Cleveland Chamber Music Society
Imani Winds with Michelle Cann, Piano
Imani Winds with Michelle Cann, Piano
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2024 - 7:30 PM
The Cultural Arts Center at Disciples Church
3663 Mayfield Rd
Cleveland Heights, OH 44121
Pre-Concert Interview at 6:30 p.m. with Eric Kisch
Program
Michelle Cann, piano
Brandon Patrick George, flute
Toyin Spellman-Diaz, oboe
Kevin Newton, french horn
Mark Dover, clarinet
Monica Ellis, bassoon
Paquito D'Rivera: A Little Cuban Waltz
Viet Cuong: Sextet for Wind Quintet and Piano (CCMS co-commission)
Francis Poulenc: Trio for Oboe, Bassoon, and Piano
Valerie Coleman: Portraits of Langston for Flute, Clarinet, Piano, and Narrator
Francis Poulenc: Sextet for Piano and Winds
“Michelle Cann is technically fearless, with a bold attack and an enormous, rich sound...But even more than Cann’s virtuosity, it was her joyous, lit-from-within energy that connected with the audience.” -La Scena Musicale
“The signature contribution of this group [is] a technical ease with extravagant gestures, intense production of sound, and the daring expressive liberties that come only after musicians have developed a sixth sense of ensemble-bonding. Imani’s got it all.”
— Philadelphia Inquirer
About the Artists
About the Artists
Imani Winds
Imani Winds is the 2024 GRAMMY winner in the Classical Compendium category for Jeff Scott’s “Passion for Bach and Coltrane” released on their recently formed record label, Imani Winds Media. Celebrating over a quarter century of music making, the three time GRAMMY nominated group has led both a revolution and evolution of the wind quintet through their dynamic playing, adventurous programming, imaginative collaborations and outreach endeavors that have inspired audiences of all ages and backgrounds. The ensemble’s playlist embraces traditional chamber music repertoire, and newly commissioned works from voices that reflect historical events and the times in which we currently live.
Twenty-six seasons of full-time touring has brought Imani Winds to virtually every major chamber music series, performing arts center, and summer festival in the U.S. They regularly perform in prominent venues including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and the Kennedy Center and have a presence at festivals such as Chamber Music Northwest, Chautauqua Institution and Banff Centre
Michelle Cann
Lauded as “exquisite” by The Philadelphia Inquirer and “a pianist of sterling artistry” by Gramophone, Michelle Cann has become one of the most sought-after pianists of her generation. She made her debut in 2021 with The Philadelphia Orchestra and has recently performed concertos with The Cleveland Orchestra, the National Symphony Orchestra, the Orquestra Sinfônica Municipalde São Paulo, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the symphony orchestras of Atlanta, Baltimore, and Cincinnati. Highlights of Cann’s 2023-24 season included appearances with the Charlotte, Hawaii, Indianapolis, Québec, Sarasota, and Winnipeg symphony orchestras, and recitals in New York City, Portland, Berkeley, Beverly Hills, and Denver.
Recognized as a leading interpreter of the piano music of Florence Price, Cann performed the New York City premiere of Price’s Piano Concerto in One Movement with The Dream Unfinished Orchestra in July 2016. Her recording of the concerto with the New York Youth Symphony won a Grammy Award in 2023. Her acclaimed debut solo album Revival, featuring music by Price and Margaret Bonds, was released in May 2023.
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