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October 6, 2007
Saturday at 8:00 pm

Imani Woodwind Quintet

Jeff Scott, french horn
Monica Ellis, bassoon
Valerie Coleman, flute
Mariam Adam, clarinet
Toyin Spellman-Diaz, oboe

PROGRAM

  Escualo Astor Piazzola (1921-1992)
arr. Jeff Scott (b. 1967)
 
  Shadow
 		 Narong Prangcharoen (b. 1973)
  Kites Over Havana
  1. Kites Over Havana
  2. Wind Chimes
 Paquito D'Rivera (b. 1948)
trans. Valerie Coleman (b. 1970)
INTERMISSION
     
  Terra Incognita*
 		 Wayne Shorter (b. 1933)
  Portraits of Josephine Baker
  1. Ol' St. Louis
  2. Paris 1925
  3. Les Milandes
  4. Thank You, Josephine (J'ai Deux Amours)
 Coleman
  Libertango Piazzolla
arr. Scott

*Terra Incognita was written for Imani Winds. It was commissioned by the La Jolla Music Society, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Da Camera of Houston and The Library of Congress. The premiere of Terra Incognita took place in August, 2006 at the La Jolla Music Society.

Since its inception in 1997, the Grammy-nominated Imani Winds, comprised of five unabashedly adventurous yet delightfully accessible musicians, has been enriching the traditional wind quintet repertoire with European, African, Latin American and American music traditions. Just as the name Imani denotes in Swahili (faith), the ensemble closely follows its mission over nearly a decade, carving out a distinct presence in the classical music world for their dynamic playing, culturally poignant programming and inspirational outreach programs, which they have brought to many communities throughout the country.

The 2006-07 season carries on the success of the multi-media Josephine Baker - A Life of Le Jazz Hot with a national tour of New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Monterey, as well as cities in Maryland and Florida. In addition, the Ensemble maintains a heavy concert and residency schedule, which brings them to Chicago, Philadelphia, New York, Washington D.C., Houston, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Santa Fe, among others.

Throughout their career, Imani Winds have been known for championing new works and broadening the scope of the woodwind quintet repertoire.. It is not surprising that the Washington Post declared, “Imani Winds represents nothing less that the future of the once-quaint notion of the wind quintet.” The Imani Winds will celebrated their 10th anniversary during the 2007-2008 season by embarking on a commissioning initiative aptly entitled the Legacy Commissioning Project. this commissioning cycle will extend over 5 years and include 10 composers from different musical traditions.

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