Jeffrey Bowen - What Will Sound (was already sound) PARMA Recordings 2026-09-21 | Jeffrey Bowen - What Will Sound (was already sound)
Chorales for Organ - Deon Nielsen Price PARMA Recordings 2023-06-14 | Dr. Deon Nielsen Price, D.M.A. is an award-winning composer, pianist, conductor, author, and advocate for new music.You can learn more about this release through the album page linked below:navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6529
Andrew Schneider - Les Enchanteresses Dansantes, Op. 12 PARMA Recordings 2023-06-07 | Dieter Flury - fluteKarel Dohnal - clarinetLukáš Polák - cello "Les enchanteresses dansantes, Op. 12 (2018) was written as an entry for the Rapido Competition Contest, under a prompt to compose a 'suite of dances.' I was rather perplexed as to how I would compose a cohesive work in the form prescribed here, yet lasting no longer than the time limit of eight minutes. In the end, I opted to create a single long scène de ballet which goes in and out of different dance forms in a manner in which one might enter a different room of a house to find an entirely new color scheme or perspective. From a furtive opening which evokes a cubist “coven of woodland spirits,” whose silhouettes can be dimly perceived amidst lush foliage, the piece features an habanera, a samba, a vertiginous tango, and a waltz before an extended coda in the vivacious mold of the opening."— Andrew SchneiderYou can learn more about this piece and more through the album page here:navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6508
Jocelyn Hagen and University of Michigan Chamber Choir - Amass: V. Gloria PARMA Recordings 2023-06-07 | AMASS Jocelyn Hagen - composer University of Michigan Chamber Choir | Eugene Rogers - conductor Release Date: July 28, 2023 Catalog #: NV6543 GRAMMY-nominated conductor Eugene Rogers brings to life Jocelyn Hagen’s setting of the Roman Catholic Mass in AMASS. This work stands apart from the Mass settings of other composers who have practiced this centuries-old genre, including Johann Sebastian Bach and Franz Joseph Haydn. While the music relies on the traditional Mass structure, it incorporates the spiritual writings of a diverse group of thinkers, ranging from a Muslim woman writing in the sixth century to a German theologian tried as a heretic 500 years later. In this way, the music is less about a particular religion but instead reaches toward the ineffable. navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6543
David Colson - The River within Us (2002): II. I stand alone on a tall bluff, listening PARMA Recordings 2023-06-07 | CONVERSING WITH SPIRITS David Colson - composer Henning Schroeder - saxophone Matthew Coley - marimba Scott Thornburg - trumpet Silvia Roederer - piano Joseph Lulloff - alto saxophone Yu-lien - The piano The Western Michigan University School of Music Percussion Ensemble | Judy Moonert conductor Release Date: July 28, 2023 Catalog #: NV6540 Fall immersed into a collection of innovative stories and sounds on David Colson’s CONVERSING WITH SPIRITS. Colson’s distinctive push-and-pull textures are both an inviting and invigorating in the aptly named Un raz-de-marée de terreur et de joie (A tidal wave of terror and of joy) for bari sax and marimba, a welcome that drifts into a call back to classical trumpet repertoire: the long lamentations and surges of havoc discovered within Duo for Trumpet and Piano. This being closely followed by Ghost Music, a virtuosic marimba solo featuring Matthew Coley, a composition most reminiscent of uncanny whisperings in shadowy atmospheres—no doubt with a touch of whimsy, and a whimsy that is no stranger to the nature of cats, or more specifically, Cat Tales, a touching tongue-in-cheek collection of saxophone and piano vignettes invoking the personality of eight cats familiar to Colson. The River within Us concludes the collection, an at-once bubbly and fluttering two-movement work featuring the Western Michigan University Percussion Ensemble. Treat yourself to CONVERSING WITH SPIRITS, and enjoy the endless surprises it has to offer. navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6540
Mathieu-Chua Duo - Sonatina in A minor for Violin and Piano: II. Scherzo: Allegro PARMA Recordings 2023-06-07 | INVOCATION Véronique Mathieu - violin Stephanie Chua - piano Amy Beach - composer Grażyna Bacewicz - composer Pauline Viardot - composer Alice Ping Yee Ho - composer Florence Price - composer Release Date: July 14, 2023 Catalog #: NV6531 Véronique Mathieu and Stephanie Chua present INVOCATION, a collection of works for violin and piano written by female-identifying composers of unique heritages, backgrounds, and cultures. With a wide range of aesthetics and a variety of compositional eras, INVOCATION presents a collection of wonderfully animated performances that provide a fantastic model for the exploration of these composers’ works. Mathieu and Chua carry on the ever-growing tradition of bringing female-identifying composers from all musical eras out of the shadows. Their delicate, tender, and thoughtful iterations of these compositions solidify INVOCATION as a function of its title; a message to the women of this collection to step forward and shine. navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6531
Ocean Calling: II. From the Depths composed by Meira Warshauer PARMA Recordings 2023-06-07 | OCEAN CALLING Meira Warshauer - composer Phillip Bush - piano Elizabeth Loparits - piano Release Date: July 14, 2023 Catalog #: NV6535 OCEAN CALLING from composer Meira Warshauer is a moving trilogy for two pianos dedicated to the ocean. The three installments — “Waves and Currents,” “From the Depths,” and “The Giant Blue” — speak to the vast majesty of the aquatic world and the many challenges that face it. Innovative performance techniques coax unique sounds out of the instruments; a metal chain rustles on vibrating strings to mimic the white noise of breakers in “Waves and Currents,” while “From the Depths” utilizes coloristic “inside piano” techniques, and bowed tones recall sounds from the blue whale in “The Giant Blue.” Against the backdrop of large-scale contaminations, overfishing, acidification, and rising temperatures, OCEAN CALLING is an impassioned plea on behalf of Earth’s greatest natural resource. navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6535
