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| origin = [[New York City]], United States |
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| genre = [[Classical music|Classical]], [[Chamber music]], [[Jazz]], [[Latin American music|Latin]] |
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| years_active = 1997–present |
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| genre = [[Classical music|Classical]], [[Chamber music]], [[Jazz]], [[Latin American music|Latin]] |
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| label = Koch Int'l Classics/[[Koch Entertainment]] |
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| label = Koch Int'l Classics/[[Koch Entertainment]] |
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| current_members = [[Brandon Patrick George]], [[flute]]<br />Toyin Spellman-Diaz, [[oboe]]<br />Mark Dover, [[clarinet]]<br />Kevin Newton, [[French Horn]]<br />Monica Ellis, [[bassoon]] |
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| past_members = Valerie Coleman, [[flute]]<br />Jeff Scott, [[French Horn]]<br />Mariam Adam, [[clarinet]] |
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| website = [http://www.imaniwinds.com/ www.ImaniWinds.com] |
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| past_members =Valerie Coleman, [[flute]], Mariam Adam, [[clarinet]] |
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| website = [http://www.imaniwinds.com/ www.ImaniWinds.com] |
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'''Imani Winds''' is an American [[wind quintet]] based in [[New York City]], United States. The group was founded by flutist [[Valerie Coleman]] in 1997<ref name=": |
'''Imani Winds''' is an American [[wind quintet]] based in [[New York City]], United States. The group was founded by flutist [[Valerie Coleman]] in 1997<ref name=":02">{{Cite journal|last=Westbrook|first=Peter|date=Spring 2008|title=Valerie Coleman: Revitalizing the Woodwind Quintet|journal=The Flutist Weekly|volume=33|pages=36–39}}</ref> and is known for its adventurous and diverse programming, which includes both established and newly composed works.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=DeLorenzo|first=LC|date=19 June 2012|title=Missing Faces from the Orchestra: An Issue of Social Justice?|journal=Music Educators Journal|volume=98|pages=39–46|doi=10.1177/0027432112443263|s2cid=144082775}}</ref> The word Imani means "faith" in Swahili. They are also active commissioners of new music with the intent of introducing more diverse composers to the wind quintet repertoire.<ref name=":22">{{Cite news|last=Schweitzer|first=Vivien|date=2008-11-14|title=Sound of Woodwinds, Calling for Change|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/16/arts/music/16schw.html|access-date=2021-04-09|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> |
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==Overview== |
==Overview== |
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The name "Imani Winds" was chosen by Coleman before she formed the quintet. She viewed it as a vision of what the quintet could mean to African-American and other underrepresented communities.<ref name=":02" |
The name "Imani Winds" was chosen by Coleman before she formed the quintet. She viewed it as a vision of what the quintet could mean to African-American and other underrepresented communities.<ref name=":02"/> Coleman wanted to form a chamber group to highlight the work of underrepresented composers and performers.<ref name=":02" /> Therefore, the group's initial members were all of [[African American]] and Latino ancestry. The group first included Valerie Coleman on [[flute]], [[Toyin Spellman-Diaz]] on [[oboe]], Monica Ellis on [[bassoon]], Mariam Adam on [[clarinet]], and Jeff Scott on [[french horn]].<ref name=":02" /> In 2016 [https://markdovermusic.com/ Mark Dover] replaced Mariam Adam, in 2018 [[Brandon Patrick George]] replaced Valerie Coleman, and in 2021, Kevin Newton replaced Jeff Scott. |
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The group has released nine CDs. Their first CD on a major label, ''The Classical Underground'' ([[Koch Entertainment]]), was released in January 2005 and was nominated for a [[Grammy award]] in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.music-slam.com/complete-list-of-2006-grammy-nominees/ |title=Complete List Of 2006 Grammy Nominees |website=Music-slam.com |date=2005-12-08 |accessdate=2016-07-24}}</ref> Their 2023 album ''Passion for Bach and Coltrane'', a multimedia collaboration with poet [[A. B. Spellman]], won the 2024 [[Grammy Award for Best Classical Compendium]]. |
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They have presented premieres by composers including [[Paquito D'Rivera]], [[Mohammed Fairouz]], [[Wayne Shorter]], [[Richard Wernick]], [[Fred Ho]], [[Kenji Bunch]], and [[Bruce Adolphe]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kennedy-center.org/Artist/B10406 |title=Imani Winds |website=Kennedy-center.org |date= |accessdate=2016-07-24}}</ref> |
