Mother's Day Music in the Garden: Quintet of the Americas

Quintet of the Americas, a Queens-based woodwind quintet, presents a Mother's Day celebration with select works by women composers. Pieces will include On Seven-Star-Shoes by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Julia Wolfe, Caprice for Woodwind Quintet by New Yorker Peri Mauer, Five Frogs by Jenni Brandon, and others.

This event takes place indoors in the Visitor & Administration Building Auditorium.

Advance registration recommended; walk-ins welcome upon availability.

Included in garden admission: Adults $6; Seniors (age 62+) $4; Students with ID $4; Individuals with Disabilities $4; Children (ages 4 to 12) $2; Children (3 and under) FREE; QBG Members – FREE*

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Free & Reduced Pricing Opportunities

The Garden partners with many organizations to offer free or reduced admission, including CoolCulture and CUNY students. Check our Admissions page to learn more about our partnerships, terms of discount or free admission, and instructions for redeeming. Please note that select events that are included in admission may require registration and be first-come, first-served.

More about the Program & Quintet of the Americas

Founded in Bogota, Colombia in 1976, Quintet of the Americas has specialized in bringing music from the Western hemisphere to audiences in the United States since its arrival in New York in 1979. The group has enjoyed an international career that has taken them to concert halls throughout the Americas and Eastern Europe, including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Symphony Space, and the Library of Congress. Visit their website at http://www.quintet.org and become their friend at http://www.facebook.com/groups/325982319921/. Quintet photos are available at http://quintet.org/press.html.

This performance is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, and the Doctorow Family Foundation.

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QBG staff strives to provide a place of peace, beauty, and safety for the quiet enjoyment of our visitors. QBG is a living museum, a collection of gardens for the study, culture, exhibition, and display of plants. We encourage our visitors to explore, enjoy, and be respectful of our plant collections and to be considerate of fellow guests as well. For more guidelines on garden etiquette: https://queensbotanical.org/etiquette

Photography & Videography

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Getting to QBG

By public transportation, take the number 7 subway line to Main Street, the Long Island Rail Road (Port Washington line) to Main Street/Flushing, or the Q44-SBS or Q20 bus.

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Parking

Parking is available year-round during Garden open hours at the Parking Garden, located at 42-80 Crommelin Street, Flushing, NY 11355. For more information: https://queensbotanical.org/directions

About Queens Botanical Garden

QBG is an urban oasis where people, plants and cultures are celebrated through inspiring gardens, innovative educational programs and real-world applications of environmental stewardship. QBG is located on property owned by the City of New York, and its operation is made possible in part by public funds provided through the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, Queens Borough President, the New York City Council, State elected officials, the New York State Department of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, along with corporate, foundation, and individual supporters. For more information, visit www.queensbotanical.org or call (718) 886-3800.