This New Music Friday, Navona Records presents three albums that expand upon the conventions of classical music with works by female composers, spirituals and American folk hymns, and a collection spanning five centuries of styles.
Dive in and discover new music from: Audrey Wright, Rain Worthington, Shawn Okpebholo, J’Nai Bridges, Paul Sánchez, Will Liverman, Dana Zenobi, Oliver Worthington, and Chuck Dillard.
THINGS IN PAIRS
Audrey Wright, Rain Worthington
THINGS IN PAIRS is a collection of carefully curated works, selected and sorted with the precision of a steady-handed artist stacking a formidable house of cards. Spanning five centuries, these pieces contrast the classical Joseph Bologne with modern minimalist Arvo Pärt, Baroque virtuoso Biber with the contemporary Rain Worthington, all under the watchful eye of Viennese Classical Beethoven.
LORD, HOW COME ME HERE?
Shawn E. Okpebholo, J’Nai Bridges, Paul Sánchez, Will Liverman
On LORD, HOW COME ME HERE?, composer Shawn Okpebholo turns the mirror of history on today’s society with his own work and a reimagined collection of spirituals by enslaved Africans and American folk hymns that draws upon music from the past to critique contemporary racial injustices in the United States and around the globe.
JOYS ABIDING
Dana Zenobi, Oliver Worthington, Chuck Dillard
JOYS ABIDING aims to elevate the important work of female composers who have historically been excluded from the male-dominated classical duet canon. Featuring previously unpublished duets by composer Rebecca Clarke, music from Baroque, Classical, and Romantic periods shine throughout.