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In 2001 they won the Richard S. Weinert Award for Innovation in Classical Music from the [[Concert Artists Guild]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-05-16|title=Imani Winds Receives CAG's Inaugural Innovation Award|url=https://nmbx.newmusicusa.org/social-news/imani-winds-receives-cags-inaugural-innovation-award/|access-date=2021-04-19|website=NewMusicBox|language=en}}</ref> In 2002, they won the [[Chamber Music America|CMA]]/[[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers|ASCAP]] Award for Adventurous Programming and the [[Chamber Music America|CMA]]/[[WQXR-FM|WQXR]] Recording Award for their first album ''Umoja''.<ref name=":12">{{Cite web|title=Imani Winds|url=https://www.laphil.com/musicdb/artists/2549/imani-winds|access-date=2021-04-08|website=LA Phil|language=en}}</ref> In 2007, they won the [[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers|ASCAP]] Concert Music Award.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Del Tredici, Oteri, Gil Rose and Imani Winds receive 2007 ASCAP Concert Music Awards {{!}} BMOP|url=https://www.bmop.org/news-press/del-tredici-oteri-gil-rose-and-imani-winds-receive-2007-ascap-concert-music-awards|access-date=2021-04-19|website=www.bmop.org}}</ref> |
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The group has released four CDs. Their first CD on a major label, ''The Classical Underground'' ([[Koch Entertainment]]), was released in January 2005 and was nominated for a [[Grammy award]] in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.music-slam.com/complete-list-of-2006-grammy-nominees/ |title=Complete List Of 2006 Grammy Nominees |website=Music-slam.com |date=2005-12-08 |accessdate=2016-07-24}}</ref> |
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Imani Winds have toured throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe, and participated in Chamber Music Society Two, a professional residency program of [[The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center]].<ref>{{cite web|date=|title=The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center | About CMS » CMS Two Alumni|url=http://www.chambermusicsociety.org/about/cms_two_alumni|website=Chambermusicsociety.org|accessdate=2016-07-24}}</ref> In addition, Imani has toured internationally and recorded with saxophonist [[Steve Coleman]], performed with pop recording artists [[Morley (singer)|Morley]], and opened for [[Cassandra Wilson]] and [[Wynton Marsalis]].<ref>{{cite web|date=|title=Imani Winds|url=http://www.kennedy-center.org/Artist/B10406|publisher=Kennedy-center.org|accessdate=2016-07-24}}</ref> They have performed with several notable jazz musicians such as [[Wayne Shorter]], [[Steve Coleman]], [[Paquito D'Rivera]], and [[Stefon Harris|Steffon Harris]]. They have appeared on radio programs including ''[[Saint Paul Sunday]]'',<ref>{{cite web|date=|title=Saint Paul Sunday: Imani Winds plays Haas, del Aguila|url=http://saintpaulsunday.publicradio.org/programs/583/|website=Saintpaulsunday.publicradio.org|accessdate=2016-07-24}}</ref> ''[[Performance Today]]'',<ref>{{cite web|date=2016-05-26|title=Jeremy Denk and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra|url=http://www.yourclassical.org/programs/performance-today/episodes/2016/05/26|website=Yourclassical.org|accessdate=2016-07-24}}</ref> ''[[Performance Today]],''<ref name=":12"/> ''[[News & Notes]]'',<ref>{{cite web|author=|date=2006-05-23|title=Classical Chamber Music Ensemble Imani Winds|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5425259|publisher=NPR|accessdate=2016-07-24}}</ref> ''[[The Bob Edwards Show]]'',<ref>{{cite web|date=|title=Forthcoming on The Bob Edwards Show — Bob Edwards Radio|url=http://www.bobedwardsradio.com/blog/2012/2/3/forthcoming-on-the-bob-edwards-show.html|website=Bobedwardsradio.com|accessdate=2016-07-24}}</ref> and ''[[The World (radio program)|The World]]''.<ref name=":12"/> |
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In 2001 they won the Richard S. Weinert Award for Innovation in Classical Music from the [[Concert Artists Guild]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-05-16|title=Imani Winds Receives CAG’s Inaugural Innovation Award|url=https://nmbx.newmusicusa.org/social-news/imani-winds-receives-cags-inaugural-innovation-award/|access-date=2021-04-19|website=NewMusicBox|language=en}}</ref> In 2002, they won the [[Chamber Music America|CMA]]/[[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers|ASCAP]] Award for Adventurous Programming and the [[Chamber Music America|CMA]]/[[WQXR-FM|WQXR]] Recording Award for their first album ''Umoja''.<ref name=":12">{{Cite web|title=Imani Winds|url=https://www.laphil.com/musicdb/artists/2549/imani-winds|access-date=2021-04-08|website=LA Phil|language=en}}</ref> In 2007, they won the [[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers|ASCAP]] Concert Music Award.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Del Tredici, Oteri, Gil Rose and Imani Winds receive 2007 ASCAP Concert Music Awards {{!}} BMOP|url=https://www.bmop.org/news-press/del-tredici-oteri-gil-rose-and-imani-winds-receive-2007-ascap-concert-music-awards|access-date=2021-04-19|website=www.bmop.org}}</ref> |
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=== Legacy Commissioning Project === |
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Imani Winds have toured throughout the United States and Canada, and participated in Chamber Music Society Two, a professional residency program of [[The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chambermusicsociety.org/about/cms_two_alumni |title=The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center | About CMS » CMS Two Alumni |website=Chambermusicsociety.org |date= |accessdate=2016-07-24}}</ref> In addition, Imani has toured internationally and recorded with saxophonist [[Steve Coleman]], performed with pop recording artists [[Morley (singer)|Morley]] and opened for [[Cassandra Wilson]] and [[Wynton Marsalis]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kennedy-center.org/Artist/B10406 |title=Imani Winds |publisher=Kennedy-center.org |date= |accessdate=2016-07-24}}</ref> They have appeared on radio programs including ''[[Saint Paul