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Contact: Adam Kubota, Press & Marketing Coordinator
(860) 685-2806 or akubota@wesleyan.edu
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ECO-MUSIC ENSEMBLE SIRIUS COYOTE PERFORMS MUSIC OF THE AMERICAS DURING LATIN AWARENESS MONTH AT
THE GREEN STREET ARTS CENTER
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NOVEMBER 17 PERFORMANCE FEATURES CONNECTICUT-BASED QUINTET OF MUSICIANS, INSTRUMENT-MAKERS AND STORYTELLERS

(Middletown, Conn., October 30, 2006)-The Green Street Arts Center celebrates the one-year anniversary of its In the Limelight Series with Sirius Coyote on Friday, November 17 at 8pm. The Connecticut-based quintet weaves together the sounds of the various cultures of the Americas with those of the natural environments and the dance rhythms of the Caribbean islands to create performance of original, contemporary music played on traditional and modern musical instruments. Suggestion donation is $5. For more information or to make a reservation, call 860-685-7871 or visit www.greenstreetartscenter.org.

Green Street director Janis Astor del Valle commented, "I can't think of a more exciting way to commemorate our Limelight series than with Sirius Coyote. I'm ready to put on my dancing shoes and I hope the rest of the community is too!"

Sirius Coyote performs on guitar, sax, clarinet, flutes, kalimbas, drums, keyboards, banjo, ocarinas and a variety of other unusual instruments. They present a family oriented concert that celebrates the preservation of traditional cultures, ecological awareness and the creative spirit of community. Their concert performance is a mix of Latin American songs and stories taken from their popular repertoire of original and traditional music played on over 30 musical instruments from their wide collection. Songs include pre-Colombian and modern pieces that focus on the environment, diversity and cultural understanding.  Audience participation is encouraged through sing-along, clapping, dancing and music making. Most songs are in Spanish with English introduction and translation.

The band members are:
Giovanni Ciarlo on guitar, lead vocals and percussion
Kathleen Sartor on percussion and vocals
Dennis Waring on clarinet, saxophone, flute and vocals
Dirk Westervelt and Ed Witkin on keyboard, banjo, concertina and bass
For more information visit: http://www.siriuscoyote.org/

The Green Street Arts Center, which opened in January 2005, is an initiative of Wesleyan University developed in collaboration with the City of Middletown and the North End Action Team to provide an anchor for the revitalization efforts already underway in the North End. Programming in the former schoolhouse at 51 Green Street includes a vibrant after school program and a wide range of affordable classes and workshops for children and adults in music, dance, visual arts, theater, sound recording, media arts and creative writing.

Participation at Green Street is open to everyone; tuition assistance is available. To receive more information about the Green Street Arts Center, call 860-685-7871 or visit www.greenstreetartscenter.org.

GSAC Phone:     (860) 685-7871                  Address:   Green Street Arts Center
E-mail:         gsac@wesleyan.edu                                    51 Green Street
                                                                                       Middletown, CT 06457

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