Bryan Wallick - Sonata No. 29 in B-flat major Op. 106 “Hammerklavier”: II. Scherzo: Assai vivace PARMA Recordings 2023-06-07 | VIRTUOSIC FUGUE PRELUDE & FUGUES FROM THE 18TH – 20TH CENTURIES Bryan Wallick - piano Johann Sebastian Bach - composer Felix Mendelssohn - composer Dmitri Shostakovich - composer Marc-André Hamelin - composer Ludwig van Beethoven - composer Release Date: July 28, 2023 Catalog #: NV6541 Good pianists are a dime a dozen, great pianists are one in a million. American virtuoso Bryan Wallick proves that he firmly belongs to the latter category on VIRTUOSIC FUGUE, a dazzling curation of music’s strictest and most challenging form, executed with a buttery, singing tone and ravishing technical bravura. These fugues by J.S. Bach, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, and Shostakovich challenge the pianist with the age-old dilemma of the form by performing them with a mesmerizingly light, precise touch, sparingly adding accent pedaling in highly strategic places. The result isn’t just a masterclass in expressive virtuosity; it’s also a mentally restorative, profoundly enjoyable listening experience. navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6541
Thomas Bowes - Adagio for String op. 11 PARMA Recordings 2023-06-07 | WALTON & BARBER VIOLIN CONCERTOS & WORKS FOR STRINGS William Walton - composer Samuel Barber - composer Thomas Bowes - violin Malmö Opera Orchestra | Joseph Swensen - conductor Release Date: July 14, 2023 Catalog #: NV6530 WALTON & BARBER from famed British violinist Thomas Bowes celebrates the works of two early 20th century composers, William Walton and Samuel Barber. The album includes Walton’s Concerto for Violin and Orchestra and Two Pieces for Strings from Henry V, as well as Barber’s Concerto for Violin and Orchestra op. 14 and the touchstone Adagio for Strings op. 11. Throughout the album, Bowes’ breathtaking virtuosity is on full display. His playing, which has been characterized by Gramophone Magazine as “deeply human” and “unusually communicative,” teases out subtleties and rises to the challenge of the most technically-demanding passages. With the violin at centerstage, WALTON & BARBER brings the full power of the orchestra to bear. navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6530
Brian Smith Walters and Adam Johnson - Der Schiffer PARMA Recordings 2023-06-07 | A PHOENIX RISING SONGS BY LGBT COMPOSERS Brian Smith Walters - tenor Adam Johnson - piano Release Date: July 14, 2023 Catalog #: NV6532 Tenor Brian Smith Walters is a force to be reckoned with — endowed with a dark, thundering timbre and magnificent, towering style, he is the embodiment of a Heldentenor. His first Navona Records release is a challenging cross-section of chansons and Lieder spanning five centuries, and Walters navigates them with stunning bravado. It doesn’t matter whether he sings Purcell or Copland, Schubert or Saint Saens, Tchaikovsky or Barber, Wagner or Szymanowski – the energetic grip Walters has on every single piece is awe-inducing, every rendition buzzing with vibrance and profundity. Accompanied here by only the piano, there is only one word to describe the tenor and A PHOENIX RISING: intense. navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6532
Po Sim Head - Paco Yunque: III. Pedro de acero PARMA Recordings 2023-06-07 | BETWEEN THE ANDES & THE AMAZON LATIN AMERICAN PIANO WORKS Francisco Pulgar-Vidal - composer Blanca Layana Gómez - composer Po Sim Head - piano Release Date: July 28, 2023 Catalog #: NV6534 Latin America is renowned for its many dances – the tango, salsa, bachata, merengue, samba, to name but a few – and it’s thus not surprising that the same rhythmic intricacy and emotive depth dwells in its piano music. Hong-Kong-born pianist and musicologist Po Sim Head presents two Latin American composers, the Peruvian Francisco Pulgar-Vidal as well as Ecuadorian Blanca Layana Gómez, and performs their rich works with great verve and precision. The pieces selected for BETWEEN THE ANDES & THE AMAZON are imbued with their composers’ respective cultural heritage and eclectic style: blending influences of Peruvian folk music with atonality, Latin polyrhythms with European counterpoint, and musical forms such as the sonata with elements of local dance and song. navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6534
DIMENSIONS VOL 5 Trailer PARMA Recordings 2023-06-07 | DIMENSIONS VOL. 5WORKS FOR ORCHESTRANan Avant - composerChristine Jancarz - composerMatthew Hetz - composerJoseph T. Spaniola - composerScott Brickman - composerLawrence Mumford - composerPietro Mascagni - composerRelease Date: July 28, 2023Catalog #: NV6542Format: DigitalHot on the heels of its preceding installments, DIMENSIONS VOL. 5 from Navona Records highlights the works of six celebrated composers. These orchestral pieces showcase a broad range of innovative compositional styles featuring traditional and modern influences, drawing inspiration from an opera about a mystical wolf, moments of uncertainty and reflection in life, the music of Handel, and traditional Latvian folk music, just to name a few. Leveraging musical passion and orchestral ferocity, DIMENSIONS VOL. 5 offers listeners a broad example of some of the most exciting work in contemporary orchestral music.
