{"id":406941,"date":"2020-11-23T13:56:50","date_gmt":"2020-11-23T13:56:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmusicusa.wpengine.com\/?p=406941"},"modified":"2021-06-02T16:34:49","modified_gmt":"2021-06-02T16:34:49","slug":"valerie-coleman-writing-music-for-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmusicusa.org\/nmbx\/valerie-coleman-writing-music-for-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Valerie Coleman: Writing Music for People"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this year, New Music USA launched <a href=\"https:\/\/newmusicusa.org\/content\/amplifying-voices\/\">Amplifying Voices<\/a>, a program promoting marginalized voices in the orchestral field. Following a national call, eight American orchestras are leading consortium commissions for eight different composers. The seven composers selected thus far are Tania Le\u00f3n (<a href=\"https:\/\/nmbx.newmusicusa.org\/tania-leon-what-it-means-to-be-an-american-composer\/\">the first individual composer NewMusicBox interviewed, in 1999<\/a>), Tyshawn Sorey (<a href=\"https:\/\/nmbx.newmusicusa.org\/tyshawn-sorey-music-and-mindfulness\/\">featured in NewMusicBox last year<\/a>), Jessie Montgomery (<a href=\"https:\/\/nmbx.newmusicusa.org\/jessie-montgomery-conjuring-memories\/\">featured four years ago<\/a>), Brian Raphael Nabors, Juan Pablo Contreras, Shelley Washington, and Valerie Coleman, <a href=\"https:\/\/nmbx.newmusicusa.org\/imani-winds-terra-incognita\/\">with whom we spoke a decade ago, regarding her maverick wind quintet, Imani Winds<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>One of the most exciting aspects of Imani Winds is their commitment to new music from a diverse repertoire of composers, which makes sense given that they were founded by a composer. But what about Valerie Coleman, the composer?<\/p>\n<p>In our first conversation with Valerie, we barely scratched the surface of her compositional activities. Since then, these have become her primary artistic focus. Valerie has recently been chosen to participate in the Metropolitan Opera \/ Lincoln Center Theater New Works program, a perfect fit for her given her commitment to storytelling through her music, no matter the idiom.<\/p>\n<div class=\"owl-carousel owl-theme\">\t<div class=\"pullquotes-wrapper pullquote-slide item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pullquote-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pullquote-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>I\u2019m not somebody who writes based on the intellectual side of composition, but rather on the side of addressing what it is within all of us.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"attribution-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newmusicusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/15-ValerieColeman-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"attribution-headshot\" \/><h5 class=\"attribution-text\">Valerie Coleman<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t<div class=\"pullquotes-wrapper pullquote-slide item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pullquote-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pullquote-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>When I got into college... I started to recognize, whoa, maybe composers are supposed to be White male and not Black female.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"attribution-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newmusicusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/15-ValerieColeman-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"attribution-headshot\" \/><h5 class=\"attribution-text\">Valerie Coleman<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t<div class=\"pullquotes-wrapper pullquote-slide item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pullquote-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pullquote-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>It\u2019s so important that educators encourage and not discourage in what they do.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"attribution-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newmusicusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/15-ValerieColeman-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"attribution-headshot\" \/><h5 class=\"attribution-text\">Valerie Coleman<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t<div class=\"pullquotes-wrapper pullquote-slide item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pullquote-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pullquote-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>I\u2019m very excited about Amplifying Voices ... I envision working with young composers of color and helping them to find their voice.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"attribution-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newmusicusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/15-ValerieColeman-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"attribution-headshot\" \/><h5 class=\"attribution-text\">Valerie Coleman<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t<div class=\"pullquotes-wrapper pullquote-slide item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pullquote-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pullquote-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>It\u2019s our responsibility to convey that story to the performer in such a way that is not cerebral.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"attribution-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newmusicusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/15-ValerieColeman-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"attribution-headshot\" \/><h5 class=\"attribution-text\">Valerie Coleman<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t<div class=\"pullquotes-wrapper pullquote-slide item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pullquote-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pullquote-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>A\u00a0composer doesn\u2019t necessarily have to choose any story to tell. That\u2019s just how I identify and it\u2019s because of what my ancestors have gone through.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"attribution-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newmusicusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/15-ValerieColeman-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"attribution-headshot\" \/><h5 class=\"attribution-text\">Valerie Coleman<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t<div class=\"pullquotes-wrapper pullquote-slide item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pullquote-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pullquote-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>The thing that we\u2019ve always worked towards whenever we play music is the idea of playing together. Note for note. Beat by beat.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"attribution-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newmusicusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/15-ValerieColeman-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"attribution-headshot\" \/><h5 class=\"attribution-text\">Valerie Coleman<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><script>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tjQuery(document).ready(function(){\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tjQuery(\".owl-carousel\").owlCarousel({\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\titems:1,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tmargin:10,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tautoHeight:true\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t});\n\t\t\t\t\t\t});\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/script>\n<p>So the launch of Amplifying Voices seemed like a perfect opportunity to reconnect and have a conversation about her own music\u2014her aesthetics, her inspiration, and what she hopes she can communicate to listeners.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s just how I identify and it\u2019s because of what my ancestors have gone through,\u201d she explains. \u201cI feel it necessary to tell their story, but also really just embrace this idea of how to walk in the world and inform people around me. \u2026 I recognize that there are stories that are yet untold that if they were told, they would transform all those who would hear them. So it\u2019s my job to create music that allows that transformative power to happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/933003742%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-rz3xLJAmyVt&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-caption\"><a title=\"New Music USA\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/new-music-usa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New Music USA<\/a> \u00b7 <a title=\"SoundLives -- Valerie Coleman: Writing Music for People\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/new-music-usa\/newmusicbox-interview-with-valerie-coleman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SoundLives &#8212; Valerie Coleman: Writing Music for People<\/a><br \/>\nFrank J. 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