Cuban early music group Ars Longa to perform at Vassar

WHAT: Cuban early music group Ars Longa in concert WHEN: Sunday, March 5, at 3 p.m.

WHERE: Skinner Hall, Vassar College, 124 Raymond Ave., Poughkeepsie.

DETAILS: Cuban early music group Ars Longa will perform rarely-heard Latin American baroque music, influenced by the music and rhythms of African slaves, in a concert. This event is free. The group includes six singers and 10 instrumentalists. They focus on music written in Cuba in the 17th and 18th centuries, including chanting, dance rhythms/ percussion, and lyrics with onomatopoeia from the African languages.

CONTACT: Call (845) 4375370.