Clarinetist Mariam Adam and flutist and composer Valerie Coleman, co-founders of the Imani Winds, celebrate their 30-year partnership with an album comprising chamber works by Coleman. The program includes Rubispheres, a set of wind trios; Maombi Asante, an African dance-inspired prayer of thanks for flute, violin, and cello; Portraits of Langston for flute, clarinet, piano, and narrator, in tribute to …

Brass for Uncommon Times is an all-star collective of 40 top-notch brass and percussion performers who hail from the DMV (DC, Maryland, Virginia) and who are affiliated with the region’s most celebrated orchestras, military bands and universities. Directed by Brian Kaufman, their debut album features seven works composed between 2004 and 2022 that reflect the concerns and crises of our …