Meeting at the Crossroads

Join us this Sunday at 4PM Eastern for a virtual concert to introduce our newest Programming Committee member, Toyin Spellman-Diaz and her husband Javier Diaz!  Hailing from New York City, Toyin and Javier are a musical power couple of the highest order making their mark on the world with powerful and innovative performances.  Their program explores the intersection of two pairs of influences on the music of Cuba: ancient meeting contemporary, and African culture meeting European.  

 Toyin is oboist and founding member of Imani Winds, a groundbreaking woodwind quintet that has championed innumerable contemporary works by composers from diverse backgrounds.  The Washington Posts lauds her "smooth, controlled tone and excellent technique," something that will be obvious the moment you hear her play!  Javier is a percussionist and educator with an extraordinarily broad range of talents, performing with major symphony orchestras and literally writing the book on Afro-Cuban percussion.

The performance will be live-streamed on our…