Boston Brass, Imani winds bringing music of Sandoval, Piazzolla, more to Akron on Feb. 10

Boston Brass and 2024 Grammy-winner Imani Winds will join forces for Tuesday Musical’s Akron Concert Series at E.J. Thomas Hall on Tuesday, Feb. 10, at 7:30 p.m., to showcase their jointly commissioned music of Cuban-American trumpet legend Arturo Sandoval.

They will add in works by J.S. Bach, tango master Astor Piazzolla, modern masters Paquito D’Rivera and Lalo Schifrin, and more.

Tickets start at $19 at tuesdaymusical.org and 330-761-3460.

Tuesday Musical has a decades-long history of providing free tickets for all students and bus funding for student groups. Student tickets are available at the EJ Ticket Office starting one hour before the concert and bus funding information is available at 330-761-3460 and info@tuesdaymusical.org.

Boston Brass

Since 1986 Boston Brass has set out to establish a one-of-a-kind musical experience featuring colorful classical arrangements, burning jazz standards, and the best of original brass repertoire.

Music education is at the core of Boston Brass’s identity. The quintet conducts sessions around the world in the form of masterclasses, residencies and collaborations — everywhere from local schools to major music conservatories. The quintet has longstanding relationships at many institutions, most notably Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Singapore and North Dakota State University; both schools named Boston Brass their Visiting Ensemble in Residence starting in 2024. Boston Brass is also a member of the International Artistic Advisory Council to the College of Music at Mahidol University in Bangkok.

The Boston Brass have been featured as educators and performers at the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic, World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles, American Band College, Western International Band Clinic, and at innumerable state music education conferences. After a long hiatus, 2022 saw the return of the Boston Brass Summer Intensive in its new home at North Dakota State University’s Challey School of Music. In 2024, Boston Brass was inducted into the prestigious American Bandmasters Association as associate members for the ensemble’s contributions to music education.

Imani Winds

Celebrating nearly three decades of transformative music-making, the Grammy-winning and four-time nominated Imani Winds has led both a revolution and an evolution of the wind quintet.

Their repertoire bridges traditional and contemporary — featuring core chamber works, reimagined arrangements, and newly commissioned pieces by both renowned and rising composers.

The 2024 release BeLonging — a collaboration with composer Andy Akiho exploring the issue of mass incarceration—earned a 2025 Grammy nomination. Other recent highlights include the Akron performance of the double quintet by Arturo Sandoval with Boston Brass, Jessie Montgomery’s work inspired by her great-grandfather’s migration north, and Carlos Simon’s tribute to African American icons.

Now in their 29th touring season, Imani Winds regularly appears on major chamber music series and at leading performing arts centers and summer festivals, including Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, Chamber Music Northwest, Banff Centre, and Chautauqua Institution. Their international reach extends across Asia, Europe, South America, Australia, and New Zealand.

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