Sunday]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://saintpaulsunday.publicradio.org/programs/583/ |title=Saint Paul Sunday: Imani Winds plays Haas, del Aguila |website=Saintpaulsunday.publicradio.org |date= |accessdate=2016-07-24}}</ref> ''[[Performance Today]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yourclassical.org/programs/performance-today/episodes/2016/05/26 |title=Jeremy Denk and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra |website=Yourclassical.org |date=2016-05-26 |accessdate=2016-07-24}}</ref> ''[[News & Notes]]'',<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5425259 |title=Classical Chamber Music Ensemble Imani Winds |publisher=NPR |date=2006-05-23 |accessdate=2016-07-24}}</ref> ''[[The Bob Edwards Show]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bobedwardsradio.com/blog/2012/2/3/forthcoming-on-the-bob-edwards-show.html |title=Forthcoming on The Bob Edwards Show — Bob Edwards Radio |website=Bobedwardsradio.com |date= |accessdate=2016-07-24}}</ref> and ''[[The World (radio program)|The World]]''.{{Citation needed|date=February 2010}} |
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Imani Winds began the Legacy Commissioning Project in 2008 with the intention of commissioning and premiering ten new works for wind quintet by composers of color and diverse backgrounds over a five-year period.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Brook|first=Peter|date=Spring 2011|title=Terra Incognita Imani Winds|journal=The Flutist Quarterly|volume=36|pages=78}}</ref> The group has continued to commission and premiered more works after the initial five-year time frame, and the group has continued their original intent to introduce more diverse composers to the standard wind quintet repertoire. |
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== Commissions == |
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The group's members are of [[African American]] and Latin American ancestry, and the name Imani means "faith" in the [[Swahili language|Swahili]] language. The group consists of five musicians with Valerie Coleman on flute, Torin Spellman-Diaz on [[oboe]], Monica Ellis on [[bassoon]], Mariam Adam on [[clarinet]], and Jeff Scott on [[french horn]]. |
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|[[Fred Ho]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Fred Ho|url=https://jazztimes.com/artists/fred-ho/|access-date=2021-04-28|website=JazzTimes|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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|Josephine Baker's Angels from the Rainbow |
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|[[Paquito D'Rivera]]<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|first=Frank J.|last=Oterion|date=2010-09-01|title=Imani Winds: Terra Incognita|url=https://nmbx.newmusicusa.org/imani-winds-terra-incognita/|access-date=2021-04-28|website=NewMusicBox|language=en}}</ref> |
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|Kites |
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|[[Wayne Shorter]]<ref name=":3" /> |
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|Terra Incognita |
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|[[Alvin Singleton]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=PSNY: Alvin Singleton - Through It All|url=https://www.eamdc.com/psny/composers/alvin-singleton/works/through-it-all/|access-date=2021-04-28|website=www.eamdc.com}}</ref> |
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|Through it All |
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|[[Roberto Sierra]]<ref name=":22"/> |
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|Concierto de Camara |
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|[[Jason Moran (musician)|Jason Moran]] |
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|Cane<ref name="honor.carnegiehall.org">{{Cite web |url=http://honor.carnegiehall.org/honor/events/eventDetail.aspx@evt=11757.html |access-date=2022-01-29 |website=honor.carnegiehall.org |
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|title=Panel Discussion and Premieres |publisher=[[Carnegie Hall]] |date=March 8, 2009}} |
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</ref> Jump Cut Rose<ref>{{Cite web|title=Imani Winds and Jason Moran: Minimally Inspired, Major Imprint|url=https://www.sfcv.org/articles/feature/imani-winds-and-jason-moran-minimally-inspired-major-imprint|access-date=2021-04-28|website=www.sfcv.org|language=en}}</ref> |
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|[[Daniel Bernard Roumain]]<ref name="honor.carnegiehall.org"/> |
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|Five Chairs and One Table |
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|[[Stefon Harris]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Imani Winds and Stefon Harris to perform jazz concert Sept. 30 {{!}} Penn State University|url=https://news.psu.edu/story/174409/2009/09/09/imani-winds-and-stefon-harris-perform-jazz-concert-sept-30|access-date=2021-04-28|website=news.psu.edu|language=en}}</ref> |
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|Anatomy of a Box (A Sonic Painting in Wood, Metal, and Wind) |
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|[[Jonathan Russell (composer)|Jonathan Russell]] |
