Category: Interviews

A native of St. Clairsville, Ohio, John Alan Rose has been performing as pianist and composer since the age of 14. At 18 he played the complete Chopin Etudes in [...]

Regarding her approach to composing, Joanne D. Carey says, "Music is for me an alternate reality. It is an inner world, possibly a 'magic' world; it is also play as [...]

Flutist Lindsey Goodman is known throughout North America as a soloist, recording artist, chamber collaborator, orchestral musician, educator, and clinician. Early this month Navona Records presented her second album, RETURNING [...]

Known for creating and performing programs that mix traditional string quartet repertoire and transcriptions of works from a variety of genres (including jazz, electronic, rock, indie, etc.), the Axiom Quartet [...]

For her debut album on PARMA recordings SHE, Emily Sternfeld-Dunn serves as the voice of two of history’s strongest female characters. The poetic musings in the lyrics soar with Sternfeld-Dunn’s [...]

Zvonimir Nagy’s newest release ANGELUS is a singular journey into a meditative state. Like the commemoration of annunciation, Nagy’s album features music for thoughtful contemplation, using solo organ to create [...]

Combining athletic virtuosity and lyrical expressionism, Gregory Wanamaker’s music has been called "pure gold, shot through with tenderness and grace" (San Francisco Chronicle), “achingly beautiful” (Palm Beach Daily News), “compelling” (Audiophile Audition), [...]

Bearing musical witness to the versatile talents of two acclaimed northern California-based composers, THE LIFE BEFORE US combines works from John G. Bilotta and Allan Crossman. Today, John is our [...]

David Taddie’s new album FANCY COLORS blurs the spectrum between acoustic and electronic music into an unorthodox wave of sound. In contrast to the primary characteristics of each type of [...]

On his Navona Recordings debut, composer Carlos Simon masterfully combines influences from jazz, gospel, and neoromanticism. MY ANCESTOR’S GIFT incorporates spoken word and historic recordings to craft a multifaceted program [...]