March 11, 2022 New Releases from Navona, Ravello, and Ansonica Records

This New Music Friday, Navona, Ravello, and Ansonica Records present albums that reveal our primal commonalities, leverage the limitless possibilities of the internet, and fuse tonal elemental opposites in fascinating ways.

Dive in and discover new music from: Rain Worthington, The Sonic Arts Ensemble, Ahmed Dickinson Cárdenas, Fiorella Camilleri, and Beth Mehocic.

In PASSAGES THROUGH TIME, composer Rain Worthington invites listeners into the realm of the nonverbal to reveal our primal commonality, directly touching the heart and soul with music that is delicate and subtle, yet powerful and transporting. Embark on a journey through the currents of Worthington’s musical streams and the emotional forces that drive her unique voice.

Musicians from three different continents connect through the internet on low latency, high quality audio networks to perform LIVE FROM THE MULTIVERSE, an album leveraging the possibilities of online performance and expanding the boundaries of contemporary music. With the utilization of extended techniques, singing bowls, and imaginative sound design, the ensemble develops and thrives in an enticing and innovative soundscape.

Genre limitations are transcended with ease in ILUSIÓN Y VERDAD from Cuban guitarist Ahmed Dickinson Cárdenas and Maltese flutist Fiorella Camilleri. Infectious Afro-Cuban rhythms and elements of blues and rock create new and fascinating cross-cultural musical connections in this vibrant collection of works.

The music of late composer Beth Mehocic comes together as a fulfilling and enticing whole in THE COLLECTED WORKS OF BETH MEHOCIC. This all encompassing album merges the many corners and triumphs of Mehocic’s library, with commissioned pieces, tone poems, and various styles colliding in celebration of her life and extensive breadth of repertoire.