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|Arrangement of [[Igor Stravinsky|Stravinsky's]] [[The Rite of Spring|Rite of Spring]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Five musicians test endurance and flexiblity with classic Rite of Spring|url=https://houston.culturemap.com/news/entertainment/10-14-13-beauty-in-diversity-imani-winds-flexes-musical-muscles-in-massive-irite-of-springi-adaptation/|access-date=2021-04-28|website=CultureMap Houston|language=en}}</ref> Arrangement of [[Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov|Rimsky-Korsakov's]] [[Scheherazade (Rimsky-Korsakov)|Scheherazade]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=20171201-Imani Winds|url=http://www.middlebury.edu/old-arts/performing/archive/2017-2018-season/20171201-imani-winds|access-date=2021-04-28|website=Middlebury|language=en}}</ref> |
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Arrangement of [[Gustav Holst|Holst's]] [[The Planets]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-04-13|title=Imani Winds breaks the mold of the classical music ensemble in multiple ways|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/entertainment/erry-2018/04/de437c29b92490/imani_winds_breaks_the_mold_of.html|access-date=2021-04-28|website=oregonlive|language=en}}</ref> |
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==Awards history== |
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===Grammy=== |
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*Career Nominations: 1<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ascap.com/eventsawards/awards/grammys/2006/nominees.html |title=ASCAP Members Receive Multiple Nominations for the 48th Annual Grammy Awards |website=Ascap.com |date= |accessdate=2016-07-24}}</ref> |
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|[[Simon Shaheen]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-10-11|title=The Imani Winds Bring Improvisation to Classical Chamber Music Performance|url=https://www.sequenza21.com/2013/10/the-imani-winds-bring-improvisation-to-classical-chamber-music-performance/|access-date=2021-04-28|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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|[[Danilo Pérez|Danilo Perez]] |
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|Travesias Panamenas |
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|[[Mohammed Fairouz|Muhammed Fairouz]] |
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|Jebel Lebnan<ref>{{Cite web|title=Imani Winds - Philadelphia Chamber Music Artists|url=https://www.pcmsconcerts.org/artist/imani-winds/|access-date=2021-04-28|website=Philadelphia Chamber Music Society|language=en-US}}</ref> Deep Rivers<ref>{{Cite web|last=Greene|first=Teri|title=A world premiere, commemorating history|url=https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/life/2015/03/01/world-premiere-commemorating-history/24146151/|access-date=2021-04-28|website=The Montgomery Advertiser|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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|Yes |
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|[[Vijay Iyer]]<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|title=Imani Winds final week as Ensemble-in-Residence culminates with two public performances {{!}} Music Department|url=https://music.uchicago.edu/news/imani-winds-final-week-ensemble-residence-culminates-two-public-performances|access-date=2021-04-28|website=music.uchicago.edu}}</ref> |
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|Bruits |
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|Yes |
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|Jeff Scott |
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|Passion for Bach & Coltrane<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-04-19|title=Passion for Bach and Coltrane|url=https://hop.dartmouth.edu/events/passion-bach-and-coltrane|access-date=2021-04-28|website=Hopkins Center for the Arts at Dartmouth|language=en}}</ref> |
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|Yes |
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|[[Frederic Rzewski]]<ref name=":4" /> |
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|Sometimes |
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|Yes |
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|[[Reena Esmail]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Harris|first=Dalanie|date=2021-01-25|title="We Cannot Continue This Way:" Imani Winds' BRUITS Calls for Change|url=https://www.icareifyoulisten.com/2021/01/cannot-continue-this-way-imani-winds-bruits-calls-change/|access-date=2021-04-28|website=I CARE IF YOU LISTEN|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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|The Light is the Same |
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|Yes |
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|[[Courtney Bryan (composer)|Courtney Bryan]]<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|title=Imani Winds Breathes Vitality to the Legacy of Gwendolyn Brooks|url=https://www.chicagomaroon.com/article/2017/5/8/imani-winds-breathes-vitality-legacy-gwendolyn-bro/|access-date=2021-04-28|website=www.chicagomaroon.com|language=en}}</ref> |
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|Blooming |
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|Yes |
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|[[Valerie Coleman]] |
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|Bronzeville<ref name=":5" /> Phenomenal Woman, Concerto for Wind Quintet<ref>{{Cite web|last=Holmes|first=Anne|date=2019-05-30|title=Hear it at the Library: The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Performs a New Work Inspired by Maya Angelou's "Phenomenal Woman" {{!}} From the Catbird Seat: Poetry & Literature at the Library of Congress|url=https://blogs.loc.gov/catbird/2019/05/hear-it-at-the-library-the-orpheus-chamber-orchestra-performs-a-new-work-inspired-by-maya-angelous-phenomenal-woman/|access-date=2021-04-28|website=blogs.loc.gov}}</ref> |
