[The Classical Underground; Imani Winds; Koch International Classics 7599 (2005)]
On Friday, May 9 at 8:00 PM, Imani Winds will perform at Albright College Center for the Arts, Wachovia Theater, in Reading, Pennsylvania. The program is Eugene Bozza: Scherzo; Liduino Pitombeira: Suite Hermetica; Villa-Lobos: Quintet en Forme de Choros; Pixiguinha/Lacerda/de Geus: Descendo Serra; Gyorgy Orban: Wind Quintet.
Imani Winds, ImaniWinds.com, is an innovative wind quintet comprised of African American musicians: Valerie Coleman, flute; Torin Spellman-Diaz, oboe; Mariam Adam, Clarinet; Jeff Scott, French horn; Monica Ellis, bassoon. The website Albright.edu says: “These five Grammy-nominated musicians have been enriching the traditional wind quintet repertoire with European, African, Latin American, and American music flavoring since 1997.” [To see the complete Philadelphia area calendar of Black Classical Musicians and Concerts, click Here]
African American Quintet
Valerie Coleman flute
Torin Spellman-Diaz oboe
Mariam Adam clarinet
Jeff Scott French horn
Monica Ellis bassoon
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