Born in Hartford, Connecticut (1946), Jane O’Leary studied piano from an early age,graduated from Vassar College and completed a PhD in composition at Princeton University, where she studied with Milton Babbitt among others. In 1972 she moved to Ireland and has made her home in Galway on the west coast. A founding member of Aosdána, Ireland’s state-sponsored academy of creative artists, she was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Music Degree by the National University of Ireland in 2007.
Albums
Relive
Release Date: February 5, 2021
Catalog Number: NV6334
Catalog Number: NV6334
21st Century
Orchestral
Orchestra
RELIVE, from Navona Live features live performances of the music of three composers from around the world. This latest edition of the Navona Live series is inspired by an eclectic blend of world topics, literature, landscapes, and seascapes. Corrina Bonshek’s Dreams of the Earth is a reworking of a large scale piece for string and percussion inspired by the sight of a swirling flock of birds amidst the backdrop of climate change.
The Passing Sound of Forever
Release Date: January 13, 2017
Catalog Number: NV6068
Catalog Number: NV6068
21st Century
Chamber
Solo Instrumental
Flute
String Quartet
Violin
Sound and space are two elements that emerge at the heart of Jane O’Leary’s THE PASSING SOUND OF FOREVER. The collection showcases O’Leary’s compositional gifts through a variety of her chamber compositions. O’Leary’s string writing soars in THE PASSING SOUND OF FOREVER, and demonstrates her remarkable sensitivity to the instruments’ sonic palette and expressive potential. Every color, from ethereal natural harmonics to frenetic bowing, is at O’Leary’s disposal, and is exploited beautifully to produce evocative and compelling soundscapes.
Fine Music, Vol. 3
Release Date: January 1, 2012
Catalog Number: NV5868
Catalog Number: NV5868
21st Century
Chamber
Orchestral
Electronic
Orchestra
Piano Trio
FINE MUSIC, VOL. III is the third compilation of the Navona Records Fine Music digital series. This installment features the works of Lawrence Siegel, Sergio Cervetti, Tony Piccolo, Adrienne Albert, Daniel Perttu, Gerhard Stabler, Jane O'Leary, Jim Scully, Meira Warshauer, Piffaro, John Carollo, William Vollinger, Peter Van Zandt Lane, Lawrence Ball, and Benjamin Yusupov. This collection both highlights some of Navona's choicest tracks and offers a preview of things to come.
