Cuerdas Cubanas and other music from our ever-evolving Latin American songbook. 

This evening will also include a diverse musical offering from some other terrific ensembles: Yeni Nostalji, Michel Merhej and The Bil Afrah Project, Mdou Moctar, Yonatan Gat & the Eastern Medicine Singers,  La Mecánica Popular, Greek Judas
, and DJ Junf GA.

Residency at Barbès, Brooklyn, NYC, Show 4: A Tribute to Two Latin American Icons: Lecuona and Ponce

For the final show of our September residency at Barbès, we will present an exciting array of Cuban and Mexican works. Tonight, we'll feature the music of Ernesto Lecuona and Manuel Ponce, two composers inspired by traditional music, who penned some of most beloved melodies of their respective countries.

Residency at Barbès, Brooklyn, NYC, Show 3

In the third installment of Toomai's Barbès residency, we are joined by special guest violinist and composer Mazz Swift. This evening, we will pair new songs by Swift herself, Hamilton Berry (our very own!), and Jessica Pavone with Renaissance madrigals by Carlo Gesualdo, Adrian Willaert, and Thomas Weelkes.

Residency at Barbès, Brooklyn, NYC, Show 2: Cuerdas Cubanas

For the second show of our month long residency, we'll feature music from our new album, Cuerdas Cubanas. Featuring special guest vocalist Miss Yaya, we'll perform a range of Cuban styles, paying homage to the great artistic lineage of Ernesto Lecuona, Israel "Cachao" Lopez, Beny Moré, and Celia Cruz. 

Residency at Barbès, Brooklyn, NYC, Show 1

Tonight's concert—the first of our month long residency at Barbès—will give an eclectic preview of what's to come later in September. We'll play selections from our new album Cuerdas Cubanas, string arrangements of traditional Romanian music, and a collection of original songs by our own cellist Hamilton Berry and other special guest songwriters.

Cuerdas Cubanas: Album Release Celebration at Peter Norton Symphony Space

Come immerse yourselves in the music of Cuba and celebrate the release of our brand-new album, Cuerdas Cubanas! This show features modern string arrangements of legendary songs by Ernesto Lecuona as well as salsa, bolero, and mambo classics.

We'll be joined by special guest vocalist Alina Roitstein. 

https://www.symphonyspace.org/event/10136/Music/toomai-string-quintet-cuerdas-cubanas?spektrix_bounce=true

Symphony Space, Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theater, 2537 Broadway, New York, NY 10024

School Concert Presented by Midori and Friends

School Concert Presented by Midori and Friends

School Concert Presented by Midori and Friends

Performance postponed due to weather.

School Concert Presented by Midori and Friends

Midori and Friends presents: Toomai at PS 98Q

The Early Quintets Project Part 3: "Landscapes" @ Spectrum

http://www.spectrumnyc.com/

Collaboration with Matt Moran and Peter Stan of Slavic Soul Party!

The Early Quintets Project Part 2: Toomai plays Hearne and Tenney @ Spectrum

http://www.spectrumnyc.com/

Con Vivo Presents Toomai @ Learning Community Charter School

Midori and Friends Performance at Public School 536

The Early Quintets Project Part 1: Composer/ Performer @ Spectrum

The first of a three-concert series, Toomai performs works by Elliott Cole, Richard Carrick, and Jessie Montgomery, as well as premieres by very young composers! http://www.spectrumnyc.com/

Performance at Jacobi Medical Center

This event in will be held in Jacobi Medical Center's Atrium and is presented by Jacobi's social work department in an effort to raise awareness about domestic violence.

Residency at Morehead State University

Residency in Clarksville, TN

Featured Ensemble at Bay Chamber Concerts summer festival

Toomai will perform several concerts in a week of collaborations with Camille Zamora, David Krakauer, Geoff Nutall, Kathleen Tagg, and the Miro Quartet, among others. http://www.baychamberconcerts.org/summermusic.php

Collaboration with String Orchestra of Brooklyn

Falu: Album Release Show at the Highline Ballroom

Members of Toomai will join sensational Indian vocalist Falu (www.falumusic.com) for her album release show, on May 29th at the Highline Ballroom. Also performing - Slavic Soul Party! (www.slavicsoulparty.com) and Zikrayat (www.zikrayatmusic.com). Tickets at: http://highlineballroom.com/show/2013/05/29/falu/

Watch and Hearne!: Workshop Premiere of a New Quintet

Toomai will premiere excerpts of Hearne's new work in a casual workshop format in collaboration with the composer. The audience will have an intimate look into the mind of the composer, and the driving elements behind his new piece of music. Complimentary cake and wine will be served. Address: 138 S Oxford St, Brooklyn, NY 11217

Educational Residency presented by Con Vivo Music

Carnegie Hall's Neighborhood Concert Series at Queens Library

Toomai celebrates the musical legacies of Ernesto Lecuona and Manuel Ponce. Also featuring the music of Mario Lavista, Carlos Chavez, Cachao, and other beloved icons of Latin American music.

