Alabama Symphony Orchestra

CARLOS SIMON
Fate Now Conquers

Imani Winds

DAMIEN GETER
I Said What I Said* 

CARLOS SIMON
Giants†
     I. Bessie Smith
    II. Cornel West
    III. Herbie Hancock

PAQUITO D’RIVERA
Selections from “Aires Tropicales”

INTERMISSION

VALERIE COLEMAN
Rubispheres No. 1
     I. DROM
    II. Serenade
   III. Revival

ANDY AKIHO (b. 1979)
BeLoud, BeLoved, BeLonging‡

BILLY TAYLOR (1921-2010) arr. Mark Dover
I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free

*Written for Imani Winds. Commissioned by Anima Mundi Productions, Chamber Music Northwest, and the Oregon Bach Festival. Premiered 28 April 28 2022 in Portland, OR.

†Commissioned by Imani Winds and Shriver Concert Hall Series. Premiered 14 May 2023.

‡ Commissioned by Imani Winds with support from the Concert Artists Guild Richard Weinert Award, the Imani Winds Foundation, and the Kaufman Music Center. Premiered 26 October 2022 in New York City.

and 

Dr. & Mrs. Sanjay Singh

with additional support from

The Alabama State Department of Education
EBSCO Industries
The William Randolph Hearst Foundations
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama
Regions Financial Corporation
The Mike & Gillian Goodrich Foundation
Vulcan Materials Company
The Comer Foundation
The Joseph S. Bruno Charitable Foundation