Valerie Coleman

Valerie Coleman's first work for flute and piano, Wish, was inspired by a poem of the same name. Wish is a dramatic tone poem for flutist and pianist alike, depicting the Middle Passage in which Afric...

The title Fanmi Imen is Haitian Creole for Maya Angelou's famous work, Human Family. Both the musical and literary poems acknowledge differences within mankind, either due to ethnicity, background, or...

Sonatine is an 8-minute recital work in one movement inspired by Coleman's travels throughout Europe, most notably while touring with jazz icon Steve Coleman. The work is reminiscent of a performance...

Die Gründerin des mit einem Grammy ausgezeichneten Bläserquintetts Imani Winds, die verehrte Valerie Coleman, schenkt uns ein anspruchsvolles, betörendes Werk für Blasorchester, das die Sprache des Vo...