Rojak Rocks
Catalog #: NV6019
Release Date: January 8, 2016
21st CenturyChamberConcertosOrchestraPianoTromboneFor decades, John Rojak has been a staple in American brass music, performing with a number of chamber ensembles and orchestras such as American Brass Quintet, Cleveland Orchestra, the New York Philharmonic, and the Boston Symphony; in Broadway shows including Les Misérables and The Producers; in big bands of Mel Lewis, Bob Mintzer, and Gerry Mulligan; and contributing to the pedagogy of the bass trombone as a faculty member of several institutions, including The Juilliard School, The Hartt School, and Aspen Music Festival and School. Needless to say he has taken the bass trombone and its repertoire to new heights in the classical, contemporary, jazz, and commercial genres.
Lingering Longings, Music for Clarinet and Piano Vol. 2
Catalog #: NV6018
Release Date: January 8, 2016
21st CenturyChamberClarinetPianoConsidered by American Record Guide as a composer who “approaches his pieces with respect and care,” Carl Vollrath presents the second volume of his clarinet and piano works on Navona Records, LINGERING LONGINGS: MUSIC FOR CLARINET AND PIANO VOL. 2. Expanding upon the first release in this collection, PAST RECOLLECTIONS: MUSIC FOR CLARINET AND PIANO VOL. 1, the composer continues to celebrate past events through musical narratives, tenderly and radiantly performed by clarinetist Michael Norsworthy and pianist Yoko Hagino.
Andalusian Fantasy
Catalog #: NV5999
Release Date: May 1, 2015
21st CenturySolo InstrumentalPianoThe Spanish tradition of flamenco music, by way of Paco Peña and Paco de Lucia, has significantly influenced the classical music world. Now composer and pianist Lionel Sainsbury explores the fiery passion and harmonic tension of flamenco on his latest Navona Records release ANDALUSIAN FANTASY.
Time, Still
Catalog #: NV5998
Release Date: April 14, 2015
21st CenturyChamberSolo InstrumentalChoirPianoSaxophoneDon't mistake the inference in the title of Emmy Award-winning composer Bruce Babcock's multi-faceted new Navona Records album TIME, STILL - the music is serious and contemplative at points to be sure, but the effervescence of Babcock's metrically shifting style and sound percolates to the surface throughout.
Elements Rising
Catalog #: NV5990
Release Date: March 10, 2015
21st CenturyChamberLarge EnsemblePianoString OrchestraNavona Records' latest offering of chamber music ELEMENTS RISING highlights contemporary composers who re-imagine the building blocks of music, such as melody, harmony, rhythm, dynamics, and timbre, in innovative ways, applying them to a number of duo and ensemble settings.
Past Recollections
Catalog #: NV5988
Release Date: February 10, 2015
21st CenturyChamberClarinetPianoThe stories we tell, stemming from our experiences of people, places, and events, reveal how we understand and express the world around us. Composer Carl Vollrath presents works for clarinet and piano which depict his interpretations of past events and tones of past composers, oftentimes conveying them through ironic and spirited musical themes.
Piano Concerto
Catalog #: NV5986
Release Date: February 10, 2015
21st CenturyConcertosOrchestraPianoMaestro Kirk Trevor praises composer Lee Actor as "one of the refreshing new classical voices ... who can still use a traditional language with a freshness that makes the music alive and interesting." On his latest Navona Records release PIANO CONCERTO, Actor presents three orchestral works, performed by Trevor and the Slovak National Symphony Orchestra, that are engaging and tonal yet dramatic and modern.
Beneath Winter Light
Catalog #: NV5985
Release Date: January 13, 2015
21st CenturyChamberPianoString QuartetViolinCommon threads between art forms are woven into the creative process of exploring and expressing our shared experiences, emotions, and uncertainties. On her debut Navona Records release, BENEATH WINTER LIGHT, composer Heidi Jacob finds inspiration in film and poetry, as well as in music from past centuries, illustrating her faculty of expanding on timeless themes within modern compositional settings.
Paragonia
Catalog #: NV5982
Release Date: November 11, 2014
21st CenturyOrchestralOrchestraPianoTrumpetOn his latest Navona Records release, PARAGONIA, composer Michael G. Cunningham explores ways in which the orchestra can interact with itself on several levels. Counter Currents presents contrary phrases and themes simultaneously stated while TransActions portrays dimensions of density, emphasizing orchestral blur and presenting gestures and passages that prompt interplay between the sections of the orchestra.
