Imani Winds won the 2024 Grammy for Best Classical Compendium with “Passion for Bach and Coltrane.” The award-winning ensemble is celebrating 25 years of music making, and are known for their dynamic playing, imaginative collaborations and outreach endeavors.
THE FRENCH CONNECTION:
Tout le monde
A Haitian Tale Lina Mathon Blanchet
arr. Gil DeJean
Quintet No. 2 (1987) Jean Francaix
i. Preludio
ii. Toccata
iii. Scherzando
iv. Andante
v. Allegrissimo
La Nouvelle Orleans Lalo Shifrin
INTERMISSION
Suite: Portraits of Josephine Baker Valerie Coleman
i. St. Louis 1920
ii. Les Milandes
iii. Paris 1925
iv. Thank you Josephine
The Rite of Spring* Igor Stravinsky
arr. Jonathan Russell
*Arrangement commissioned by Imani Winds. Premiered March 23, 2010