November 4, 2022 New Releases from Navona and Ravello Records

This New Music Friday, Navona and Ravello Records present albums that offer new insights into the complexities of our world, and the themes that unite us.

Dive in and discover new music from: John Wineglass, Carol Barnett, Richard E Brown, Gavin Brown, Christopher J. Hoh, L Peter Deutsch, Heather Niemi Savage, Sang-Hie Lee, Martha Thomas, DRAX, Chris Chafe, and Hevreh Ensemble.

Navona Records presents DASHING VOL. 3, a festive assortment of new works inspired by the signature sounds and staples of the holiday season. Brought to life by a number of orchestras, chamber ensembles, and choirs, the works of new and returning composers to the series are sure to ignite the charm and congeniality of the holiday season.

With its vast tonal range and its ability to simultaneously supply chords and melodies, the piano is a true musical powerhouse. So what happens if you compose and play music for two of these behemoths? Pianists Sang-Hie Lee and Martha Thomas answer this question on their aptly-titled new album GLOBE, TRAVEL, HOMELAND.

Having commissioned a diverse range of composers in terms of style, ethnicity and gender, DRAX ambitiously attempts to scrutinize and reflect upon current social issues on CHAOS + CONTEMPLATION. Political turmoil, mass hysteria, and the impact of ubiquitous technology are among the motifs presented, and the resulting music is energetic, unapologetic, and raw.

At a time when government regulations prohibited concerts and rehearsals, six international electroacoustic composition aficionados connected internationally to harness the powers of modern technology. The result is THE QUARANTINE AT THE CORE OF OUR HEARTS, an hour-long cerebral meditation on forced isolation, and its eventual overcoming.