This New Music Friday, Navona Records presents orchestral and chamber albums that celebrate lifetime dedications to classical music, champion works of the past, and bring new compositional styles into the fold.
Dive in and discover new music from: Peter Drew, William Bolcom, Michael Cohen, Robert Sirota, Hilary Tann, Theo Chandler, Preston Stahly, Fischer Duo, Quinn Mason, Darius Milhaud, Brittney Benton, Yoko Nakatani, Kevin Scott, The Lowell Chamber Orchestra, Orlando Cela, Éric Tanguy, Lee Bradshaw.
SYMPHONY NO. 1 “REMINISCENCE”
Peter Drew
Peter Drew’s SYMPHONY NO. 1 “REMINISCENCE” is a pastiche of sorts; it gathers up the musical moments that have touched the composer throughout his life. Those who follow Drew along this symphonic journey are sure to reap the rewards of the composer’s lifelong dedication to music in all its forms.
2020 VISIONS
William Bolcom, Michael Cohen, Robert Sirota, Hilary Tann, Theo Chandler, Preston Stahly, Fischer Duo
2020 VISIONS from the Fischer Duo celebrates the piano-cello group’s 50 years of performances together. With pieces expressing the pain of loss as well as the hope for a better tomorrow, 2020 VISIONS serves as a dynamic showcase of the duo’s versatility and musicianship.
MINIATURE SYMPHONIES
Quinn Mason, Darius Milhaud, Brittney Benton, Yoko Nakatani, Kevin Scott, The Lowell Chamber Orchestra, Orlando Cela
The term “symphony” automatically evokes grandiosity in all aspects – a large-scale orchestra, great compositional complexity and considerable playing time. Orlando Cela and his Lowell Chamber Orchestra turn this idea on its head with MINIATURE SYMPHONIES, an enticing selection of short and snappy sinfoniettas for chamber orchestra.
CHAMBER WORKS OF ÉRIC TANGUY
Éric Tanguy
CHAMBER WORKS OF ÉRIC TANGUY delivers three world premiere recordings and a curated selection of Tanguy’s chamber pieces that demonstrate his illustrative style of punctuated modality. These seven pieces reflect many years of past collaboration amongst the performers resulting in a connection that is translated through thoughtful yet intense musical stylings.
THE TIES THAT BIND
Lee Bradshaw
Navona Records and Australian composer Lee Bradshaw present THE TIES THAT BIND, a collection of chamber music for strings that reveal an explicit and emotionally-charged truth. Bradshaw’s sensuous and yet muscular compositional style displays a profound intimacy for his craft, which ultimately renders music of a rare and arresting beauty.
