Weekend Concert Series
Imani Winds
Sunday
April 19, 2026
1:30 - 3:30 pm
Calderwood Hall
We are delighted to welcome back the wonderful wind quintet Imani Winds with a typically wide-ranging program showcasing works by composer-performers. Including the great American ‘oud player Simon Shaheen, pianist Fazil Say, nonpareil Stevie Wonder, and Imani’s own Valerie Coleman, this will be a wonderful program.
Photo credit: Titalayo Ayangade
Program
Stevie Wonder Overjoyed, arr. Mark Dover (1985)
Simon Shaheen Dance Mediterranea, arr. Jeff Scott (2001)
Kalevi Aho Wind Quintet No. 1 (2006)
Valerie Coleman Red Clay & Mississippi Delta (2009)
Fazil Say Alevi Dedeler rakı masasında (2011)
Paquito D’Rivera A Little Cuban Waltz (2023)
Artists
Imani Winds is:
Brandon Patrick George, flute
Mekhi Gladden, oboe
Mark Dover, clarinet
Monica Ellis, bassoon
Kevin Newton, French horn
Seating Sections and Rates
Performance Level and First Balcony:
Members $65, Adults $85, Seniors $75, Students & Children ages 5–17 $20
Second Balcony:
Members $50, Adults $65, Seniors $55, Students & Children 5-17 $20
Third Balcony:
Members $40, Adults $50, Seniors $45, Students & Children ages 5–17 $20
Music at the Gardner is supported by Manitou Fund. The Museum thanks its generous concert donors: The Coogan Concert in memory of Peter Weston Coogan; Fitzpatrick Family Concert; James Lawrence Memorial Concert; Alford P. Rudnick Memorial Concert; David Scudder in memory of his wife, Marie Louise Scudder; Wendy Shattuck Young Artist Concert; and Willona Sinclair Memorial Concert. The piano is dedicated as the Alex d’Arbeloff Steinway. The harpsichord was generously donated by Dr. Robert Barstow in memory of Marion Huse, and its care is endowed in memory of Dr. Barstow by The Barstow Fund. Music at the Gardner is also supported in part by Barbara and Amos Hostetter, Joseph Mari, Sallie and Jim McGregor, Nicie and Jay Panetta, The Aaron Copland Fund for Music, Inc., and the Massachusetts Cultural Council, which is supported by the state of Massachusetts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
