The latest concert work by Gilbert Galindo,Turning Pointfor clarinet, drums, mandolin, guitar, piano, & basswill be premiered by Music Kart on Sunday, May 12, 7PM on the Queens New Music Festival at The Secret Theatre in Woodside, Queens. The Queens New Music Festival takes place from Thursday, May 9 - Sunday, May 12.
Turning Point, freely incorporates inspirations of various genres. Turning Point could be considered as a more lyrical and groove-oriented companion work to the composer's earlier work, Spunk for saxophone, guitar, violin, and bass which has been described as "chamber jazz" and is among the most active works distributed by American Composers Alliance in the past year. The composer explains, "my intuition and the inspiration of this unique combination of instruments yielded a tuneful, mysterious, and rhythmic piece." Turning Point was commissioned by Thomas Piercy & Random Access Music.
Random Access Music presents the 2024 Queens New Music Festival May 9 - 12, 2024. RAM Players, pianist Kathleen Supov, percussion quartet RECAP, Hypercube, clarinetist Matthew Fontana with pianist Marina Iwao, & Music Kart are slated to perform throughout the weekend.