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|Yes |
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|Aaron Helgeson<ref>{{Cite web|title=Imani Winds: At the Cutting Edge {{!}} UChicago Arts {{!}} The University of Chicago|url=https://arts.uchicago.edu/event/imani-winds-cutting-edge|access-date=2021-04-28|website=arts.uchicago.edu}}</ref> |
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|Calls of close and away |
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|Yes |
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|[[Henry Threadgill]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=Rucker|first=Patrick|title=Review {{!}} Imani Winds quintet warms up a frigid evening|language=en-US|newspaper=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/imani-winds-quintet-warms-up-a-frigid-evening/2019/01/31/e81709ec-2577-11e9-90cd-dedb0c92dc17_story.html|access-date=2021-04-28|issn=0190-8286}}</ref> |
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|2.6 Pentadactyl |
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|Alison Yun-Fei Jiang<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|title=Imani Winds {{!}} UChicago Arts {{!}} The University of Chicago|url=https://arts.uchicago.edu/event/imani-winds-1|access-date=2021-04-28|website=arts.uchicago.edu}}</ref> |
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|On Light and Birds |
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|Yes |
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|Ted Moore<ref name=":6" /> |
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|feedback vii: speak, contain |
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|Kevin Kay<ref name=":6" /> |
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|Quiver |
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|Maria Kaoutzani<ref name=":6" /> |
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|Speak, Mind |
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|J. P. Redmond<ref>{{Cite web|last=Winslow|first=Jeff|date=2018-08-07|title=Chamber Music Northwest review: middle-age crazy|url=https://www.orartswatch.org/chamber-music-northwest-review-middle-age-crazy/|access-date=2021-04-28|website=Oregon ArtsWatch|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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|9X9: Nine Pieces for Nonet |
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|James Primosch<ref>{{Cite web|last=Dobrin|first=Peter|title=Winsome Imani Winds gives world premiere of Four Sketches by Penn professor James Primosch|url=https://www.inquirer.com/entertainment/classical/imani-winds-four-stretches-james-primosch-world-cafe-live-20190216.html|access-date=2021-04-28|website=www.inquirer.com|date=16 February 2019 |language=en}}</ref> |
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|Four Sketches |
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|[[Jessie Montgomery]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Imani Winds Catalyst Quartet {{!}} Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State|url=https://cpa.psu.edu/events/imani-winds-catalyst-quartet|access-date=2021-04-28|website=cpa.psu.edu}}</ref> |
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|Sargeant McCauley |
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|Ledah Finck<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ledah Finck|url=https://www.newmusicusa.org/profile/ledah-finck/|access-date=2021-04-28|website=New Music USA|language=en}}</ref> |
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|Fractured Fossil |
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|Yes |
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|[[Nathalie Joachim]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Imani Winds with a new commissioned work by Nathalie Joachim|url=https://www.phillipscollection.org/event/2021-03-21-imani-winds-new-commissioned-work-nathalie-joachim|access-date=2021-04-28|website=www.phillipscollection.org|date=21 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref> |
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|Seen |
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|Yes |
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|[[Richard Wernick]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Richard Wernick {{!}} Quintet For Winds (2006).|url=https://www.tfront.com/p-242065-quintet-for-winds-2006.aspx|access-date=2021-04-28|website=www.tfront.com}}</ref> |
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| colspan="5" style="text-align:center;"| '''Imani Winds [[Grammy Awards]] History''' |
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|Quintet for Winds |
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|No |
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|Premiered but did not commission |
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|[[Kenji Bunch]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Theodore Front Musical Literature - Shout Chorus : For Woodwind Quintet (2006).|url=https://www.tfront.com/p-244984-shout-chorus-for-woodwind-quintet-2006.aspx|access-date=2021-04-28|website=www.tfront.com}}</ref> |
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|Shout Chorus |
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|No |
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! Title |
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! Label |
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! Result |
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| 2006 |
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| Best Classical Crossover Album |
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| Classical |