PLAYING ON THE EDGE VOLUME 3 Trailer PARMA Recordings 2023-06-07 | The Sirius Quartet returns with the long-anticipated PLAYING ON THE EDGE 3, adding to their ever-thrilling catalog with a fresh batch of imaginative compositions hailing from Bernard Hughes, John Summers, Liova Bueno, Mark Edwards Wilson, Nathan Ball, Peter Dickinson Lopez, L Peter Deutsch, Mark Elliot Jacobs, and Adam Grimes.PLAYING ON THE EDGE 3 dives into the concept of beauty, expressing itself in an extraordinary duality, with each work contributing its own unique take on the whole. Lopez makes a marked impression of decorative beauty with the electro-acoustic instrumentation of MISE-EN Series II, “Episode I,” complimented expressively by the natural contemplation of Bueno in Lluvia, who captures the startling beauty of the tropical rainstorm in a matter far past exceptional.This is well met within Ball’s I Must Grow Less and Wilson’s Dream-Crossed Twilight, which capture within their vastly layered and deep instrumentations the beauty of humanity and the human condition, a concept similarly discovered within Summer’s City Poem and the lapsing, always warming melodies of Deutsch’s Eternity.Perhaps the most obvious dualities are the energetic punctuations and interjections in Hughes’ Suck It and See, which ensnares the beauty of a traditional form — and questions it violently! So too in the bubbling third movement of Grime’s String Quartet No.1, full of life and fervor, and in the push-and-pull duality of the allegro of Utremi, a movement sitting as much on the edge as any!PLAYING ON THE EDGE 3 offers up a vibrant and challenging selection, a verbose continuation of theme. With this third installment, the Sirius Quartet proves that they’re not just playing on the edge — they’re living on it too.
Andrew Schneider - Les Exubérants, Op. 11 PARMA Recordings 2023-06-02 | Karel Dohnal - clarinetJan Souček - oboe "Les Exubérants, Op. 11 (2017) boasts a title which I attribute to my love of Francois Couperin’s use of many such enigmatic yet maddeningly specific titles. It was originally written as an entry in the AWEA Duo’s composition contest that year. I like to think of this piece as depicting a fantastical yet quarrelsome couple (hence the capitalized title), who get into the weirdest and most eccentric arguments imaginable with all manner of tangents and rabbit holes."— Andrew SchneiderYou can learn more about this project through the album page here:navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6508
New music from Andrew Schneider on Navona Records PARMA Recordings 2023-06-02 | Learn more about PINNACLE VOL. 3 and Andrew Schneider through the album page linked below:navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6508
An Inside Look: Jay Kawarsky - Dancing in the Palm of Gods Hand PARMA Recordings 2023-05-24 | DANCING IN THE PALM OF GOD’S HANDJ.A. Kawarsky composerDANCING IN THE PALM OF GOD’S HAND from J.A. Kawarsky and Navona Records isn’t at all a typical worship album; rather, it’s a cross section through Kawarsky’s oeuvre that encompasses minimalist solo pieces, intimate chamber music, and grand orchestral works.Learn more about the album here:navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6522
Trans-Kalahari Quintet - Hands Off PARMA Recordings 2023-05-18 | AT LAST MO LAPENG Trans-Kalahari Quintet Zakes Gwaze - guitar Matt Dacso tenor - saxophone Arthur “Makhwenkwe” Mengwe - drums Brian Nyakurukwa - bass Lekofi Sejeso - keyboards Andrew Chinganga - alto saxophone Andrew Lienhard - keyboard John Metcalfe - percussions Dingalo Mpolaise - percussions Lamech Nwako - keyboard Shabani Mwanasande kwasa - guitar John Selolwane - lead guitar Release Date: June 23, 2023 Catalog #: AR0021 AT LAST MO LAPENG marks the Trans-Kalahari Quintet’s second sensational release with Ansonica Records. Matt Dacso, Andrew Chinganga, Zakes Gwaze, Lekofi Sejeso, and Arthur “Makhwenkwe” Mengwe bring the ensemble to unbelievable new heights on this album, with funky afro-jazz recordings and spectacular percussive features that are sure to please the ear. From the jubilant Ka-Ching, featuring Chinganga on the alto sax, to the sultry tenor sax line on It Takes Two, the keyboard and guitar solos on this album are sure to lure you to the dance floor. Or maybe you’re due for a little TLC, a cool groove that just might convince you to sit back and relax before Tobesta Tobesta gets you back on your feet. The TKQ closes the album with Hands Off, a percussive cadence with a certain vitality that will have you starting the album all over again! But no matter where you start, AT LAST MO LAPENG invigorates with bright and familiar tunes that signify the TKQ’s long journey home may just be beginning. ansonicarecords.com/catalog/ar0021
David Jaeger - Sonata no. 2 for viola and piano for Carol Gimbel: II. Quasi scherzo PARMA Recordings 2023-05-18 | DAVID JAEGER: CHAMBER WORKS FOR VIOLA David Jaeger - composer Carol Gimbel - viola Marina Poplavskaya - mezzo-soprano Cullan Bryant - piano Release Date: June 9, 2023 Catalog #: NV6528 CHAMBER WORKS FOR VIOLA from composer David Jaeger gathers together some of Jaeger’s most defiantly creative compositions and demonstrates the vast possibilities of the viola and the chamber music genre as a whole. The album includes pieces like Diptych for viola and piano, lamenting at one moment and brazen the next. Six Miniatures on poems by David Cameron, for solo viola brings to life the poetic works of David Cameron, winner of the 2014 Hennessy Literary Award for Poetry. The album features the tasteful virtuosity of violist Carol Gimbel and pianist Cullan Bryant. Jaeger’s music will surely remind listeners—and perhaps even some other composers—of the rich tonal palate the viola offers. navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6528
The Opus Project - Premier Concert: XIII. L’Espagnole: Prelude PARMA Recordings 2023-05-18 | MICHEL PIGNOLET DE MONTÉCLAIR CONCERTS POUR LA FLÛTE TRAVERSIÈRE AVEC LA BASSE CHIFFRÉE Michel Pignolet de Montéclair - composer The Opus Project Joanna Marsden - baroque flute Christophe Gauthier - harpsichord Margaret Little - viola da gamba Daniel Zuluaga - theorbo, guitar Release Date: June 23, 2023 Catalog #: NV6533 Celebrated Montréal flutist Joanna Marsden explores the work of eighteenth century French composer Michel Pignolet de Montéclair on MONTÉCLAIR CONCERTS FOR BAROQUE FLUTE from Navona Records. The performances feature The Opus Project, a chamber music initiative founded by Marsden and Christophe Gauthier dedicated to revisiting early musical prints and manuscript sources in order to celebrate the unsung treasures of baroque chamber music. The “concerts” of Montéclair reconcile Italian virtuosity and complexity with French expressive language, exploring a variety of national styles to which he was exposed during his time working in Milan. Orchestrated with flute, viola da gamba, harpsichord, and theorbo, The Opus Project gives new life to these centuries-old compositions for modern audiences. navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6533
Kristina Marinova - Liebeslied - Widmung, No. 1 from Myrthen, S. 566 PARMA Recordings 2023-05-18 | LOVES ME NOT Kristina Marinova - piano Release Date: June 23, 2023 Catalog #: NV6526 Bulgarian-born pianist Kristina Marinova harnesses the healing powers of emotional melodies on LOVES ME NOT, a curated selection of soulful classical piano pieces spanning three centuries, from Bach to Rachmaninoff. Within the album’s tracklist lies an impressive range of works and composers: Gluck, Schubert, Chopin, Liszt, Debussy, Scriabin, Tarrega and Satie, to name a few. The compositions are united by their melancholic themes (often sparked by biographical calamity), but like an acorn that falls from the crown of a tree, they bear within themselves a seed of hope, a new beginning. navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6526
Matthew Heap - You’re My Man, Jimmy PARMA Recordings 2023-05-18 | DILLINGER AN AMERICAN ORATORIO Matthew Heap - composer Darren Canady - librettist Release Date: June 23, 2023 Catalog #: NV6525 DILLINGER: AN AMERICAN ORATORIO from composer Matthew Heap in collaboration with librettist Darren Canady dramatizes the life of notorious Great Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger. Seen alternately as both an enemy of the state and a folk hero, Dillinger’s story is a fitting backdrop to Heap’s nuanced exploration of class warfare and the American Dream. The oratorio focuses on Dillinger’s final days and is presented in a quasi-oratorio setting, much like the opera-oratorio form that Stravinsky used in Oedipus Rex. Despite its historical source material, the music is more relevant than ever, bringing to life the struggles of Americans feeling caught between social strictures and larger economic forces. navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6525
Michael J. Evans - Scene 3: Burlesque, November 18, 1872 from A Fine Agitation PARMA Recordings 2023-05-18 | A FINE AGITATION AN OPERA FOR THE PEOPLE Michael J. Evans - composer Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava | Stanislav Vavřínek conductor National Moravian-Silesian Theater Choir | Jurij Galatenko choirmaster Bella Adamova - mezzo Release Date: June 9, 2023 Catalog #: NV6524 Strong convictions make for strong emotion, and in Michael J. Evans’ case, emotion transforms into operatic scenes. A FINE AGITATION is an eight-part stage work based on Susan B. Anthony’s letters during her infamous voting trial, which sheds light on the beloved social reformer from a personal, intimate, and profoundly charming angle. Both biographies and political subjects are notoriously difficult to set to music without becoming either dry tragedies or kitschy pastiches, but Evans circumvents this pitfall with a compositional style that is subtly, tastefully shaded, and at times almost light-footed. It shows Anthony, an American social justice icon, from a perspective that might have been disregarded for the better part of a century – the perspective of being human. navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6524
Courtney Carey - Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel? PARMA Recordings 2023-05-18 | I WANNA BE READY SPIRITUALS ARRANGED BY COURTNEY CAREY The Concert Chorale | Courtney Carey conductor Justin Michael Austin - baritone Jeryl Cunningham-Fleming - soprano Joseph Joubert - piano Release Date: June 9, 2023 Catalog #: NV6527 Few things have informed and inspired as much music as humanity’s search for God. Acclaimed baritone, arranger, and conductor Courtney Carey explores the relation between the worldly and the divine on I WANNA BE READY, a set of 12 spirituals arranged for different instrumentations — and each piece packs a punch. Six of them are songs for a solo voice (soprano or baritone) and piano, and Carey, being a trained vocalist himself, deploys this setup to its fullest effect, allowing for powerful brilliance. The other half are choral pieces, which are furnished with extra layers of depth and vigor by the splendidly expressive Concert Chorale ensemble. Even individually, these spirituals would be remarkable; together, they are a tour de force. navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6527
John Rommereim - Gesangvoll: Variations on a Theme by Beethoven PARMA Recordings 2023-05-18 | HEAVY PEDAL VOL. 2WORKS FOR ORGANDeon Nielsen Price - composerJohn Rommereim - composerChristopher J. Hoh - composerRichard E Brown - composerKarel Martínek - organRelease Date: June 9, 2023Catalog #: NV6529Format: DigitalThe aptly-titled HEAVY PEDAL VOL. 2 from Navona Records is the second installment of an organ-centric series of albums. Featuring the music of composers Christopher Hoh, Deon Price, Richard E Brown, and John Rommereim, the collection lives up to its name; these organ works are some of the most powerful that classical music has to offer. From Hoh’s Concertino Corona, inspired by the hardships and seeds of hope from COVID-19, to Brown’s Six Chorale Preludes on Favorite Hymn Tunes, which were composed using Brown’s encyclopedic understanding of historical hymns, HEAVY PEDAL VOL. 2 brings the organ down from the choir loft to allow all listeners a greater appreciation of this incredibly dynamic instrument.
Piano Songs by Troy Universitys Carl Vollrath PARMA Recordings 2023-05-10 | Songs for piano composed by Carl Vollrath performed by Ook-Jin You at Shalin Liu in Rockport Massachusetts.You can learn more about this talented composer on his artist page:navonarecords.com/artists/carl-vollrath
John Wineglass - #elijah featuring the London Symphony Orchestra PARMA Recordings 2023-05-04 | "This piece is dedicated to the life of Elijah Jovan McClain, a 23-year old African-American massage therapist and amateur violinist from Aurora CO, who died six days after a violent encounter with police and paramedics on August 30, 2019, and to the lost lives of many people of color at the hands of those who are entrusted ‘to serve and protect.'"- John WineglassYou can learn more about John Wineglass and the album through the album page:navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6519
José Elizondo - Danzas Latinoamericanas: I. Otoño en Buenos Aires from LUZ PARMA Recordings 2023-05-03 | Performed by violist Amaro Dubois and pianist Tingting Yao, José Elizondo's "Danzas Latinoamericanas is a suite inspired by dances from Argentina (tango), Brazil (bossa nova), and Mexico (jarabe).This piece is a tango that pays homage to the music of Astor Piazzolla and Carlos Gardel.You can learn more about the album here:navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6491
Carl Vollrath - Piano Sonata PARMA Recordings 2023-04-25 | Carl Vollrath's piano sonata performed by Ook-Jin You at Shalin Liu in Rockport Massachusetts.You can learn more about this talented composer on his artist page:navonarecords.com/artists/carl-vollrath
Florence Price: Deserted Garden performed by Amaro Dubois and Tingting Yao PARMA Recordings 2023-04-20 | Praised for his "utmost commitment, and sensitivity to the composers' diverse voices" by Fanfare Magazine, Brazilian violist Amaro Dubois has become known for his work in expanding and popularizing lesser-known repertoire for the viola through collaborative projects in Brazil and North America. On his debut Navona Records release, LUZ, his mission is to highlight the beauty of Latin American music for viola and Piano.You can learn more about the album here:navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6491/#overview
Madreperla from Richard Galliano and South Czech Philharmonic PARMA Recordings 2023-04-20 | An inside look into the recording of MADREPERLA, featuring interviews with conductor Miran Vaupotić, and composer, orchestrator, arranger, and accordion player Richard Galliano.You can learn more about the album through the album page here:navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6518
Nan Avant - Soundness of the Sea Featuring the London Symphony Orchestra PARMA Recordings 2023-04-19 | "An American Prize Finalist 2022, “Soundness of the Sea for Violin and Orchestra” is the first movement of the Orchestral Suite, Sirens of the Salish Sea. Composed during the Spring and Summer of 2020, amidst the events taking place throughout our nation and globally, Sirens of the Salish Sea is a metaphor, a reflection of that time, expressed through music and the essence of the Sea." - Nan AvantLearn more about the album featuring "Soundness of the Sea" through the link below:navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6519
Deborah Kavasch - Desert Storm featuring London Symphony Orchestra PARMA Recordings 2023-04-19 | "Desert Storm" was commissioned by the Stanislaus Symphony Orchestra of California State University, Stanislaus, and premiered on a 1991 Labor Day Celebration Concert in celebration of the American victory of Operation Desert Storm in the Persian Gulf War.The piece begins with a trumpet fanfare, a signal calling the troops to battle. Then horns and trombones introduce the 5-bar motive in a 5/4 meter upon which the rest of the piece is based, representing the playing out of changing events in the war followed by an underlying triumphant chorale of freedom in the concluding section.In response to requests for a band version of the piece, it has been arranged for wind ensemble under the title, “Fanfare For Those Who Served,” and is dedicated to my mother, Eveyln Meyer Kavasch, who served in the Marine Corps Women’s Reserve during World War II.You can learn more about Deborah Kavasch, and the other artists on this album here:navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6519
José A. Zayas Cabán - Um Tom para Jobim PARMA Recordings 2023-04-13 | ROMANCE AL CAMPESINO PORTEÑO Sivuca - composer Rafael Hernández - composer Miguel Zenón - composer, alto saxophone Astor Piazzolla - composer Rafael Hernández - composer Roberto Cole - composer José A. Zayas Cabán - soprano saxophone Ryan Smith tenor - saxophone Casey Rafn - piano Release Date: May 26, 2023 Catalog #: NV6516 Navona Records is proud to present ROMANCE AL CAMPESINO PORTEÑO, an album threading saxophonist José Antonio Zayas Cabán’s childhood memories with music both old and new. The tunes of his childhood and his culture sonically surround a newly-composed piece, the GRAMMY®-nominated El País Invisible, that addresses Puerto Rico’s present-day concerns as a nation, identity, and culture. Featuring Miguel Zenón, Ryan Smith, Casey Rafn, and Cabán himself, ROMANCE AL CAMPESINO PORTEÑO explores the textures of a bright and vast world, and the sounds of both struggle and celebration. “ROMANCE AL CAMPESINO PORTEÑO is an artful scream into the void of forgetting,” says the album’s performers. “We hope you will listen. We hope you will remember.” navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6516
Debra Kaye - Ikarus Among the Stars PARMA Recordings 2023-04-13 | IKARUS AMONG THE STARS Debra Kaye - composer Release Date: May 26, 2023 Catalog #: NV6521 There are many composers who intertwine eclectic influences into one coherent picture, but few people do it as ambitiously and convincingly as New York City based composer Debra Kaye. On IKARUS AMONG THE STARS, she vibrantly explores themes both real and surreal, perpetual and fleeting, nonchalant, and profound. Kaye’s sources of inspiration are unnumbered; it seems there is nothing which she cannot turn into a composition. The works presented (two of them multiple award winners) draw their inspiration from Spanish poetry, real-life tragedy, and from the pieces of fellow contemporary composers. All of these sources are woven together by Kaye’s measured choice of tonality, and the resulting tapestry is remarkable. navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6521
Josh OXford - Sonata for Trumpet and Piano: II. Massig bewegt - Lebhaft - Wie zuerst - Wie vorher PARMA Recordings 2023-04-13 | THE OXTET DOES HINDEMITH ARRANGEMENTS OF HINDEMITH’S BRASS MUSIC BY JOSH OXFORD Paul Hindemith - composer Josh OXford - arranger Release Date: May 12, 2023 Catalog #: BR8977 THE OXTET DOES HINDEMITH from Josh Oxford is a bold reimagining of classical music in a jazz fusion context. In this album, Oxford revisits some of Paul Hindemith’s greatest works. Hindemith, a late Romantic German composer, lived during the first half of the 20th century and was among the most significant composers of his time. The album contains sonatas for trumpet, tuba, trombone, and more, in which tonically complex horn lines weave above a jazz band. Recorded at Pyramid Sound in Ithaca and at Ithaca College, the timbres of the various horns along with marimba, Fender Rhodes, drums, electric guitar and bass, and more, are rendered in high fidelity. THE OXTET DOES HINDEMITH features the music of this legendary composer as you’ve never heard it before. bigroundrecords.com/catalog/br8977
Matthew Burtner - The Dreams of Seagrasses PARMA Recordings 2023-04-13 | SOUNDSCAPES OF RESTORATION MUSIC, SONIFICATIONS & FIELD RECORDINGS Release Date: May 12, 2023 Catalog #: RR8090 On the coasts of the Atlantic, sparrows whistle atop the trees, Eastern winds whisper through spartina grasses, and fiddler crabs skitter within their sandy burrows — a great symphony of shorelines soon to be left incomplete. As rising sea levels continue to threaten coastal reefs, shores, and the hundreds of lifeforms inhabiting them, the Coastal Conservatory urges us to consider our efforts of restoration and offers us an avenue for restoring coastal futures, a meditation on the music of the most integral barriers to the ever-pressing Atlantic. SOUNDSCAPES OF RESTORATION is both an exploration and a reflection, a listening experience that leaves one changed with the desire to make change further. It is a journey that cannot, and should not, be forgotten. ravellorecords.com/catalog/rr8090
J.A. Kawarsky - Grace Dances for Oboe and Strings PARMA Recordings 2023-04-13 | DANCING IN THE PALM OF GOD’S HAND J.A. Kawarsky - composer Release Date: May 26, 2023 Catalog #: NV6522 DANCING IN THE PALM OF GOD’S HAND from J.A. Kawarsky and Navona Records isn’t at all a typical worship album; rather, it’s a cross section through Kawarsky’s oeuvre that encompasses minimalist solo pieces, intimate chamber music, and grand orchestral works. The themes on this album are vast and sweeping, at once lavish and carefully measured, reflecting the great and the minute, like an interplay between human and God. It’s an almost philosophical experience, and one needn’t be religious to enjoy its uplifting qualities. navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6522
Carl Vollrath - Korean Sketches PARMA Recordings 2023-04-12 | Carl Vollrath's "Korean Sketches" was performed by flutist Yoon-Hee Jung and pianist Ook-Jin You at the beautiful Shalin Liu in Rockport Massachusetts. You can learn more about this talented composer on his artist page:navonarecords.com/artists/carl-vollrath
John Rommereim - Gesangvoll: Variations on a Theme by Beethoven PARMA Recordings 2023-03-28 | HEAVY PEDAL VOL. 2WORKS FOR ORGANDeon Nielsen Price - composerJohn Rommereim - composerChristopher J. Hoh - composerRichard E Brown - composerKarel Martínek - organRelease Date: June 9, 2023Catalog #: NV6529Format: DigitalThe aptly-titled HEAVY PEDAL VOL. 2 from Navona Records is the second installment of an organ-centric series of albums. Featuring the music of composers Christopher Hoh, Deon Price, Richard E Brown, and John Rommereim, the collection lives up to its name; these organ works are some of the most powerful that classical music has to offer. From Hoh’s Concertino Corona, inspired by the hardships and seeds of hope from COVID-19, to Brown’s Six Chorale Preludes on Favorite Hymn Tunes, which were composed using Brown’s encyclopedic understanding of historical hymns, HEAVY PEDAL VOL. 2 brings the organ down from the choir
Ben Marino - Tenebron by the Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava PARMA Recordings 2023-03-22 | Tenebron was inspired by the painting style Tenebrism, most specifically Giovanni Baglione’s Scared and Profane Love (1602-1603) that uses the compositional technique “chiaroscuro.” In this style, violent contrasts of light and dark create a bold sense of volume with a spotlight effect on the object and darkness becoming a dominant feature in the background. Using this imagery as an influence, this work was composed to pay homage to the great Science Fiction film composers of the late 20th to early 21st centuries and their lineage to the giants of modern orchestral composition. To enhance tonal and timbre divergence, the composition displays dramatic illumination between lighter and darker thematic movements in an attempt to maximize the color palette of the orchestra.You can learn more about Ben Marino and the album through the link below:navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6515
Fergus Johnstons Binn an tSíorsholais PARMA Recordings 2023-03-17 | A look behind the scenes and a deeper exploration into "Binn an tSíorsholais" from composer Fergus Johnson on LEGENDS AND LIGHT VOLUME 3, out March 24th. In the composers own words:"There is a place, they say, on the Moon where the sun always shines. Binn an tSíorsholais (Gaeilge/Irish: pronounced “Bin on Cheerhullish” in English, it means “The Peak of Eternal Light”) was inspired by the astronomical fact that, because of the lack of tilt in the lunar axis of rotation, there is a peak at one of the lunar poles which is never in darkness, except during eclipses when the Earth comes between the Moon and the Sun in what would be a lunar eclipse on Earth (but a solar eclipse on the Moon)."Learn more about this piece and the other compositions that make up LEGENDS AND LIGHT VOL. 3 here:navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6515
L Peter Deutsch: The Forest Stream Featuring Ovidiu Marinescu and the London Symphony Orchestra PARMA Recordings 2023-03-16 | Get to know "The Forest Stream" from L Peter Deutsch on the LONDON CELLO CONNECTION performed by cellist Ovidiu Marinescu and the London Symphony Orchestra. "The Forest Stream was inspired by two natural areas that I know and love: a brook running through the woods at our family’s former vacation property in New Hampshire, where I spent summers as a child, and a mountain stream feeding a lake in the hiking area on the west side of Lake Tahoe." - L Peter DeutschLearn more about the full album here: navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6514
Carl Vollrath Sonata for Viola and Piano PARMA Recordings 2023-03-15 | Hear violist Peter Sulski and pianist Randall Hodgkinson perform "Sonata for Viola and Piano" from composer Carl Vollrath. You can learn more about this talented composer on his artist page:navonarecords.com/artists/carl-vollrath
Richard Galliano - Contrastes: VII. Forro PARMA Recordings 2023-03-14 | MADREPERLA Richard Galliano - composer, orchestrator, arranger, solo accordion South Czech Philharmonic | Miran Vaupotić - conductor Release Date: April 14, 2023 Catalog #: NV6518 The accordion surely is an evocative instrument, its mere timbre conjuring mellow images of the Italian Riviera or cobbled Parisian streets. One would expect it to be quite out of place in the relatively formal environment of the classical concert hall – and be sorely mistaken, as far as Richard Galliano is concerned. The versatile French composer and accordion virtuoso sets out to elegantly shatter expectations – and his new album MADREPERLA proves him right. MADREPERLA’s brilliance stems not only from the sheer audacity of juxtaposing the accordion with a full orchestra, nor from the fact that it succeeds spectacularly in doing so. What’s most intoxicating is Galliano’s fusion of symphonic writing with eclectic styles of dance – the pavane, the mazurka, the milonga, the forró, the waltz – whose particular zest, allure and élan pour forth torrentially from these compositions. A triumph. navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6518
Richard Galliano - Contrastes: VII. Forro PARMA Recordings 2023-03-14 | MADREPERLA Richard Galliano - composer, orchestrator, arranger, solo accordion South Czech Philharmonic | Miran Vaupotić - conductor Release Date: April 14, 2023 Catalog #: NV6518 The accordion surely is an evocative instrument, its mere timbre conjuring mellow images of the Italian Riviera or cobbled Parisian streets. One would expect it to be quite out of place in the relatively formal environment of the classical concert hall – and be sorely mistaken, as far as Richard Galliano is concerned. The versatile French composer and accordion virtuoso sets out to elegantly shatter expectations – and his new album MADREPERLA proves him right. MADREPERLA’s brilliance stems not only from the sheer audacity of juxtaposing the accordion with a full orchestra, nor from the fact that it succeeds spectacularly in doing so. What’s most intoxicating is Galliano’s fusion of symphonic writing with eclectic styles of dance – the pavane, the mazurka, the milonga, the forró, the waltz – whose particular zest, allure and élan pour forth torrentially from these compositions. A triumph. navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6518
An Inside Look: The London Cello Connection from Ovidiu Marinescu and the London Symphony Orchestra PARMA Recordings 2023-03-10 | Eight exceptional composers, eight premiere recordings with a legendary orchestra, and one spectacular soloist: LONDON CELLO CONNECTION is a captivating compendium of contemporary compositions by celebrated cellist Ovidiu Marinescu and the London Symphony Orchestra with conductor Miran Vaupotić. Featuring the works of Marvin Lamb, John Robertson, Katherine Price, Joanna Estelle, Diane Jones, L Peter Deutsch, Keith Kramer, and Arthur Gottschalk. Marinescu’s emotive, lush sound and superb technical command provides the continuous thread throughout the program, from the elegant “Sarabande” by Marvin Lamb to Arthur Gottschalk’s regal “Brunetti Meditations” to the shimmering, pulsing “Soul Dance” of Diane Jones, connecting and contrasting each of these works and others by John Robertson, Katherine Price, Joanna Estelle, L Peter Deutsch, and Keith Kramer.Learn more about the release here:navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6514/#overview
Timothy Stoddard - Mortally Wounded: VI. A Star PARMA Recordings 2023-03-09 | Timothy Stoddard - tenor Ellen Fast - piano Release Date: April 28, 2023 Catalog #: NV6502 What do you get when you tailor both music and lyrics to a tenor of brilliant clarity? A profound, cerebral, sensuous and at times even mystical experience, as demonstrated by vocalist Timothy Stoddard on his riveting new album TAROT. Born out of a year-long, close-knit collaboration between the performer and a diverse assortment of composers and librettists, TAROT proves the Aristotelian assertion that the whole is even more than the sum of its parts. These scintillating new vocal compositions all touch upon the vast mysteries of the great unknown wherever it overlaps with the human condition – be it in love, in death or in the occult. TAROT conjures an enchanting, dizzying, dreamlike universe – and Stoddard’s crystal-clear tenor is the effervescent guide. navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6502
Whim Ensemble - Meristem PARMA Recordings 2023-03-09 | Whim Ensemble Ofer Pelz - prepared piano Preston Beebe - percussion Stéphane Diamantakiou - double bass Release Date: April 7, 2023 Catalog #: RR8089 Whim Ensemble musically explores Dutch painter Piet Mondrian’s artistic abstractions of nature on TREES from Ravello Records. Employing the skills of prepared-piano player Ofer Pelz, percussionist Preston Beebe, and double-bassist Stéphane Diamantakiou, the ensemble combines their years of experience as composers and performers to unearth new textures and timbres for their instruments. The resulting album effuses influences of free jazz, contemporary experimental music, and more to foster a unique take on Mondrian’s creative process and influential artistic output. ravellorecords.com/catalog/rr8089
Israel Neuman - VOLUTION PARMA Recordings 2023-03-09 | VOLUTIONIsrael Neuman - composer, bass & electronicsBrian Perez - saxophoneCole Bracey - lyricist, vocalsAceKidd - lyricist, vocalsDaleton Lee - drumsSebastian Morales - guitarJarrett McConnell - pianoWillie Britton III - drumsRelease Date: April 28, 2023Catalog #: BR8976Format: DigitalIsrael Neuman’s VOLUTION fuses the power of hip hop with the versatility of jazz to form a uniquely forceful expression. The music heard on the album hints at a number of other musical genres as well, including rhythm and blues and middle-eastern folk music, to name a few. Vocalists including AceKidd and Cole Bracey rap and sing over the kaleidoscopic timbres created by Neuman’s music. In Tear It Down, AceKidd’s lyrics decry systemic injustice with lines like “man down/oh but you won’t lend a hand out/pressed down expecting us to stand down.” In Rough, a lovesick Cole Bracey croons “I’m worthless without your love/I’m spinning…Oh it’s rough.” With evocative lyrics, masterful modulations, and a smooth blend of celebrated musical styles, VOLUTION invites a wide audience of music lovers to the table.
Heidi Jacob - Metamorphosis I PARMA Recordings 2023-03-09 | BOWED COLORS 2SOLO & CHAMBER WORKSPaul Osterfield - composerSean Hickey - composerJoseph Gregorio - composerChristopher Jessup - composerDeon Nielsen Price - composerHeidi Jacob - composerJonathan Sheffer - composerBrett Deubner - violaAllison Brewster Franzetti - pianoRelease Date: April 14, 2023Catalog #: NV6517Format: DigitalOn BOWED COLORS 2, violist Brett Deubner tackles a vibrant collection of Bach-inspired compositions for the viola. A bonafide virtuoso of international acclaim, Deubner set his sights on the works of seven American composers, and the result is a dynamic album of showstoppers for the alto voice of the string family. Baroque structure unites with contemporary fervor in this program, and Deubner’s solo viola (occasionally accompanied by piano) entwines both, brimming with vigor and precision.
Martin Daigle - La Rage: II. Brûlé: amoureux par intérim PARMA Recordings 2023-03-09 | Martin Daigle drums Sylvain Pohu composer Pierre Alexandre Tremblay composer Release Date: April 14, 2023 Catalog #: RR8088 Martin Daigle skillfully unearths the melodic qualities of the drumset on DRUM MACHINES from Ravello Records, an album featuring the works of composers Pierre Alexandre Tremblay and Sylvain Pohu. Daigle, the 2022 winner of Music NB’s “Innovator of the Year” award, performs two solo pieces that feature innovative applications of technology in this release, producing unique timbres through electronic augmentations of the drumset. These unique flavors paired with Daigle’s adept musicality and inventive grooves make for a one-of-a-kind listening experience that’s sure to stir the senses. ravellorecords.com/catalog/rr8088
