“As soon as we got together,” says Spellman-Diaz, “we played music that wouldn’t necessarily be European composers. We started reading more diverse repertoire, pieces by Paquito D’Rivera — a fantastic Cuban composer and musician — and other composers of color. Valerie is a composer herself, as is Jeff Scott, our horn player. So early on, we were trying to change not just the face of the wind quintet, but also the sound of the quintet.”. The program at Stanford on April 26 is to include klezmer music and pieces by Rivera, Miles Davis and American composer Samuel Barber, as well as Scherzo from “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” by Felix Mendelssohn.
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The 7.8-magnitude earthquake, which struck Nepal on April 25, has claimed more than 7,500 lives — with that toll expected to rise — and injured more than 14,000 people. “This is the first time in all the years that we have been enjoying the festival that something so tragic has happened. Now, it’s our opportunity to give back,” said Blum, who started the festival in 1983 after returning from a 10-month trek through the Himalayan countries of Bhutan, Nepal and India. “There were wonderful festivals all along the way, so when I came back, I wanted to share that with people.”.
