- Portraits of Josephine is a 2006 suite for wind quintet. Coleman’s ensemble Imani Winds recorded the suite on their 2007 album A Life of Le Jazz Hot.
- Coleman has written an 8-movement ballet version of Portraits of Josephine, as well as a 4-movement version of the suite.
- Portraits of Josephine is a musical biography of jazz performer and civil rights activist Josephine Baker.1
Movements (4-movement version)
- St. Louis 1920
- Les Milandes Les Milandes was Baker’s home in France
- Paris 1925
- Thank You Josephine This movement is based on Josephine Baker’s song “J’ai deux amours.“2
Movements in 8-movement version
Sources
- “Suite: Portraits of Josephine for Wind Quintet (Digital Download),” Valerie Coleman: Flutist and Composer, accessed June 11, 2021, https://www.vcolemanmusic.com/store/p2/Suite%3A_Portraits_of_Josephine_for_Wind_Quintet_%28Digital_Download%29.html.
- Tim Sawyier, “Imani Winds Close First UC Season with Homage to Gwendolen Brooks,” Chicago Classical Review (May 4, 2017), accessed June 11, 2021, https://chicagoclassicalreview.com/2017/05/imani-winds-close-first-uc-season-with-homage-to-gwendolyn-brooks/.
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