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| ''The Classical Underground'' |
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| Koch Int'l Classics |
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| Nominated |
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== Discography == |
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*[[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers]]: 2007 ASCAP Foundation Morton Gould Young Composer Awards<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ascap.com/press/2007/052407_concert.html |title=Peter Schickele Hosts 8th Annual ASCAP Concert Music Awards in New York City |website=Ascap.com |date= |accessdate=2016-07-24}}</ref> |
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Source:<ref>{{Cite web|title=Imani Winds {{!}} Album Discography|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/imani-winds-mn0000145214/discography|access-date=2021-04-28|website=AllMusic|language=en}}</ref> |
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*ASCAP "Adventurous Programming" Award – Self-Presenting Chamber Ensembles – Mixed Repertory in 2005<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ascap.com/press/2005/cmaawards_011805.html |title=Ascap "Adventurous Programming" Awards Presented At Chamber Music America Conference |website=Ascap.com |date=2005-01-18 |accessdate=2016-07-24}}</ref> |
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*2001 [[Concert Artists Guild]] award<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.concertartists.org/alumni-competition-winners.htm |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2007-03-30 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070820183241/http://www.concertartists.org/alumni-competition-winners.htm |archivedate=2007-08-20 }}</ref> |
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Valerie Coleman composed a piece for the symphonic winds of Roma High School called "Roma" dedicated to the students of Roma High School, Texas. She composed it in the summer of 2009 and the recording was available to the Audience in spring of 2010. |
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==Discography== |
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|2002 |
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|Umoja |
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|Imani Winds |
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|2005 |
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|The Classical Underground |
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|Koch International Classics / Koch |
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|2006 |
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|The Imani Winds |
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|Koch International Classics / Koch / Koch International |
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|2007 |
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|Josephine Baker: A Life of le Jazz Hot! |
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|eOne / Koch / Koch International Classics |
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|2008 |
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|This Christmas |
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|Koch / Koch International / Koch International Classics |
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|2010 |
|2010 |
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|Terra Incongnita |
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|Contemporary Classical |
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|E1 Entertainment |
|E1 Entertainment |
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|2013 |
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|2007 |
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|Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring |
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|''Josephine Baker: A Life of Le Jazz Hot!'' |
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|EMI Classics |
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|Cabaret tunes |
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|Koch Int'l Classics |
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|- |
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|2016 |
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|2006 |
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|Startin' Sumthin' |
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|''Imani Winds'' |
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|eOne |
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|Jazz |
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|Koch Int'l Classics |
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| |
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|- |
|- |
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|2021 |
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|2005 |
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|Bruits |
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|''The Classical Underground'' |
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|Bright Shiny Things |
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|Classical |
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|Koch Int'l Classics |
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| |
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|- |
|- |
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|2023 |
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|2002 |
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|Passion for Bach and Coltrane |