Sea of Reeds
Catalog #: NV5979
Release Date: November 11, 2014
21st CenturyChamberClarinetPianoViolaThe clarinet is an essential voice in many genres, from classical and jazz to klezmer and world music, and composer Gerald Cohen calls it one of his favorite instruments: "I love the clarinet for its wide variety of character and dynamics, and its ability to either blend beautifully with other instruments or to stand out in a crowd." Through this affinity, the composer offers new compositions featuring the clarinet in various trio settings on his debut Navona Records release, SEA OF REEDS.
Sound and Fury
Catalog #: NV5978
Release Date: November 11, 2014
21st CenturyChamberSolo InstrumentalPianoPiano TrioFrom the serenity of the Smoky Mountains to the abstraction and boldness of Kandinsky's paintings, composer Paul Osterfield's debut solo Navona Records album SOUND AND FURY pulls inspiration from several experiences which the composer translates into refined, stimulating, and expressive chamber pieces.
Belle Nuit
Catalog #: NV5983
Release Date: November 1, 2014
21st CenturyChamberPianoSaxophoneTromboneA stroll along the Seine - Notre Dame reflected in the waters below - the Eiffel Tower illuminated in evening skies - bistro conversations echoing in the streets of the Left Bank. Parisian scenes such as these come to mind when listening to the nuances of pianist Kathryn Goodson's debut Navona Records release, BELLE NUIT, a collection of works from the La Belle Époque and beyond, with arrangements for piano and wind instruments.
Hard Listening
Catalog #: NV5975
Release Date: October 14, 2014
21st CenturyJazzPianoAs composer and pianist Mitch Hampton admits, HARD LISTENING, his debut solo album on Navona Records, "aims to dissolve all boundaries of style or taste," while providing an earnest yet sometimes humorous reflection on the questions of society and musical aesthetics.
The Golden Galaxy
Catalog #: NV5971
Release Date: September 1, 2014
21st CenturySolo InstrumentalOrganPianoTHE GOLDEN GALAXY, Navona Record's fourth release of works by the late French composer Yves Ramette (1921-2012), presents works for organ, an instrument which Ramette found to be expressive, dynamic, and warm in color, especially after his position as organist at Église Saint Ferdinand de Ternes in Paris, where he played the church's now replaced Cavaillé-Coll organ. This album is particularly significant in the catalog of this prolific composer since it is the first to feature Ramette both as the composer and the performer.
88+12
Catalog #: NV5968
Release Date: September 1, 2014
21st CenturyChamberPianoString QuartetViolinWith a distinctly contemporary compositional signature that draws on minimalism and popular music of the late 20th century, and also recalls the 19th-century Romantic tradition, composer and pianist Scott Pender explores the expressive natures of four instruments - piano, violin, viola, and cello - on his debut solo release on Navona Records, 88+12.
Clementi Grand
Catalog #: NV5966
Release Date: August 1, 2014
21st CenturySolo InstrumentalPianoWhat must it feel like to play an instrument that is one of seven known to exist in the world and is two hundred years old? Pianists Shuko Watanabe and Timothy Gaylard know this feeling, playing works written by Muzio Clementi (1752-1832) on a Clementi grand fortepiano in pieces on the Navona Records release, CLEMENTI GRAND.
Soul Of The Machine
Catalog #: NV5965
Release Date: August 1, 2014
21st CenturyChamberPianoString QuartetAs in a Philip K. Dick or Isaac Asimov novel, composer Sarah Wallin Huff's music on SOUL OF THE MACHINE, her debut solo release on Navona Records, explores the relationships between mechanical structures, organic beauty, and identity.
Spectra
Catalog #: NV5964
Release Date: August 1, 2014
21st CenturyChamberSolo InstrumentalPianoViolinContinuing the mission of the original Capstone Records series by the Connecticut Composers, Inc., this debut Navona Records release of the same name, SPECTRA, highlights six contemporary composers from northeastern United States, who reflect the diversity and progression of today's music.
Pendulum
Catalog #: NV5963
Release Date: August 1, 2014
21st CenturyChamberSolo InstrumentalFlutePianoViolinThe 28th edition of the Society of Composers, Inc. release series and the 4th on Navona Records, PENDULUM extrapolates and elaborates on several themes relating to variation, transformation, repetition, and more.