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5/3/2006
Concert Artists Guild & Symphony Space present
IMANI WINDS
afro/latino/euro
works by Mongo Santamaria, VColeman, Manuel de Falla, Astor Piazzolla
arranged/transcribed by VColeman, Wayne Peterson, Jeff Scott
Thursday, May 11th, at 7:30 pm
Leonard Nimoy Thalia at Symphony Space
Discount tickets $16 at www.concertartists.org
Continuing their commitment to the music and musicians of our time, CAG and Symphony Space are proud to present the Imani Winds in concert on Thursday, May 11th at 7:30 pm in the Thalia Theater. Hailed as the �future of the once-quaint notion of the wind quintet� in the Washington Post, this concert demonstrates the ensemble�s rich and unique repertoire described by Grammy.com as �the unique convergence of Pan-African and European sensibilities that is the Imani Winds.�
The concert opens with the jazz standard Afro Blue of Mongo Santamaria arranged for wind quintet by Imani flutist VColeman. Unique to Ms. Coleman�s arrangement is the African song form of call and response which engages the audience. Manuel de Falla�s Four Spanish Pieces, transcribed for winds by Wayne Peterson, follows. Originally for piano, this version captures the range of sound the quintet is capable of while retaining the fluidity and cohesion of the original scored for piano. Steal Away, a traditional spiritual appears in a lush through-composed rendition by VColeman which transcends race and culture in its universality. Rounding out the program are works by Astor Piazzolla, arranged by the ensemble�s horn player Jeff Scott, and Umoja, an original work by VColeman.
True to its founding mission since 1997, Imani Winds, the African American/Latino woodwind quintet, continues to push new cultural and musical bounds. Its intriguing and deeply personal repertoire brings together classical, South American, African and jazz influenced works captivating audiences world-wide. Praised by Gramophone and Essence Magazine for �taking the wind quintet where it rarely ventures,� Imani Winds� 2005 recording, Classical Underground (Koch International Classics), was nominated for a Grammy Award. The members of the ensemble are flutist Valerie Coleman, oboist Toyin Spellman-Diaz, clarinetist Mariam Adam, French horn player Jeff Scott and bassoonist Monica Ellis.
This concert is the fourth of four concerts in the CAG/New Works at The Thalia series, a collaboration of CAG and Symphony Space. This series is part of a new CAG initiative titled CAG/New Music/New Spaces designed to bring concert music to new settings and engage new listeners. To date, CAG has presented concerts in alternative venues such as Galapagos Art Space, Barbes, BAMcafe & Pianos. Its commissioning program has helped create over 45 new works from emerging composers. By developing, promoting and presenting contemporary music in non-traditional settings, CAG builds new audiences through concert going experiences that focus on the vitality and diversity of the current musical landscape.
Concert Artists Guild is a not for profit arts service organization whose mission is to discover nurture and promote young musicians. Further information can be found at www.concertartists.org.
posted by Coming Events
5/03/2006 06:22:00 PM
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