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|''Umoja'' |
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|Imani Winds Media Production |
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|Classical |
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|Self-Produced |
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|featured original works by flutist Valerie Coleman |
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|} |
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'''With''' '''[[Steve Coleman]]''' |
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* 1999 – ''The Ascension to Light'' |
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'''With [[Chris Brubeck|Brubeck Brothers Quartet]]''' |
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* 2008 – ''Classified'' |
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'''With [[Chick Corea]]'''<ref>{{Citation|title=The Continents: Concerto for Jazz Quintet & Chamber Orchestra - Chick Corea {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-continents-concerto-for-jazz-quintet-chamber-orchestra-mw0002279270|language=en|access-date=2021-04-28}}</ref> |
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* 2012 - ''The Continents: Concerto for Jazz Quintet & Chamber Orchestra'' |
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'''With [[Wayne Shorter]]''' |
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* 2013 – ''[[Without a Net (Wayne Shorter album)|Without a Net]]'' |
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'''With [[Mohammed Fairouz]]'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=FAIROUZ, M.: Native Informant / Tahwidah / Chorale Fantasy / Posh / For Victims / Jebel Lebnan (Hughes, Kravitz, Barton Pine, Krakauer, Thompson) - 8.559744|url=https://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.559744|access-date=2021-04-28|website=www.naxos.com}}</ref> |
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* 2013 – ''Native Informant'' |
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'''With [[Edward Simon (musician)|Edward Simon]]'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sorrows & Triumphs, by Edward Simon|url=https://edwardsimon.bandcamp.com/album/sorrows-triumphs|access-date=2021-04-28|website=Edward Simon}}</ref> |
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'''With [[Steve Coleman]]''' |
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*1999 – ''The Ascension to Light'' |
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* 2018 – ''Sorrows & Triumphs'' |
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'''With [[Chris Brubeck|Brubeck Brothers Quartet]] |
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*2008 – ''Classified'' |
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==References== |
==References== |
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*[http://www.imaniwinds.com/ Imani Winds official site] |
*[http://www.imaniwinds.com/ Imani Winds official site] |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071009060552/http://www.jaykhoffman.com/bios/imani.htm Imani Winds page] at Jay K. Hoffman & Associates, Inc. site |
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071009060552/http://www.jaykhoffman.com/bios/imani.htm Imani Winds page] at Jay K. Hoffman & Associates, Inc. site |
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*[http://www.allianceartistmanagement.com/artist.php?id=imaniwinds Imani Winds page] from Alliance Artist Management site |
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*[http://www.vcoleman.com/ Valerie Coleman] Website of Flutist and founder of Imani Winds |
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Imani Winds
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Origin | New York City, United States |
Genres | Classical, Chamber music, Jazz, Latin |
Years active | 1997–present |
Labels | Koch Int'l Classics/Koch Entertainment |
Members | Brandon Patrick George, flute Toyin Spellman-Diaz, oboe Mark Dover, clarinet Kevin Newton, French Horn Monica Ellis, bassoon |
Past members | Valerie Coleman, flute Jeff Scott, French Horn Mariam Adam, clarinet |
Website | www.ImaniWinds.com |
Imani Winds is an American wind quintet based in New York City, United States. The group was founded by flutist Valerie Coleman in 1997[1] and is known for its adventurous and diverse programming, which includes both established and newly composed works.[2] The word Imani means "faith" in Swahili. They are also active commissioners of new music with the intent of introducing more diverse composers to the wind quintet repertoire.[3]
The name "Imani Winds" was chosen by Coleman before she formed the quintet. She viewed it as a vision of what the quintet could mean to African-American and other underrepresented communities.[1] Coleman wanted to form a chamber group to highlight the work of underrepresented composers and performers.[1] Therefore, the group's initial members were all of African American and Latino ancestry. The group first included Valerie Coleman on flute, Toyin Spellman-Diazonoboe, Monica Ellis on bassoon, Mariam Adam on clarinet, and Jeff Scott on french horn.[1] In 2016 Mark Dover replaced Mariam Adam, in 2018 Brandon Patrick George replaced Valerie Coleman, and in 2021, Kevin Newton replaced Jeff Scott.
The group has released nine CDs. Their first CD on a major label, The Classical Underground (Koch Entertainment), was released in January 2005 and was nominated for a Grammy award in 2006.[4] Their 2023 album Passion for Bach and Coltrane, a multimedia collaboration with poet A. B. Spellman, won the 2024 Grammy Award for Best Classical Compendium.
