Rubispheres Digital Booklet

MARIAM ADAM - VALERIE COLEMAN

VALERIE COLEMAN, COMPOSER, FLUTE MARIAM ADAM, CLARINET RUBISPHERES RUBISPHERES

1 I. Drom 2 II. Serenade (for Lisa Naomi) 3 III. Revival

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M A R I A M A D A M , C L A R I N E T • VA L E R I E C O L E M A N , F L U T E • M O N I C A E L L I S , B A S S O O N

MAOMBI ASANTE: A PRAYER OF THANKS

4 MAOMBI ASANTE: A PRAYER OF THANKS

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VA L E R I E C O L E M A N , F L U T E • TA I M U R R AY , V I O L I N • B R O O K S P E LT Z , C E L L O

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PORTRAITS OF LANGSTON

PORTRAITS OF LANGSTON Introduction: Helen Keller I. Prelude: Helen Keller Introduction: Danse Africaine II. Danse Africaine III. Le Grand Duc Mambo Introduction: In Time of Silver Rain IV. Silver Rain Introduction: Jazz Band in a Parisian Cafe V. Parisian Cabaret Introduction: Summer Night VI. Harlem's Summer Night

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DASHON BURTON, VOICE • MARIAM ADAM, CL ARINET VA L E R I E C O L E M A N , F L U T E • A L E X B R O W N , P I A N O

SHOTGUN HOUSES

SHOTGUN HOUSES 16 I. Shotgun Houses 17 II. Grand Ave: To Mr. and Mrs. Clay 18 III. Rome 1960: The Young Champion MARIAM ADAM, CL ARINET • BL AIR STRING QUARTET

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Produced by Max Michael Jacob Mastered by Dan Coutant, Sun Room Audio Mixed by Chris Gilroy Tr. 1-15 Recorded by Chris Gilroy and Nicole Harwayne, Assistant Engineer Tr. 16, 17 Recorded by Kaitlyn Walker

C E L E B R AT I N G 3 0 Y E A R S O F P L AY I N G C H A M B E R M U S I C T O G E T H E R , W I T H AN INTERLUDE OF ALMOST 20 YEARS TOURING TOGETHER AS FOUNDING M E M B E R S O F G R A M M Y-W I N N I N G , I M A N I W I N D S , VA L E R I E C O L E M A N A N D M A R I A M A D A M C O L L A B O R AT E T O R E C O R D T H E D E F I N I T I V E A L B U M O F COLEMAN’S CHAMBER MUSIC WITH HER VOICE ON FLUTE. S P E C I A L T H A N K S T O D E R E K K WA N , E X E C U T I V E D I R E C T O R O F T H E L I E D C E N T E R , J O N AT H A N PA G E , A N D T H E VA N D E R B I LT U N I V E R S I T Y P R O V O S T FA C U LT Y G R A N T

Mariam Adam, Clarinetist, is an internationally known chamber musician, soloist, music advocate and educator originally from Monterey, California. A founding and former member of the Grammy-winning woodwind quintet, Imani Winds, she maintained an active international touring schedule for almost two decades with performances at Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center, Beijing Arts Center, Hollywood Bowl among hundreds others with numerous awards/noted recordings including “Best of iTunes 2016.” Since moving to France in 2016 she has performed throughout Europe with Eric le Sage, Francois Salque and at such festivals such as Folle Journee, Colmar Festival, Radio France Festival as featured artist and more. She has soloed with Singapore Symphony, Appassionata Ensemble, Orchestra de Pau, and toured with Quatuor Zaide, Jerusalem Trio as well as with legendary satirist, Gaspard Proust. Her last solo album, “Havana Moon” with TransAtlantic Ensemble was Sirius XM’s Best of Symphony Hall list, and Gramophone said "Coolly virtuoso performances lit by flashes of passion."

Since 2016 she has been visiting principal clarinetist with London-based Chineke! Orchestra and chamber ensemble with several reputed recordings. With them she was featured in their “Samuel ColeridgeTaylor” documentary, “In tune” and the BBC Proms. She has over a dozen recordings that can be heard on E1 Classics, Steinway label, Warner Classics, Signum, Orchid with her profile featured on NPR’s “Performance Today.” She has had works written for her by Valerie Coleman, Scott McAllister, Fred O and John Wineglass with regular invitations to ClarFest, BUTI Tanglewood, YOLA, Alarm Will Sound and solo appearances. Ms. Adam is a Vandoren and Paris Selmer Artist, visiting professor at the Cleveland Institute of Music and is Professor of Clarinet at the Blair School of Music of Vanderbilt and balances her time between Nashville and Paris.

Valerie Coleman is an internationally acclaimed, twice GRAMMY®-nominated composer and flutist, and one of the most performed living composers in the world. She is the creator and founder of the renowned Imani Winds ensemble.

In summer 2026, Coleman’s Piano Concerto receives its world premiere at the Colorado Music Festival under Peter Oundjian, with pianist Michelle Cann as soloist, followed by regional premieres with Philadelphia Orchestra, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra and Grant Park Music Festival.

As a flutist, Coleman has built an extensive chamber music career, having performed in every major classical venue in the USA, such as Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center, and at acclaimed festivals including Bravo! Vail and Spoleto USA. She is a former Bowers fellow of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and her current chamber ensembles include the trio Umama Womama and Valerie Coleman and Friends.

Coleman’s works appear on Deutsche Grammophon, Sony Classical, Naxos, Cedille Records, eOne, and Bright Shiny Things labels. New York Youth Symphony’s 2023 GRAMMY® award-winning album features her work Umoja. She has performed and recorded with jazz legends Wayne Shorter, Chick Corea and Steve Coleman and her performances and works are regularly broadcast on radio stations across the United States.

Coleman joined the Composition Department faculty at The Juilliard School in 2024, holds faculty positions at the Manhattan School of Music and Boston University Tanglewood Institute, and has given masterclasses in 49 states and across five continents.

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