About this Event
The dynamic, charismatic woodwind quintet — recognized for their role in transforming the chamber wind genre — will inspire listeners with Shawn Okpebholo’s musical journey portraying the struggle for racial justice and with works based on real and folkloric depictions of birds — including a vivid work by Augusta Read Thomas and a compelling transcription of Stravinsky’s vibrant Firebird Suite. Four Imani members join pianist Efi Hackmey in Beethoven’s exuberant Quintet for Piano and Winds.
Program
Shawn Okpebholo: Rise
Augusta Read Thomas: Avian Escapades
Igor Stravinsky (arr. Hank Landrum): Firebird Suite
Ludwig Van Beethoven: Quintet for Piano and Winds in E-flat major, Op. 16
Artists
Imani Winds
Brandon Patrick George, flute
Mekhi Gladden, oboe
Mark Dover, clarinet
Kevin Newton, horn
Monica Ellis, bassoon
with Efi Hackmey, Piano
Event venue & nearby stays
St Mark's Capitol Hill, 301 A Street Southeast, Washington, United States
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