Masterclass: Mariam Adam, Valerie Coleman & Monica Ellis

Mariam Adam, has performed with Wayne Shorter, Chick Corea, Paquito D’Rivera, Yo-Yo Ma, Eric le Sage, Claudio Bohorquez, Simon Shaheen, Kuss Quartet, Gil Kalish, Ann Marie-McDermott, the Zaide Quartet and in such venues and series as Carnegie Hall, Hollywood Bowl, Walt Disney Hall, Jordan Hall, Kennedy Center, San Francisco Performances, Wigmore Hall, Paris’ Cité de la Musique, Beijing Performing Arts Center, Bremen Musikfest, Jazz à Marciac, Colmar Festival and France’s pre-eminent Folle Journee. A founding and former member of the multi Grammy-nominated woodwind quintet, Imani Winds, she maintained an active international touring schedule for over 18 years.  In 2021 she reunited with members of the Imani Winds to premier Valerie Coleman’s “Phenomenal Women” in London with the Chineke! Orchestra which has led to reinvites on this and other works. Mariam has been invited for solo recitals and chamber music concerts in such prestigious venues and festivals as Chamber Music Lincoln Center, Burlington’s Lane Series, Chamber Music Northwest, Skaneatles Festival, Chenango Festival, Fontana Arts, La Folle Journée Festival in Nantes, Théâtre de l’Archipel in Perpignan, Musica da Curitiba-Brazil, and various festivals and series in the United-States, Europe and South America. She has performed and toured with Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and France’s satire icon, Gaspard Proust. She has soloed with the Orchestre de Pau, Sacramento Symphony, the Monterey Symphony, the Singapore National Youth Orchestra, Prince George Philharmonic, the Appassionato Ensemble in France and the Prairie Winds Festival as well as a return special guest at the International Clarinet Association “ClarFest” opening concert. Since 2016 she has been visiting principal clarinetist for the London-based Chineke! Ensemble and orchestra with return visits to BBC’s “Tune In” with Sean Rafferty. Mariam Adam is an exclusive Selmer Paris Artist, Vandoren Artist and has served on the Executive Board for Chamber Mus