Contemporary Classics January 26, 2021 Imani Winds

Tonight on Contemporary Classics I am talking with Monica Ellis, bassoon; Toyin Spellman-Diaz, oboe and Brandon Patrick George, flute, of the Imani Winds.  The Imani Winds are releasing on February 3, 2021 the album "Bruits", pronounced Bruuts. On this album are  Vijay Iyer's "Bruits", Reena Esmail’s "The Light is the Same"and Frederic Rzewski’s Sometimes— all of which speak directly to current social and political issues, and tell stories about people whose lives have made a difference in our world. Additional featured performers on the album include Grammy®-winning pianist Cory Smythe ( Bruits ), Metropolitan Opera National Council & Operalia award-winning soprano Janai Brugger ( Sometimes ), and scholar & narrator John Whittington Franklin ( Sometimes ).