The spring installment of the Garfield’s Educational Outreach Program features the musical group Andes Manta, in a concert that is open to the public on May 9th at 10am.
Andes Manta performs the traditional music of the Andean mountains of South America, rooted in the cultural heritage of the Incas and their ancestors. The dynamic and mystical songs that they play are filled with the exquisite sounds of an ancient, yet still vital, civilization. This music continues to be widely performed in the modern Andean nations of Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Venezuela, and Argentina.
The four musicians who comprise Andes Manta today are brothers from Quito, Ecuador: Fernando Lopez, Luis Lopez, Bolivar Lopez, and Jorge Lopez. Andes Manta has emerged as a musical force under the direction of founders Fernando (Wilson) Lopez and Luis Lopez. The members of this group began playing at an early age using their distinct musical form to express the richness of their culture and traditions. The musicians play over 35 traditional instruments.
They have performed at Carnegie Hall, the Smithsonian Institution, the Metropolitan Museum of the Art, the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Yale University, Vassar College, and hundreds of other schools and universities. Andes Manta has written and performed part of the score for the Discovery Channel Special ”Rediscovering America” and has performed Latin American music for the Silver Burdett-Ginn series on music of the world. Andes Manta has recorded with Koch International, Narada Records, and Living Music.
The concert is $5 for general admission, with special rates applying to school groups. Please contact Tess Hogans ([email protected] or 410-810-2060) for more information. The Garfield Center is located at 210 High Street in Chestertown.
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