Imani Winds Plays Daniel Bernard Roumain's 'Five Chairs and One Table' March 5 & 8

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"As part of the Legacy Commissioning Project, Imani Winds presents the world premiere of Daniel Bernard Roumain's Five Chairs and One Table and the New York premiere of Jason Moran's Cane as part of Carnegie Hall's Honor Festival, curated by Jessye Norman. Sunday, March 8th at 12 PM, Carnegie Hall's Zankel Hall. Another performance, also part of Carnegie Hall's Honor! Festival, at CUNY Graduate Center, Thursday, March 5^th at 1 PM. Concert is free and open to the public.”

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·· Valerie Coleman, Flute

·· Toyin Spellman-Diaz, Oboe

·· Mariam Adam, Clarinet

·· Jeff Scott, French Horn

·· Monica Ellis, Bassoon

DANIEL BERNARD ROUMAIN

Five Chairs and One Table

“Imani Winds has proven itself to be more than a wind quintet—more like a force of nature.”—This Week in Philly. Since 1997, the Grammy-nominated ensemble Imani Winds has carved out a distinct presence in the classical music world with its dynamic playing, culturally rich programming, genre-blurring collaborations, and inspirational outreach programs. With a deep commitment to commissioning new work, the group enriches the traditional wind quintet repertoire while bridging European, American, African, and Latin traditions.

Pianist Jade Simmons Plays DBR at Detroit Institute of Arts Friday, Feb. 20

Pianist Jade Simmons will perform two works of Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR) in consecutive performances in Detroit on Friday, Feb. 20, 2009:

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02-20-2009 7:00 PM at the Detroit Institute of Arts: Friday Night Live!

5200 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, 48202

Cost: Free w/museum admission

2 back-to-back performances (7pm and 8:30) featuring two unique programs including performances of DBR’s Hip Hop Studies and Etudes with electronic beats.

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“A native of Charleston, South Carolina and a graduate of Rice University’s prestigious Shepherd School of Music, she received her Master of Piano Performance degree as a Provost Fellow under the tutelage of concert pianist Jon Kimura Parker. In 2001, she completed her undergraduate work at Northwestern University studying with Dr. Sylvia Wang. Also while at Northwestern, she was a co-founder of the popular percussion and dance ensemble Boomshaka! and integrates percussion into her current performance activities. Jade has performed in the master classes of piano greats such as Menahem Pressler, Anton Kuerti, Andre LaPlante, Nelson Delle Vigne, Jerome Lowenthal and Phillipe Entremont. Currently, she studies privately with Dr. Robert Roux, chair of the piano department at Rice University.”