A native of St. Clairsville, Ohio, John Alan Rose has been performing as pianist and composer since the age of 14. At 18 he played the complete Chopin Etudes in concerts throughout Ohio and West Virginia. [...]
Regarding her approach to composing, Joanne D. Carey says, "Music is for me an alternate reality. It is an inner world, possibly a 'magic' world; it is also play as in playing, or playful or a [...]
Like any ten year old, PARMA is feeling a bit precocious. With our month-long tenth anniversary celebration underway, this month's releases have us giddy with ineffable excitement. Read on to see what's got us going on, [...]
Flutist Lindsey Goodman is known throughout North America as a soloist, recording artist, chamber collaborator, orchestral musician, educator, and clinician. Early this month Navona Records presented her second album, RETURNING TO HEIGHTS UNSEEN, the follow up [...]
Known for creating and performing programs that mix traditional string quartet repertoire and transcriptions of works from a variety of genres (including jazz, electronic, rock, indie, etc.), the Axiom Quartet introduces audiences to extraordinary music from [...]
For her debut album on PARMA recordings SHE, Emily Sternfeld-Dunn serves as the voice of two of history’s strongest female characters. The poetic musings in the lyrics soar with Sternfeld-Dunn’s unmistakable soprano under the current of [...]
Combining athletic virtuosity and lyrical expressionism, Gregory Wanamaker’s music has been called "pure gold, shot through with tenderness and grace" (San Francisco Chronicle), “achingly beautiful” (Palm Beach Daily News), “compelling” (Audiophile Audition), “outstanding” (American Record Guide), and “a [...]
Bearing musical witness to the versatile talents of two acclaimed northern California-based composers, THE LIFE BEFORE US combines works from John G. Bilotta and Allan Crossman. Today, John is our next featured artist in “The Inside [...]
On his Navona Recordings debut, composer Carlos Simon masterfully combines influences from jazz, gospel, and neoromanticism. MY ANCESTOR’S GIFT incorporates spoken word and historic recordings to craft a multifaceted program of musical works that are inspired [...]
April showers yield musical flowers with new recordings spanning the soothing sounds of solo organ to string quartet arrangements of Bob Dylan and Fleetwood Mac. Read on to discover new music from Emily Sternfeld-Dunn, Axiom Quartet, [...]
