SHADOWING
Ruth Lomon
Classical/Piano
Renowned composer Ruth Lomon displays her remarkable skill for piano writing on this album, pushing the instrument’s timbre and color to its limits to create animated sound worlds.
AN ARC OF QUARTETS
Michael G. Cunningham
Classical/Contemporary Era
Five acclaimed, international quartets perform composer Michael G. Cunningham’s intricate and inviting string music, defined by a focus on rhythm, melody, and texture, as well as his gentle – yet often dissonant – harmonic language.
DARK CLOUDS IN LIFE
Mark John McEncroe
Classical/Orchestral
Composer Mark John McEncroe draws from personal experiences with addiction and depression on this conceptual release, a collection of sweeping orchestral compositions performed by the Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra and pianist Helen Kennedy.
FOREVER BEELER: SONATAS&SOLI
Alan Beeler
Classical/Chamber Music
Presented in memoriam of prolific composer Alan Beeler, this sampling of his sonatas, suites, etudes, and solos contains works from throughout his musical career, which is generally defined by a commitment to compositional craft and structural clarity.
THERE ARE MANY OTHER LEGENDS
Jonathan Santore
Classical/Choral
Both the New Hampshire Master Chorale and the Manchester Choral Society elevate works from the expansive choral catalog of Jonathan Santore, a composer lauded for his writing and setting of texts that draws from themes of mythology, history, and distant cultures.
BRIGHT CIRCLE
Beth Levin
Classical/Piano
An exquisitely programmed showcase of the interconnectivity underlying the tradition of solo piano in Classical music. Pianist Beth Levin shines as she navigates the romantic masterpieces of Schubert and Brahms and a newer work from David Del Tredici.
FLAMETHROWER
Stephen Ruppenthal
Jazz/Avant-Garde Jazz
Written specifically for innovative New Music trumpeter Stephen Ruppenthal, these intriguing compositions for trumpet, flugelhorn, voice, crotale, and interactive electroacoustics allude to the works of Jon Hassell, Nils Petter Molvær, and Miles Davis’s Electric Era.
PIECE BY PIECE
Beth Mehocic
Classical/Chamber
This digital single, commissioned by the Erick Hawkins Dance Company of New York City, sees composer Beth Mehocic and the Moravian Philharmonic Chamber Players channeling the avant-garde music techniques of Lucia Dlugoszewski, the company’s former director and composer-in-residence.
ALL ALBUMS PRODUCED BY PARMA RECORDINGS
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