Dashing Vol. 3
John Wineglass composer
Carol Barnett composer
Richard E Brown composer
Gavin Brown composer
Christopher J. Hoh composer
L Peter Deutsch composer
Heather Niemi Savage composer
Navona Records presents DASHING VOL. 3, a festive assortment of new works inspired by the signature sounds and staples of the holiday season. Comprising stories, nods to classic holiday tunes, and an underlying current of wistful nostalgia, this installment of the DASHING series keeps the spirit of holiday music alive with new compositions and arrangements of well-known favorites. Brought to life by a number of orchestras, chamber ensembles, and choirs, the works of new and returning composers to the series are sure to ignite the charm and congeniality of the holiday season, highlighting the many facets that the bright break of winter can bring.
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John Wineglass – The Toy Factory: Little Elves, Fairies, and Snowmen
Track Listing & Credits
| # | Title | Composer | Performer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | The Toy Factory: Little Elves, Fairies and Snowmen | John Wineglass | Filharmonie Brno | Pavel Šnajdr, conductor | 4:30 |
| 02 | Hodie | Carol Barnett | Kühn Choir of Prague | Lenka Navrátilová, conductor | 4:14 |
| 03 | Christmas Eve, Bells | Carol Barnett | Kühn Choir of Prague | Lenka Navrátilová, conductor; Ondřej Benek, tenor | 4:17 |
| 04 | A New World of Justice | Richard E Brown; Henry Lebedinsky, lyrics | Kühn Choir of Prague | Lenka Navrátilová, conductor; Marcel Javorček, piano | 4:36 |
| 05 | The Greatest Gift | Richard E Brown; Henry Lebedinsky, lyrics | Kühn Choir of Prague | Lenka Navrátilová, conductor; Marcel Javorček, piano | 3:34 |
| 06 | Remembering December | Gavin Brown; Miesha Clarice Lowery, lyrics | Gavin Frazier Brown, piano; Diana Cantrelle, vocals | 3:59 |
| 07 | Christmas Cheer | Gavin Brown; Miesha Clarice Lowery, lyrics | Gavin Frazier Brown, piano; Diana Cantrelle, vocals | 2:06 |
| 08 | Christmas Moon | Gavin Brown; Miesha Clarice Lowery, lyrics | Gavin Frazier Brown, piano; Diana Cantrelle, vocals | 4:41 |
| 09 | A Poor Child’s Christmas Wish | Gavin Brown; Miesha Clarice Lowery, lyrics | Gavin Frazier Brown, piano; Diana Cantrelle, vocals | 3:08 |
| 10 | A Delaware Christmas | Gavin Brown; Miesha Clarice Lowery, lyrics | Gavin Frazier Brown, piano; Diana Cantrelle, vocals | 3:19 |
| 11 | For the Children or the Grown-Ups? | Christopher J. Hoh | Vox Futura | Andrew Shenton, conductor; Matt Sharrock, vibraphone | 3:29 |
| 12 | O Tannenbaum | L Peter Deutsch | Vox Futura | Andrew Shenton, conductor | 2:49 |
| 13 | Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming | Richard E Brown | Janáček Philharmonic Brass Trio | Roman Buchal, trumpet; Vladimír Ševčík, trombone; Věra Bartošová, horn | 2:39 |
| 14 | Gesu Bambino | Richard E Brown | Janáček Philharmonic Brass Duo | Roman Buchal, trumpet; Vladimír Ševčík, trombone | 2:50 |
| 15 | Siciliano for Christmas Eve | Richard E Brown | Janáček Philharmonic Brass Trio | Roman Buchal, trumpet; Vladimír Ševčík, trombone; Věra Bartošová, horn | 3:56 |
| 16 | O Holy Night, O Glorious Light | Heather Niemi Savage | Kühn Choir of Prague | Lenka Navrátilová, conductor; Marcel Javorček, piano; Walter Hofbauer, trumpet | 5:06 |
The Toy Factory: Little Elves, Fairies and Snowmen
Recorded May 20, 2022 at Besední dům in Brno, Czech Republic
Producer Jan Košulič
Engineer Jaroslav Zouhar
Editing & Mixing Jan Košulič, Melanie Montgomery
Additional Editing Ethan Fields
Hodie, Christmas Eve, Bells, O Holy Night, O Glorious Light
Recorded April 19 & May 9, 2022 at Czech TV Music Studio in Prague, Czech Republic
Producer Jan Košulič
Engineer Aleš Dvořák
Assistant Engineer Roman Sklenář
(Tracks 2-3) Editing & Mixing Lucas Paquette
(Tracks 2-3) Additional Editing Ethan Fields
(Tracks 16) Editing & Mixing Melanie Montgomery
A New World of Justice, The Greatest Gift
Lyricist Henry Lebedinsky
Recorded August 3, 2021 at The Chapel at Korunni in Prague, Czech Republic
Producer Jan Košulič
Engineer Aleš Dvořák
Editing & Mixing Lucas Paquette
Remembering December, Christmas Cheer, Christmas Moon, A Poor Child’s Christmas Wish, A Delaware Christmas