In 2001 they won the Richard S. Weinert Award for Innovation in Classical Music from the Concert Artists Guild.[5] In 2002, they won the CMA/ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming and the CMA/WQXR Recording Award for their first album Umoja.[6] In 2007, they won the ASCAP Concert Music Award.[7]
Imani Winds have toured throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe, and participated in Chamber Music Society Two, a professional residency program of The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.[8] In addition, Imani has toured internationally and recorded with saxophonist Steve Coleman, performed with pop recording artists Morley, and opened for Cassandra Wilson and Wynton Marsalis.[9] They have performed with several notable jazz musicians such as Wayne Shorter, Steve Coleman, Paquito D'Rivera, and Steffon Harris. They have appeared on radio programs including Saint Paul Sunday,[10] Performance Today,[11] Performance Today,[6] News & Notes,[12] The Bob Edwards Show,[13] and The World.[6]
Imani Winds began the Legacy Commissioning Project in 2008 with the intention of commissioning and premiering ten new works for wind quintet by composers of color and diverse backgrounds over a five-year period.[14] The group has continued to commission and premiered more works after the initial five-year time frame, and the group has continued their original intent to introduce more diverse composers to the standard wind quintet repertoire.
Composer | Title(s) | For LCP | Notes |
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Fred Ho[15] | Josephine Baker's Angels from the Rainbow | Yes | |
Paquito D'Rivera[16] | Kites | Yes | |
Wayne Shorter[16] | Terra Incognita | Yes | |
Alvin Singleton[17] | Through it All | Yes | |
Roberto Sierra[3] | Concierto de Camara | Yes | |
Jason Moran | Cane[18] Jump Cut Rose[19] | Yes | |
Daniel Bernard Roumain[18] | Five Chairs and One Table | Yes | |
Stefon Harris[20] | Anatomy of a Box (A Sonic Painting in Wood, Metal, and Wind) | Yes | |
Jonathan Russell | Arrangement of Stravinsky's Rite of Spring[21] Arrangement of Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade[22]
Arrangement of Holst's The Planets[23] |
Yes | |
Simon Shaheen[24] | Zafir | Yes | |
Danilo Perez | Travesias Panamenas | Yes | |
Muhammed Fairouz | Jebel Lebnan[25] Deep Rivers[26] | Yes | |
Vijay Iyer[27] | Bruits | Yes | |
Jeff Scott | Passion for Bach & Coltrane[28] | Yes | |
Frederic Rzewski[27] | Sometimes | Yes | |
Reena Esmail[29] | The Light is the Same | Yes | |
Courtney Bryan[30] | Blooming | Yes | |
Valerie Coleman | Bronzeville[30] Phenomenal Woman, Concerto for Wind Quintet[31] | Yes | |
Aaron Helgeson[32] | Calls of close and away | Yes | |
Henry Threadgill[33] | 2.6 Pentadactyl | Yes | |
Alison Yun-Fei Jiang[34] | On Light and Birds | Yes | |
Ted Moore[34] | feedback vii: speak, contain | Yes | |
Kevin Kay[34] | Quiver | Yes | |
Maria Kaoutzani[34] | Speak, Mind | Yes | |
J. P. Redmond[35] | 9X9: Nine Pieces for Nonet | Yes | |
James Primosch[36] | Four Sketches | Yes | |
Jessie Montgomery[37] | Sargeant McCauley | Yes | |
Ledah Finck[38] | Fractured Fossil | Yes | |
Nathalie Joachim[39] | Seen | Yes | |
Richard Wernick[40] | Quintet for Winds | No | Premiered but did not commission |
Kenji Bunch[41] | Shout Chorus | No | Premiered but did not commission |
Source:[42]
Year | Title | Label |
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2002 | Umoja | Imani Winds |
2005 | The Classical Underground | Koch International Classics / Koch |
2006 | The Imani Winds | Koch International Classics / Koch / Koch International |
2007 | Josephine Baker: A Life of le Jazz Hot! | eOne / Koch / Koch International Classics |
2008 | This Christmas | Koch / Koch International / Koch International Classics |
2010 | Terra Incongnita | E1 Entertainment |
2013 | Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring | EMI Classics |
2016 | Startin' Sumthin' | eOne |
2021 | Bruits | Bright Shiny Things |
2023 | Passion for Bach and Coltrane | Imani Winds Media Production |
With Steve Coleman
With Chick Corea[43]
With Wayne Shorter
With Mohammed Fairouz[44]
With Edward Simon[45]
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