Grammy-nominated quintet Imani Winds, praised for their “hot rapport” and “conviction” (Gramophone), close their one-year residency with Chamber Music Pittsburgh with a culminating performance dedicated to works by Black and Brown composers.

Program

BLACK AND BROWN
An entire program celebrating composers of color

Jeff Scott
Titilayo

Reena Esmail
The Light is the Same*

Paquito D’Rivera
Aires Tropicales
i. Alborada
ii. Son
iii. Habanera
iv. Vals Venezolano
v. Dizzyness
vi. Afro
vii. Contradanza

Intermission

Valerie Coleman
Rubispheres No. 1 (For flute, clarinet & bassoon)
i. DROM
ii. Serenade
iii. Revival

Wayne Shorter
Terra Incognita**

Júlio Medaglia
Belle Epoque en Sud-America
i. El Porsche Negro
ii. Vals Paulista
iii. Requinta Maluca

*Written for Imani Winds. Commissioned by The Lied Center of Kansas & premiered March 15, 2017 at the University of Kansas, Lawrence

**Written for Imani Winds. Commissioned by the La Jolla Music Society, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Da Camera of Houston and the Library of Congress. Premiered in La Jolla, CA August
2006