• July 17, 2021

    The Inside Story: Alexis Alrich and PRISMA VOL. 5

    photo by: Andrew Alrich United by their accessibility and creative vision, PRISMA VOL. 5’s roster of composers take advantage of the Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra’s ability to lend music an [...]

  • July 14, 2021

    The Inside Story: Samantha Sack and PRISMA VOL. 5

    Navona Records’ acclaimed PRISMA series continues with a fifth installment, again showcasing the Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra’s riveting take on contemporary composition. With a focus on innovation and imaginative performance, [...]

  • July 12, 2021

    The Inside Story: Lawrence R. Mumford and PRISMA VOL. 5

    United by their accessibility and creative vision, PRISMA VOL. 5’s roster of composers take advantage of the Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra’s ability to lend music an illustrative and narrative quality. [...]

  • July 10, 2021

    The Inside Story: Joshua Ranz and THREE CELLO SUITES

    THREE CELLO SUITES from clarinetist Joshua Ranz and Navona Records is a truly groundbreaking take on Bach’s legendary works; In this album, for the first time ever, listeners may [...]

  • July 9, 2021

    Conversations with Violist Brett Deubner

    We recently caught up with Brett Deubner, renowned viola soloist and professor of viola at the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College New York. Brett, who is [...]

  • July 8, 2021

    The Inside Story: Kenneth Kuhn and SUSTAIN VOL. 2

    Two years after the release of SUSTAIN comes the long-anticipated follow-up, SUSTAIN VOL. 2. This fresh collection of works centered around the piano includes a range of contemporary compositional [...]

  • July 6, 2021

    The Inside Story: Santiago Kodela and SUSTAIN VOL. 2

    Two years after the release of SUSTAIN comes the long-anticipated follow-up, SUSTAIN VOL. 2. This fresh collection of works centered around the piano includes a range of contemporary compositional [...]

  • June 25, 2021

    The Inside Story: Semir “Sammy” Hasić and NO MORE WAR

    On NO MORE WAR, composer and award-winning accordionist Semir “Sammy” Hasić shines a spotlight on the 1991 Battle of Vukovar, which plunged eastern Croatia into turmoil. Through the clever [...]

  • June 22, 2021

    The Inside Story: Rosśa Crean and THE PRIESTESS OF MORPHINE

    On THE PRIESTESS OF MORPHINE, composer Rosśa Crean and librettist Aiden K. Feltkamp create a beautifully haunting portrait of a Gertrud Günther, a young Jewish lesbian caught between her [...]

  • June 20, 2021

    The Inside Story: Demondrae Thurman and SOUND & LIGHT

    On SOUND AND LIGHT, Demondrae Thurman wields the euphonium to further expand its repertoire and cement its graceful power into the minds of composers of solos and orchestral works [...]