Featured soloists with String Orchestra of Brooklyn

Concert at SUNY Maritime

House Concert with Camille Zamora

CD Release Concert for Jessica Pavone's "Hope Dawson is Missing"

Ensemble-In-Residence at Rutgers University Summer Band and Orchestra Camp

Carnegie Hall Musical Connections Performance @ Jacobi Hospital

Toomai performs at the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach, CA

http://www.molaa.com/Programs-and-Events/events-calendar.aspx In this program, Toomai will present an exciting array of classical Cuban and Mexican compositions by Lecuona, Ponce, Chavez and Lavista, as well as original arrangements with influences from salsa, Latin jazz, mariachi and more! Toomai will be joined by special guest vocalist, Alina Roitstein.

Performance at the Wulf

http://thewulf.org/ Our night of new music in California! We'll be performing works for string quintet by James Tenney, Vincent Raikhel, and Scott Cazan.

"Musical Memories" at Newhall Elementary School

Live webcast performance on Ear Meal

http://laartstream.com/ear-meal/ If you click on the above link, we'll be playing a live-streaming performance on the internet, that will preview our upcoming program at the Wulf (April 27th).

"Traveling with Toomai" at Newhall Elementary School

Workshop for Cal Arts Community Arts Partnership @ Plaza de la Raza (Kicking off our Southern California Tour!)

Carnegie Hall Musical Connections Performance @ Jacobi Hospital

with Special Guest, Falu Shah and her band!

Interactive concerts at Hillcrest High School

Carnegie Hall Musical Connections Performance @ North Bronx Hospital

With the guidance of the hospital staff and therapists, Toomai will participate in a two-day workshop for the patients at the Geriatric/ Psychiatric unit.

Miami Civic Music Association

Toomai returns to the Miami Civic Music Association. We'll be playing music by Ponce, Lecuona, Chavez, and more.

Carnegie Hall Musical Connections Performance @ Jacobi Hospital

For this Musical Connections concert, we will be collaborating with musicians from Slavic Soul Party! and feature exciting new arrangements.

Performance at the South Orange Performing Arts Center

During the first thirty years of the the 20th century, Ernesto Lecuona and Manuel Ponce not only built on the folk traditions of their countries, but they also created musical innovations that are ingrained in the cultural identities of Cuba, Mexico, and Latin America as a whole. In this program, Toomai will perform original arrangements of Lecuona's and Ponce's important piano works, along with works by composers who were influenced by these icons of Latin American music.

Concert tour of New Canaan Elementary Schools

Concert tour of New Canaan Elementary Schools

"Strad for Lunch" series @ WMP

Toomai will perform Dvorak's Quintet in G, Op. 77 and Ponce's Suite Cubana (arr. Andrew Roitstein)

Carnegie Hall Musical Connections Performance @ Jacobi Hospital

Residency at Bak School in West Palm Beach, Florida (day 2)

9:00am - 1:15pm: master classes 1:30pm: Final concert with Bak students and Toomai

Residency at Bak School in West Palm Beach, Florida

9:00am: interactive performance 10:15am - 2:45pm: chamber music coachings, workshops, and master classes

Carnegie Hall Musical Connections Performance @ Sing Sing Correctional Facility

Carnegie Hall Musical Connections Performance @ Jacobi Hospital

Toomai teams up with Soprano Camille Zamora in the first day of our residency at Jacobi. We're working with the staff for "Domestic Violence Awareness Month," participating in a series of hospital activities that aim create a safe environment and help to inspire and empower victims of abuse. We'll be playing music by Luigi Boccherini, Beny Moré, Henry Purcell, G.F. Handel, Manuel M. Ponce, and more. We have a public performance in the Hospital Atrium at 12:00 PM, and all are welcome to come listen to beautiful music and show support for the Domestic Violence Awareness Project.

Toomai premieres "Hope Dawson is Missing" by Jessica Pavone @ Roulette

Jessica Pavone has written this new song cycle as a follow up to her successful "Songs of Synastry and Solitude," which we premiered and recorded for Tzadik in 2009. This new work will have a string quartet with members of Toomai, as well as guitar, drums, and voice.

Musical Connections @ Metropolitan Hospital

Carnegie Hall Musical Connections Performance

Toomai plays at benefit for Eupraxia Music Collective

Toomai will perform music by Handel, Carrick, and Dvorak

Toomai performs @ New York Flute Fair

Toomai will perform alongside flutists Katherine Fink and Tanya Dusevic Witek as part of the New York Flute Fair. More info at: http://www.nyfluteclub.org/html/flute_fair.html

Issue Project Room

Tickets & more info: http://www.issueprojectroom.org/music/collide-o-scope-music-toomai-quintet/

Musical Connections @ NYC Dept of Juvenile Justice

Carnegie Hall Musical Connections Performance, collaboration with Found Sound Nation http://foundsoundnation.org