Playlist: Classically Halloween
It’s that time of year again: the sun is slipping into twilight more rapidly every day, evenings are getting chillier, and the forests are shedding their leaves before we head into the slumber of winter. [...]
The Inside Story: John Franek and PRISMA VOL. 4
Navona Records proudly presents PRISMA VOL. 4, the fourth installment in the acclaimed PRISMA series showcasing the best of contemporary composition. This includes John Franek's Mithridates, which epically closes the album with a punch of [...]
October 23, 2020 New Releases from Navona Records
This week we are proud to bring you a slate of four albums from Navona Records including electro-acoustic compositions, an album of soulful, aesthetic piano music, and a powerful catalogue of thematic arcs. Dive in [...]
The Inside Story: Ovidiu Marinescu and THROUGH GLASS
Navona Records presents some of the finest American voices of modern serious music on THROUGH GLASS, a brand-new compilation of recently-created works for piano – both solo and in chamber setups. Ovidiu Marinescu's Rorrim for cello [...]
The Inside Story: Jamie-Rose Guarrine and TRANSPARENT BOUNDARIES
For centuries, writers have documented the awe brought about by the pristine wilderness and untamed expanses of the American Midwest and West. Three authors in particular—Ralph Waldo Emerson, Walt Whitman, and Emily Dickinson—beautifully documented the boundless [...]
Conversations with Recording Engineer Leslie Ann Jones
A recording and mixing engineer and record producer for over 30 years, Leslie Ann Jones has held staff positions at ABC Recording Studios in Los Angeles, the Automatt Recording Studios in San Francisco, Capitol Studios in [...]
The Inside Story: I’lana Cotton and THROUGH GLASS
Navona Records presents some of the finest American voices of modern serious music on THROUGH GLASS, a brand-new compilation of recently-created works for piano – both solo and in chamber setups. This includes I’lana Cotton's ambitious [...]
PARMA Press Round Up October 16, 2020
Stuart Weber from PIECES OF ROAD Each week, PARMA has the pleasure of not only releasing powerful works by our artists, but also seeing the positive impact that these works have on listeners. Read on [...]
The Inside Story: Elizabeth Austin and WINDOW PANES
Navona presents WINDOW PANES, a cross section of works by compositional veteran Elizabeth R. Austin. The collection is the first to comprise a lifetime of the American's works into one album: and as the title [...]
Playlist: Facets of the Flute
One of the oldest extant musical instruments, the flute looks pretty good for its age. With its earliest forms dating as far back as 43,000 years ago, the flute has developed alongside modern humanity and in [...]