MOUNT VERNON — Hot on the heels of a “Dancing with the Stars” appearance, Latin musical sensation Tiempo Libre will perform on Monday, Nov. 2, as part of Cornell College’s 12th season of Music Mondays.
Music Mondays concerts are at 7:30 p.m. in King Chapel on the Cornell campus. General admission is $10 at the door and $5 for students. Admission is free to Cornell students, faculty, staff, emeriti faculty, and retired staff, and to Purple Pass holders.
A preview of the kind of high-energy Latin jazz Tiempo Libre will bring to King Chapel can be seen on “Dancing with the Stars” on Tuesday, Oct. 27, where the band will perform “Tu Conga Bach” from their latest album “Bach in Havana,” a fusion of Bach and Afro-Cuban rhythms.
The Miami-based Tiempo Libre hails originally from Cuba, where they were classically trained at La ENA, Cuba’s premiere conservatory. Twice-nominated for a Grammy, Tiempo Libre mixes jazz, classical works, and the musical traditions of Cuba to create a group that was named “Best Latin Band 2008” by the Miami New Times.
For more information on Tiempo Libre, visit their Web site.
The rest of the 2009-10 Music Mondays schedule is:
Monday, Feb. 8, 2010
Quink, five-member Dutch a cappella vocal ensemble
Monday, March 8, 2010
The all-female Moscow String Quartet