This New Music Friday, Navona Records presents evocative chamber works that highlight a wide range of contemporary voices in classical music, from works for flute and piano to music for string quartet, voice, and more.
Dive in and discover new music from Laurie Altman, Clipper Erickson, Melissa D’Albora, Allen Brings, Christopher Jessup, Anthony Paul De Ritis, Richard E Brown, Mark G. Simon, Deon Nielsen Price, Heidi Jacob, Lindsey Goodman, Clare Longendyke, Anthony Brandt, and Margi Griebling-Haigh.
IN THE COMPANY OF MUSIC
Melissa D’Albora, Allen Brings, Christopher Jessup, Anthony Paul De Ritis, Richard E Brown, Mark G Simon, Deon Nielsen Price, Heidi Jacob, Lindsey Goodman, Clare Longendyke
“Masterful music invites performers to accept and rise to all challenges,” says flutist Lindsey Goodman, who along with pianist Clare Longendyke brings an exhilarating cross section of contemporary chamber works to life on IN THE COMPANY OF MUSIC. From evocative miniatures to pensive, multi-movement works, this Navona Records release showcases the breadth of compositional styles in which the flute can shine.
FROM SOMEWHERE
Laurie Altman, Clipper Erickson
FROM SOMEWHERE by composer Laurie Altman and pianist Clipper Erickson finds common ground between the global and the personal. Altman’s compositions — ranging from sonatas and fugues to heartfelt solos — draw on diverse musical influences, including jazz, classical, and boogie. Through music, Altman contemplates the devastating war in Aleppo, the impact of COVID-19, and the death of George Floyd, as well as the most meaningful personal relationships in his own life.
LIVEWIRE AND MEETING OF THE MINDS
Anthony Brandt, Musiqa
Anthony Brandt’s LIVEWIRE and MEETING OF MINDS features two innovative dance scores created for collaborations with NobleMotion Dance and the University of Houston IUCRC BRAIN Center that were part performance and part scientific experiment. Brandt’s music offers “sonic brain scans” that explore our mental lives and how we engage with others, from our most automated behavior to our most flexible and dynamic.
VOICES FROM THE OTHER SIDE
Margi Griebling-Haigh
VOICES FROM THE OTHER SIDE is a collection of evocative chamber works performed by cello octet — several with soprano soloist Gabrielle Haigh. Included are Arvo Pärt’s tintinnabuli-style Fratres as well as his L’abbé Agathon, inspired by the remains of a 12th-century leper hospital near Beauvais, France; as well as the beloved Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 by Heitor Villa-Lobos, and two works by American composer Margi Griebling-Haigh.