Lyricist Miesha Clarice Lowery
Recorded September 28, 2021 at New Hope Lutheran Church in Columbia MD
Producer Signature Soul Records
Engineer Gordon Masters
For the Children or the Grown-Ups?, O Tannenbaum
Recorded October 22-23, 2021 at Futura Productions in Roslindale MA
Producer John Weston
Engineer John Weston, Noel Smith
Editing & Mixing Lucas Paquette
Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming, Gesu Bambino, Siciliano for Christmas Eve
Recorded March 26, 2021at Dům Kultury města Ostravy (The Ostrava House of Culture), Ostrava, Czech Republic
Producer Jan Košulič
Engineer Aleš Dvořák
Editing & Mixing Lucas Paquette
Mastering Melanie Montgomery
Additional Mastering Ethan Fields
Executive Producer Bob Lord
A&R Director Brandon MacNeil
A&R Ivana Hauser, Chris Robinson, Danielle Sullivan
VP of Production Jan Košulič
Audio Director Lucas Paquette
Production Director Levi Brown
Production Manager Jean Noël Attard
Production Assistant Martina Watzková
VP, Design & Marketing Brett Picknell
Art Director Ryan Harrison
Design Edward A. Fleming, Morgan Hauber
Publicity Patrick Niland, Brett Iannucci
Artist Information
John Wineglass
John Christopher Wineglass is a multiple ®EMMY Award-Winning Composer who has performed on five continents, before U.S. presidents since Ronald Reagan, and with several ®OSCAR and ®GRAMMY Award-winning artists including Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, and Jamie Foxx to name a few. He has written several scores and incidental music for shows on MSNBC, CNN, NBC, CBS, and ABC as well as documentaries on Headliners & Legends for The Brady Bunch, Kathy Lee Gifford, and Farah Fawcett. Having scored mainly independent films, several of his nationally syndicated commercials include music for the United States Army, American Red Cross, and Texaco as well.
Carol Barnett
Carol Barnett writes audacious and engaging music. She is known for breaking the mold with meter changes, differing tonal centers, unusual instrument combinations, and her love of fast tempi. Despite these typical thumbprints, Barnett’s works are diverse, uncovering the needs of each piece and each text with her characteristic integrity. Barnett’s varied catalog includes works for solo voice, piano, chorus, diverse chamber ensembles, orchestra, and wind ensemble.
Richard E Brown
Richard E Brown, a native of New York State and has been active as a composer-arranger and music educator for many years. His training includes M.M. and D.M. degrees in composition from Florida State University, as well as a B.A. in music education from Central College, which named him a Distinguished Alumnus in 1983. His principal composition studies were with Carlisle Floyd, John Boda, and Charles Carter. He is a member of ASCAP and is represented in the catalogs of several trade publishers, as well as his personal imprint Dacker Music.
Gavin Brown
Composer Gavin Brown’s musical journey began with The Sting. He took up piano so he could play the ragtime music of Scott Joplin which was featured in that movie. He studied music at DePauw University and composition with Panamanian composer Roque Cordero at Illinois State University. His music draws from a number of influences from classical to jazz and rock to pop.
Christopher J. Hoh
“Full of charm and shapely allure” (Opera News) and “a tapestry of immense grace” (Textura) are some of the praises Christopher J. Hoh has received for his music. He grew up in Reading PA and was influenced as a young singer and accompanist by great works under conductors in Pennsylvania, New York, and Washington. He has been in Alice Parker’s composer seminar as well as workshops with Jean Berger, Daniel Moe, Robert Page, and Craig Jessop.
L Peter Deutsch
L Peter Deutsch is a native of Massachusetts, now living in Sonoma County CA, and British Columbia, Canada. He writes primarily for small instrumental or a capella vocal ensembles, spanning styles from devotional to romantic to jazzy, and from Renaissance to early 20th century. Works to date include four choral commissions; releases through PARMA Recordings include music for chorus, string quartet, woodwind and brass quintets, piano trio (featuring work with Trio Casals), and full orchestra.
