Ms. VALERIE COLEMAN (Flutist and Composer): I can remember when I was a little kid. I used to be in the youth orchestra, and there were so many African- Americans in the orchestra. But somewhere along ...

Is classical music a dead art form? Not when musicians are as talented, adventurous and passionate as the five members of woodwind ensemble Imani Winds. Extending the boundaries of sound, style and ...

There’s a bracing breeze blowing through an oft-overlooked corner of the world of chamber music, a creative gust emanating directly from the Imani Winds. Founded in 1997 by flutist-composer Valerie ...

Imani Winds is a contemporary woodwind quintet whose music is quietly breaking down the artificial barrier between the classical and jazz idioms. The group's members—Valerie Coleman (flute), Toyin ...

Imani Winds is (from left) Monica Ellis on bassoon, Jeff Scott on French horn, Toyin Spellman-Diaz on oboe, Mark Dover on clarinet and Valerie Coleman on flute. (Matthew Murphy) Classical music has a ...

The name "Imani" means "faith" in Swahili. The Imani Winds step out on faith with their mission and their music. It's not easy to make a living as a full time wind quintet. In concert at Lincoln ...

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. – Authorities are asking for the public's help to find an 18-year-old woman last seen at Chippenham Hospital in June. Chesterfield Police said Imani Coleman, of the 3800 Block ...