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About this event
The IMI Chamber Players’ second concert of the 2022/2023 season will feature music by diverse composers for piano and flute. The concert will be held Sunday, October 9 at 3:00 PM at Webster Groves Presbyterian Church at 45 W. Lockwood Avenue, Saint Louis, MO, 63119.
Our featured guest artist is Liberian-Norwegian pianist, Kamilla Arku. Arku draws on her diverse background as inspiration for her work as a performer, educator and scholar. She has performed as a soloist and chamber musician in Europe, the US, and Africa. Recent highlights include performances at the Royal Opera House, Hastings Piano Festival, and the International Florence Price Festival. In addition to performing, Arku is also committed to volunteer efforts, and is the Founder and Director of Music for Liberia, a charity supporting young people in Liberia through music-based fundraising. Kamilla is a graduate of Yale University, and the Royal Northern College of Music, and is currently a PhD student in Musicology at New York University.
Joining Arku on this program is flutist Wendy Hymes, director of the IMI Chamber Players, also a passionate performer of music by diverse composers. Her doctoral dissertation is on music written for flute by selected African composers. She has performed widely in the US and abroad.
Music featured on this program will include works by composers of color along with standard repertoire, including works by Elizabeth Brown, Valerie Coleman, Federico Mompou, Nkeiru Okoye, Fred Onovwerosuoke, and Germaine Tailleferre.
About the Intercultural Music Initiative:
The Intercultural Music Initiative (IMI) is an innovative concert and arts education organization, which celebrates and promotes contemporary works by lesser-known composers, particularly by composers of African and other racial minority descent.
Our programs offer a unique concert and educational experience, helping to integrate new and unfamiliar musical works into existing performance repertoire. IMI is proud to partner with a growing community of interculturally minded artists and educators from around the globe.
Date And Time
Sat, October 8, 2022
10:00 PM – 11:30 PM CDT
Location:
45 West Lockwood Avenue, Washington, D.C
