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Imani Winds' various projects are made possible by the generous support of people like you! Make a tax-deductible donation online:

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Imani Winds Foundation
123 West 128th St Apt. 1
New York, NY 10027

our initiatives

IMANI WINDS CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL

Imani Winds Chamber Music Festival (IWCMF) is an intense summer program devoted to performance excellence and career development. Starting in 2010, IWCMF has given over 1,000 participants a safe place to create and perform music and learn about the entrepreneurial side of the music industry. Over half of the students receive financial aid, scholarships are granted based on a rigorous examination of an applicant’s financial need, the merit of their audition performance and teacher recommendation. Donations to IWCMF pays for in-need students’ tuition and housing costs and operating costs of the Festival.

THE LEGACY COMMISSIONING PROJECT (LCP)

The ongoing Legacy Commissioning Project (LCP) started in 2007, and has launched Imani Winds into our second decade at the forefront of creating new music. Donations to the LCP go towards composers’ fees, copying costs, rehearsal space and promotional costs, composer transportation and recording costs.

IMANI WIND MEDIA (IWM)

In 2019, with the creation of the Imani Winds Foundation, it became apparent that there is a gap of exclusivity with so-called “high art” and music in the stories that are told, the people who are telling them, and the audiences for which it is intended. In order for art to be relevant to the times in which we live, it has to re-examine itself from all of these facets. These needs call for a diversity of creators, performers, listeners, and stories.

Now, the Foundation itself is looking to support more talented artists, especially artists of color, to finance Imani Winds’ media projects, and to reach audience members beyond the scope of Imani Winds.

Imani Winds Foundation has launched a new branch of the organization: a media company called Imani Winds Media (IWM) which assists musicians of color in the creation of recordings, podcasts, and videos as well as be the producer and home of Imani Winds’ media.

IWM seeks out, advises, and mentors musicians of color in and around classical music who want to produce recordings, podcasts, and music videos. IWM connects them with producers and engineers who will record or film, edit, and finish their projects. All media produced will be exclusively owned by the artists themselves, with no share taken by the media company.

After the media is produced, IWM releases the recordings either in printed or digital format, and if necessary, connect them to a marketing or PR firm, and consult with the artists on how to best tie the project into their overall careers. The projects will then be housed on IWM’s website portal for sale or streaming for consumers.

IMANI WINDS FOUNDATION

990: FY 23; FY22; FY21; FY20; FY19
INDEPENDENT REVIEW: FY23; FY22

VISION: Imani Winds believes that music connects people. Imani Winds Foundation will attempt to steer the national conversation on instrumental music by commissioning composers of new music, training and mentoring the next generations of musicians, and implementing projects that highlight and strengthen the rich diversity of chamber music.

MISSION STATEMENT: Imani Winds Foundation exists to create meaningful connections through music.

IMANI WINDS FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

Toyin Spellman-Diaz, President & Development Director, Imani Winds Foundation, oboist of Imani Winds

Monica Ellis, Treasurer, Imani Winds Foundation, bassoonist and Executive Director of Imani Winds

Amanda Baker, Secretary of Imani Winds Foundation; Senior Associate Director for Young Alumni for the Yale Fund - Yale University

Caroline Giassi, Oboist & teaching artist

James Roe, President & Executive Director, Orchestra of St. Luke’s

Richard Weinert, President Emeritus, Concert Artists Guild

Membership

IWF's projects and initiatives are made possible by the generous support of people like you. Any amount is greatly appreciated. Members enjoy these benefits.

FANS OF IWF - $300+
Highlights of the Imani Winds discography

FRIENDS OF IWF - $500+
The above plus a pair of free tix to an IW concert with backstage access.

FAMILY OF IWF - $1,000+
The above plus an invitation to an IW rehearsal and luncheon with members