Imani Winds

The Boston Globe calls Imani Winds "the leading wind quintet in America." These classical virtuosi make it their mission to expand the repertoire for their ensemble, by both composing and arranging for themselves and by commissioning composers from a variety of genres to write for the classical wind quintet.In this program, the ensemble shows off its considerable skill with Heitor Villa-Lobos' Quintette en Forme de Choros, which shapes the street songs of the composer's youth in Brazil using the modernist tones of his training in 1920s Paris. The ensemble shines in new works by two composers who come from the world of jazz--Danilo Pérez's travelogue of his native Panama and MacArthur "Genius" Jason Moran's Creole-flavored celebration of his family's proud history in rural Louisiana.Made possible, in part, with support from the Department of Music at Duke University and the Office of the Vice Provost for the Arts, Duke University.