The brilliant and intrepid Imani Winds join the citywide celebrations and pay tribute to Chicago poet Gwendolyn Brooks' centenary with this concert that honors artists who forge their own paths. The program includes works by Wayner Shorter and Jason Moran written for the Imani Winds, music by two of the Imani members, and world premieres of three works written for the occassion.
Program:
6:30 PM discussion with artists and Travis Jackson
7:30 PM concert:
“A Song in the Front Yard” – An evening with Imani Winds celebrating Gwendolyn Brooks
JEFF SCOTT Titilayo
VALERIE COLEMAN Suite: Portraits of Josephine
St Louis 1920
Les Milandes
Paris 1925
Thank You Josephine
WAYNE SHORTER Terra Incognita
-Intermission-
Three world premieres in celebration of Gwendolyn Brooks’ centennial
COURTNEY BRYAN Blooming
VALERIE COLEMAN Bronzeville – Sextet for winds and piano
NKEIRU OKOYE Affirmations for Mabbie
JASON MORAN Cane
Togo to Natchitoches
Coin Coin’s narrative
Gens libre de couleur
Natchitoches to New York
