Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Hear Imani Winds Perform 4 Works on American Public Media's 'Performance Today'


Imani Winds on Performance Today, Jan. 7, 2014

Performance Today is a radio program of American Public Media, hosted by Fred Child.  The program's principal guest was the Imani Winds in Hour 2 of the broadcast on January 7, 2014.  The audio can still be heard by visiting www.performancetoday.org and selecting January 7, 2014 from the Archive, then clicking on Performance Today hour 2.  The second work is Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14 of Sergei Rachmaninoff; the final work is Peter Tchaikovsky's Melodie. The remaining four works are performed by the Imani Winds, who discuss the origin and meaning of each work they play, in a conversation with Fred Child, the host:

hour 2

  • Jeff Scott
    Titilayo
    Imani Winds
    Imani Winds
    Koch 7661 
  • Sergei Rachmaninoff (arr. Bax)
    Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14
    Alessio Bax, piano
    Spivey Hall, Morrow, GA
  • Valerie Coleman
    Red Clay and Mississippi Delta
    Imani Winds: Valerie Coleman, flute; Toyin Spellman-Diaz, oboe; Mariam Adam, clarinet; Jeff Scott, French horn; Monica Ellis, bassoon
    Maud Moon Weyerhauser Studio, St. Paul, MN
  • Jason Moran
    Cane: 2. Coin Coin's Narrative; 4. Natchitoches to New York
    Imani Winds: Valerie Coleman, flute; Toyin Spellman-Diaz, oboe; Mariam Adam, clarinet; Jeff Scott, French horn; Monica Ellis, bassoon
    Maud Moon Weyerhauser Studio, St. Paul, MN
  • Wayne Shorter
    Terra Incognita
    Imani Winds: Valerie Coleman, flute; Toyin Spellman-Diaz, oboe; Mariam Adam, clarinet; Jeff Scott, French horn; Monica Ellis, bassoon
    Maud Moon Weyerhauser Studio, St. Paul, MN
    Peter Tchaikovsky
    Melodie
    Janine Jansen, violin; Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra; Paavo Jarvi, conductor
    Grand Hall, Old Opera, Frankfurt, Germany

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