
Valerie Coleman (born Louisville, Kentucky) is an American composer and flutist best known for her contributions to wind chamber music and for founding the wind quintet, Imani Winds, in 1997. She has released a number of studio albums with the group, one of which was nominated for Grammy Award for Best Classical Crossover Album in 2005.[1] A graduate of Mannes College of Music and taught by musicians such as Julius Baker, her compositions frequently incorporate diverse styles such as jazz with classical music and political or social themes.
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Roma
Umoja: Anthem of Unity
Umoja: The First Day of Kwanza 1997
Tracing Visions for String Orchestra: II. Amandla!
Valerie Coleman: Red Clay & Mississippi Delta
Tracing Visions for String Orchestra: I. Till.
Revelry: II. War
Valerie Coleman: Tzigane
Roma (Live)
Shotgun Houses: I. Shotgun Houses
Danza de la mariposa
Shotgun Houses: III. Rome 1960
Umoja
Fanmi imèn
Wish Sonatine
Shotgun Houses: II. Grand Ave.
Revelry: I. Mysterio
Danza de la Mariposa - (Arr. for Violin by Lara St. John)
Tzigane
Requiem Milonga
Sonatine
Portraits of Langston: VI. Harlem's Summer Night
Portraits of Langston: III. Le Grand Duc Mambo
Sonatina, for Clarinet and Piano
Portraits of Langston: II. Danse Africaine
Portraits of Langston: IV. Silver Rain
Portraits of Langston: V. Jazz Band in a Parisian Cabaret
Red Clay & Mississippi Delta
Shotgun Houses: II. Grand Avenue
Portraits of Langston: I. Prelude. Helen Keller
Roma: Roma (Live)
Legends: I. Lin-fa
Wish: Sonatine for Flute & Piano - Live
Amazonia
Requiem Milonga for Flute and Piano
Red Clay and Mississippi Delta
Legends: II. Dagda's Harp
III. Rome 1960
Legends: III. Gaia
Legends: IV. El encierro
Concerto For Wind Quintet
Portraits of Langston: Introduction No. 2 "Danse africaine"
Portraits of Langston (Jazz Band in a Parisian Cabaret)
Afro-Cuban Concerto (3rd mvt)
Concerto for Wind Quintet (1st mvmt, Afro)
I. Shotgun Houses
Shotgun Houses (1st mvt)
Chanson De La Rivière for Two Flutes
Portraits of Langston: Introduction No. 3 "Le grand duc mambo"
Four Legends: I. Lin-Fa (Lotus Lily)
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