IMANI WINDS
BRUITS

Bruits sheds light on the murderous consequences of the stand your ground law. The light is the same elaborates Rumi’s reflection on connection: Religions are many/ but god is one/ the lamps may be different/ but the light is the same. Sometimes (i feel like a motherless child) is transformed into a new creation. The need is clear, in black and white. We are bruited. Our passages are raw, blocked. And we cannot continue this way. There are ways to unite. We can be connected by love. We can understand each other by communicating. And we can be healed by music. With that in mind imani winds has assembled these musical selections, all written for the ensemble, to bring us Together through intentionally relevant compositions, performances, and programming. 1 BRUITS: I . GULF 2 BRUITS: II. FORCE 3 BRUITS: III. WAKE + IV. FLOCKS 4 BRUITS: V . MASSE 5 THE LIGHT IS THE SAME 6 SOMETIMES: I . PROLOG 7 SOMETIMES: II. SOMETIMES 8 SOMETIMES: III. LULLABY ( GOD TO HUNGRY CHILD) Imani Winds is: Brandon Patrick George, flute; Toyin Spellman-Diaz, oboe; Mark Dover, clarinet; Jeff Ccott, horn; Monica Ellis, bassoon featuring: Cory Smythe, piano (tracks 1-4); John Whittington Franklin, speaker (track 6); Janai Brugger, soprano (track 8) Composers: Vijay Iyer (Tracks 1-4), Reena Esmail (Track 5), Frederic Rzewski (Tracks 6-8) Writers: John Hope Franklin (track 6), Langston Hughes (track 8) PUBLISHERS: SCHOTT MUSIC (TRACKS 1-4), A PIECE OF SKY MUSIC (TRACK 5), SOUND POOL MUSIC (TRACKS 6-8) PRODUCED BY JUDITH SHERMAN ENGINEERS: CHARLES MUELLER, PAUL PERRET (NARRATION, TRACK 6) MIXED + MASTERED BY JUDITH SHERMAN + JEANNE VELONIS PRODUCTION + EDITING ASSISTANT: JEANNE VELONIS COVER ART + ALBUM PACKAGE DESIGN BY MARIAN C. HOLMES PHOTOGRAPHER: SHERVIN LAINEZ RECORDED LIVE AUGUST + SEPTEMBER 2019, OKTAVEN AUDIO, MOUNT VERNON, NY TRACK 6 NARRATION RECORDED LIVE OCTOBER 23, 2020, CLEAN CUTS STUDIO, WASHINGTON, D.C.