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Spring 2010		Fall 2009
February 11	JACK Quartet	September 11	Argentine Romantic Songs
February 17	YOA	October 7	Quarteto Radamés Gnattali
February 24	Momenta Quartet	October 13	Eddy Marcano
February 24	Manena Contreras	November 9	Cuarteto Latinoamericano
March 10	Cuarteto Latinoamericano	November 16	Teatro Colón
May 7	Mary Jane Lamond	December 8	Continuum Ensemble
April 14	Mariana Baraj

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Mariana Baraj	Mary Jane Lamond	JACK Quartet
A singer and percussionist from Argentina who works from the Latin American folk repertoire. Performed at the Consulate General of Argentina on April 14, 2010.	Mary Jane Lamond is a performer from the Scottish Gaelic tradition in Nova Scotia. Performed at Americas Society on May 7, 2010.	The JACK Quartet has established a reputation for stellar performances of the most demanding works in the repertoire. Performed at Americas Society on February 11, 2010.

Youth Orchestra of the Americas	Manena Contreras	Momenta Quartet
A multicultural, world-class symphony orchestra of 100 gifted young musicians between the ages of 18 and 30 and from over 20 countries in the Western Hemisphere. Performed at Americas Society on February 17, 2010.	An award-winning composer, Contreras' composition Instantes was performed by the Momenta Quartet at Americas Society. Instantes was performed at Americas Society on February 24, 2010.	A renowned ensemble with an equal dedication to performing both new works by contemporary composers and mainstays of the repertoire. Performed at Americas Society on February 24, 2010.

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Continuum Ensemble	Instituto Superior de Arte del Teatro Colón	Quarteto Radamés Gnattali
The award-winning Continuum Ensemble gave a concert consisting of the unique voices of native-born and immigrant composers. Performed at Americas Society on December 8, 2009.	The ISATC is the training institute of Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, one of the leading opera houses in the Americas. It has been training artists for the world’s opera and ballet stages for decades. Musicians from the ISATC performed at Americas Society on November 16, 2009.	One of Brazil's leading string quartets, the QRG joined the Americas Society for a celebration of the music of Heitor Villa-Lobos. Performed at Americas Society on October 7, 2009.

Eddy Marcano	Patricia González	Cuarteto Latinoamericano
A classically trained violinist and conductor, Marcano is a member of Venezuela’s famed Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar and has appeared on stages across the Americas and Europe. Presented by Americas Society at Carnegie Hall on October 14, 2009.	Soprano Patricia González joined with pianist Elvia Puccinelli to present a concert of Argentine romantic songs by the composer Juan Pedro Esnaola. Performed at Americas Society on September 11, 2009.	Cuarteto Latinoamericano, formed in 1982, is renowned worldwide as the leading proponent of Latin American music for string quartet. Presented by Americas Society at the Miller Theater on November 9, 2009.