“If it’s possible for a classically trained wind quintet to rock the house, Imani Winds blows the roof off”

— NPR

Program:

I Said What I Said (2022) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Damien Geter (b. 1981)

Giants (2023) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Carlos Simon (b. 1981)

i. Bessie Smith

ii. Maya Angelou

iii. Ronald E. McNair

iv. Cornel West

v. Herbie Hancock

BeLoud, BeLoved, BeLonging (2022) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andy Akiho (b. 1979)

INTERMISSION

Fallen Petals of Nameless Flowers (2022) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeff Scott (b. 1968 )

Words by Robert Laidler      

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