Heather Niemi Savage
Heather Niemi Savage’s music explores universal questions of essence and finding beauty and joy in the midst of suffering, resulting in evocative pieces that take listeners on a journey which nourishes the soul, stimulates healing, and builds empathy. Savage draws on her own experiences, her love of the natural world, literature, and faith; her compositional style is informed by her training in classical, jazz, musical theater, sacred music, and life-long interest in world music.
Filharmonie Brno
Since its earliest days, Filharmonie Brno has established a profile as a Janáčkian orchestra, thus making a substantial contribution to the cultural life of Brno — where Leoš Janáček composed nearly his entire oeuvre — and becoming an enthusiastic champion of his music. Since its foundation in 1956, the orchestra has regularly performed Janáček’s works in concerts at home and abroad; it has also recorded, multiple times, his complete symphonic works and cantatas.
Pavel Šnajdr
Pavel Šnajdr is a Czech conductor and composer. He is a graduate of the Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts (JAMU), Brno in composition (which he studied with Alois Piňos) and conducting (with Emil Skoták). Beyond working with symphony orchestras, he has been engaged by music theatres including the J.K. Tyl Theatre in Pilsen, the Prague State Opera and the Moravian Theatre in Olomouc, and currently conducts opera at the National Theatre in Brno.
Kühn Choir of Prague
The Kühn Choir of Prague is one of the largest Czech choirs and has been part of the musical world for over 60 years. It devotes itself to the choral repertoire of all periods, and its activities include significant performances of contemporary music, performances of large vocal-instrumental works in collaboration with leading Czech orchestras and, last but not least, projects for the performance and recording of film music.
Lenka Navrátilová
Lenka Navrátilová studied piano and harpsichord at the Teplice Conservatory and choral conducting (sacred music) under the guidance of Jiří Kolář and Marek Štryncl at the Faculty of Education of Charles University in Prague. She is second chorus master of the Kühn Choir of Prague, professor of opera coaching at the Prague Conservatory, and répétiteur of the Prague Philharmonic Choir. As the assistant to the chorus master of the Prague Philharmonic Choir, she has participated in its appearances in Doha, Berlin, and at the Sankt Gallen opera festival.
Vox Futura
Vox Futura is New England's premier recording choir for composers, recording artists, film, television, and video games. Past projects have included work with internationally distributed classical production house PARMA Recordings, video game companies Nintendo and Bandai Namco, legendary German power metal band Blind Guardian, and platinum selling world music artist Sami Yusef.
Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava
The Janáček Philharmonic is a world-class symphony orchestra based in Ostrava, Czech Republic and an emerging figure on the international performance scene. With over 100 top-level musicians, the orchestra aims to introduce unique, quality repertoire while showcasing their own recognizable sound.
Henry Lebedinsky
Hailed by The Miami Herald for his “superb continuo… brilliantly improvised and ornamented,” GRAMMY-nominated historical keyboardist, composer, and conductor Henry Lebedinsky has performed with the Seattle Symphony, Seattle Opera, the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, the Charlotte Symphony, Seraphic Fire, Sonoma Bach, and the Cantata Collective, among others. Recent conducting engagements include the Seattle Baroque Orchestra and Sonoma Bach’s Live Oak Baroque Orchestra. As part of a career built on collaboration, he serves as co-Artistic Director of the San Francisco Bay Area’s AGAVE and Seattle’s Pacific MusicWorks. With countertenor Reginald L. Mobley, he has introduced listeners on three continents to music by Black composers from baroque to modern, including recent appearances at the Musée d’Orsay in Paris and Festival Printemps Musical des Alizés in Morocco.
Diana Cantrelle
Diana Cantrelle is at home in opera, Oratorio, musicals, voiceover, and film.
Some of her favorite works include Brahms Opus 91, Handel’s Messiah, Mother – Amahl & the Night Visitors, Witch – Hänsel und Gretel, Amneris – AÏDA, Carmen – Carmen-Vive la Liberté; Madame Flora (Baba) – The Medium, Adalgisa – Norma, Azucena – Il Trovatore.
Masters Music Voice Performance/Vocal Pedagogy with Composition Studies Peabody Conservatory of Music.
Miesha Lowery
Lyricist Miesha Lowery recently graduated from the University of Phoenix in Marketing. She’s been writing creatively since her teen years growing up in New Jersey. She currently resides in Maryland with her foster beagle, Oliver. She is currently working on projects both within her profession and with other artists to further enhance her body of work.
