New Release Guide

May 2019

In HEaven

Petr Eben, Jiří Skopal, Jitro Czech Girls Choir

 

Classical | Choral

 

JITRO IN HEAVEN, the fourth release on Navona Records from the Jitro Czech Girls Choir, balances the liturgical with the lighthearted. Propelled by the fusion of Petr Eben’s compositions, the Choir’s virtuosic ability to capture the emotional essence of the songs, and the conductor’s artful and sensitive leadership, it is an unforgettable collection of contemporary choral performances.

 

navonarecords.com/epk/inheaven/

PRISMA VOL. 2

James Lentini, Rain Worthington, Jan Järvlepp,

Peter Castine, Beth Mehocic

 

Classical | Contemporary

 

The series that brought the highlights of contemporary orchestral music is back with PRISMA VOL. 2. Navona Records takes listeners through the minds of five composers who demonstrate how the orchestra can be powerful, tender, and thrilling all at once.

 

navonarecords.com/epk/prisma2/

ONE-ELEVEN HEAVY

Matt Frey, Jenny Ribeiro, Karim Sulayman,

 

Classical | Contemporary

 

Matt Frey’s Navona Records debut, ONE-ELEVEN HEAVY, brings the horrors of aerial accidents to vivid life in a chamber opera that commemorates the hundreds of lives lost in the Swissair Flight 111 tragedy.

 

navonarecords.com/epk/oneelevenheavy/

The Gershwin & Bernstein connection

Eliane Rodrigues, Nina Smeets, Carlo Willems, Koen Wilmaers

 

Classical | Piano

 

Masterful concertist and veteran PARMA artist Eliane Rodrigues presents her fourth album with Navona Records. THE GERSHWIN & BERNSTEIN CONNECTION gives listeners a refreshing new take on three classics through arrangements for percussion and two pianos.

 

navonarecords.com/epk/gershwinbernsteinconnection/

LINES & SPACES

Thad Anderson

 

Classical | Electronic

 

With focused interests that range from contemporary music and design to electro-
acoustic music and technology, percussionist and composer Thad Anderson has compiled a selection of his top works composed between 2011 and 2018 for his PARMA Recordings debut, LINES & SPACES.

 

ravellorecords.com/epk/linesandspaces/

In Tandem

Lee Actor, Peter Greve, Steven A. Kennedy, Sidney Bailin, Allen Brings,

 

Classical | Contemporary

 

IN TANDEM is a Navona Records multi-composer release featuring five unique composers. Each track offers an intriguing experience from polyptych storytelling to experimenting with the composition of free jazz and a minimal exploration of violin and cello.

 

navonarecords.com/epk/intandem/

DUO FANTASY

Kerry DuWors, Futaba Niekawa

 

Violin | Piano

 

Violinist Kerry DuWors and pianist Futaba Niekawa, professionally known as duo526, stun with their dazzling interpretation of Villa Lobos, Bax, and Bolcom on their new aptly-titled album DUO FANTASY. Played with great insightfulness and panache, DUO FANTASY is an extraordinary treat for lovers of early 20th-century music.

 

navonarecords.com/epk/duofantasy/

A PATH OF LIGHT

Hevreh Ensemble

 

Chamber | Jazz

 

On A PATH OF LIGHT, their debut release on Ansonica Records, Hevreh Ensemble offers up a set of music that highlights the unique blend of jazz, world music, and chamber music which critics call “a new sort of aesthetic that defies description.”

 

ansonicarecords.com/epk/apathoflight/

DIRECT CONTACT

Roberta Rust

 

Piano

 

PARMA Recordings is delighted to announce the release of DIRECT CONTACT by renowned pianist Roberta Rust. In this Navona Records release, Rust pays homage to eight composers whom she has had the opportunity to work directly with in some capacity during her impressive career.



navonarecords.com/epk/directcontact/

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