Bounding with wit and excitement, German composer Paul Hindemith’s Symphonic Metamorphosis is based on musical themes written by Carl Maria von Weber. This vibrant work was an immediate hit with American audiences when it premiered in 1944, and it remains so today.

Imani Winds will be the featured guest quintet for Nancy Galbraith’s Concerto for Woodwind Quintet and Wind Ensemble. Presented by The Clarice’s Visiting Artists Program, Imani Winds will also perform its own concert on Sunday, October 2 in addition to this collaboration and other educational engagements with the UMD School of Music. 

The program will also include Bohuslav Martinu’s Memorial for Lidice.

Program:
Bohuslav Martinu: Memorial for Lidice
Nancy Galbraith: Concerto for Woodwind Quintet and Wind Ensemble (with Imani Winds)
Paul Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes of Carl Maria von Weber (arr. Keith Wilson)

About the UMD Wind Orchestra (UMWO)
Led by Michael Votta, Jr., UMWO is a leader among collegiate ensembles in premiering new works for winds. This season’s engaging performances will feature faculty soloists and world premieres of new works and masterworks of the 20th and 21st centuries.

This engagement of Imani Winds  is made possible through the ArtsCONNECT program of Mid Atlantic Arts with support from the National Endowment for the Arts. It is also supported in part by the Maryland State Arts Council and The Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation.