May 13, 2022 New Releases from Navona Records

This New Music Friday, Navona Records presents albums that harken back to the giants of literature and composition, all the while pushing the envelope with imaginative deviations and original ideas.

Dive in and discover new music from: Peter Dayton, Richard E Brown, Brian Belet, Nathan Wilson Ball, Janice Macaulay, L Peter Deutsch, Andrew Lewinter, Roberta Rust.

Composer Peter Dayton presents STORIES OUT OF CHERRY STEMS, an album of original vocal chamber music with carefully curated texts spanning multiple centuries. A persistent tension between simplicity and complexity is delicately threaded throughout the program, providing a solid stage for the texts of notable poets Pablo Neruda, Oscar Wilde, and more.

With VOICES OF NIGHT, composer Richard E Brown introduces a formidable set of works to American orchestral repertoire. Lush orchestration gives his works depth and texture, while individual instruments cut through to create musical narratives that whisk listeners through lyrical passages and dancelike rhythms.

BRASS TACKS offers far more than the fundamental idioms of classical music. With odd meters, blue notes, ferocious brass writing, and imaginative deviations from traditional song structures, these composers seamlessly push the envelope for brass repertoire.

A CITY OF SILVER & A CITY OF FIRE from pianist Roberta Rust marked a monumental moment for classical music as Carnegie Hall’s first presentation of music by an American Indian composer performed by an American Indian artist. Originally recorded in 1984, these works by Louis W. Ballard come with a generous helping of intricate musical narratives and sentimental tones.