Flute, Piccolo, Alto Flute, Bass Flute, Glissando Flute

Upcoming Performances

  • West Oakland Sound Series

    End of Year Series Benefit Show!
    Performers to include Matt Ingalls, sfSound, the Oakland Reductionist Orchestra and others.

    Sunday, December 14, 2025
    7:15pm

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    Dresher Ensemble Studio
    2201 Poplar Street
    Oakland, CA

    $10-$25 sliding scale (cash & venmo accepted at door)

    more details here

  • QL at Sphinx Connect 2026

    Quinteto Latino will be presenters at the largest and longest-standing global convening dedicated to excellence and inclusion in classical music. We're thrilled to collaborate with this visionary organization!

    Thu, Jan 22 -  Sat, Jan 24, 2026

    Detroit, Michigan

  • QL performs at CSMA

    Quinteto Latino returns to CSMA’s beautiful Tateuchi Hall for an evening of music by some of our favorite composers.

    Saturday, February 21, 2025
    7:30pm

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    Finn Center
    230 San Antonio Circle
    Mountain View, CA 94040

    Free!

Current Projects

Quinteto Latino

Quinteto Latino, founded in 2004 by French horn player Armando Castellano, is a dynamic wind quintet dedicated to showcasing Latino compositions and engaging diverse communities through music. The ensemble's mission is threefold: to perform classical works culturally relevant to Latino communities, advocate for Latino composers through commissioning and performances, and provide engaging educational programs and community outreach. Alongside Castellano, the quintet consists of Diane Grubbe (flute), Kyle Bruckmann (oboe), Leslie Tagorda (clarinet), and Jamael Smith (bassoon).

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sfSoundGroup

The latest music of the European Avant-Garde to the grittiest sounds of the West Coast Improv-Underground, encompassing iconic and recent trends. “Bravely carrying the visionary torch of the Bay Area's rich experimental musical heritage”

Learn More about sfSoundGroup

About Diane Grubbe

Diane Grubbe is a regular performer in the San Francisco Bay Area in a variety of musical genres. She performs regularly with Pocket Opera and has also appeared with the Stockton Symphony, Symphony Silicon Valley, Lamplighters, Festival Opera, and many others. She is a founding member of Quinteto Latino, a wind quintet focusing on contemporary music from Latin America and Latino-Americans. With a special interest in contemporary music and new performance techniques on flute, piccolo, alto and bass flutes, Diane enjoys improvising as well as studying and performing new works. She is a member of the contemporary music ensemble sfSound, and has been a guest performer with Earplay, the Eco Ensemble, Santa Cruz New Music Works, and the San Francisco Contemporary Music Players.

Diane holds a Master of Music degree from the San Francisco Conservatory where she studied with Lloyd Gowen and Tim Day. Her Bachelor of Music degree is from San Francisco State University where her flute instructor was Paul Renzi. Other important instructors have been Barbara Chaffe and Jim Walker of the San Francisco Ballet and Opera Orchestras as well as famed flutist/composer/innovater Robert Dick. She has performed in masterclasses with Julius Baker, Heinz Holliger and Robert Stallman.

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