• Tendrils

    Catalog #: NV5833

    Release Date: August 1, 2010

    21st Century
    Chamber
    Vocal Music
    Piano Trio

    The compositions of Byron Petty, Peter Homans, and Robert Stewart draw from a wide variety of influences, from Haydn to the Second Viennese School and Brahms to Stravinsky. Tendrils showcases the influences and skills of these three composers and highlights their ability to remain classical while utilizing modern concepts such as rotation, continuous development, and lyricism.

  • Reflections

    Catalog #: NV5835

    Release Date: October 1, 2010

    21st Century
    Chamber
    Large Ensemble

    REFLECTIONS features the works of contemporary composers Alejandro Castanos, Jane O'Leary, Stephen Gardner, Judith Ring, and Si-Hyun Yi as performed by the Ireland-based Concorde Music Ensemble. The disc features a wide variety of compositions, including a duo that embodies the lightness and directness of traditional Klezmer music, an intricately-layered tape piece, a series of free-tempo miniatures, and more. Playing alongside the Concorde players on this disc is legendary bass clarinetist Harry Sparnaay.

  • Continuum

    Catalog #: NV5836

    Release Date: November 30, 2010

    21st Century
    Orchestral
    Orchestra

    CONTINUUM features the modern orchestral works of Stephen "Lucky" Mosko, Tim Sullivan, Dan Crozier, and Michael G. Cunningham. From Mosko is the premier recording of Transliminal Music, one of only three of the composer's orchestral works. From Sullivan is Polychrome, a piece based in instrumental colors that finds the perfect balance between experimentalism and accessibility. From Crozier is Fairy Tale, an "opera scene without words" that explores the narrative power of music. From Cunningham is TransActions, which is driven by actions, gestures, and lines on one orchestra level bringing about reactions on other levels.

  • Carmen’s Revenge

    Catalog #: NV5837

    Release Date: November 1, 2010

    21st Century
    Chamber
    Stage Works
    Orchestra
    Piano
    Voice

    CARMEN'S REVENGE is Osias Wilenski's humorous homage to Bizet's Carmen. Wilenskidraws from the works of Bizet, Mozart, and others to create a sort of operatic medley that places Carmen within modern society. This recording features soprano Maria Rosa López and baritone César Puente.

  • Zeichen

    Catalog #: NV5839

    Release Date: January 1, 2011

    21st Century
    Orchestral
    String Orchestra

    ZEICHEN is a three-movement piece from German composer Gerhard Stäbler. As written, the three movements can be performed separately, but they are bound together through a common essence. Stäbler's nontraditional use of the strings-using the stick of the bow and playing on the bridge and fingerboard-roughens the usually soft and pleasant instrumentation yet still allows the group to operate as a whole.

  • Fine Music, Vol. 1

    Catalog #: NV5841

    Release Date: February 1, 2011

    21st Century
    Orchestral
    Solo Instrumental
    Choir
    Clarinet
    String Orchestra

    Navona's FINE MUSIC, VOLUME 1 is the first in a series of fine selections from Navona Records. This digital release features Grammy-winner Richard Stoltzman, Pulitzer Prize-winner Lewis Spratlan, Pixar/Randy Newman orchestrator Jonathan Sacks, and New York Philharmonic concertmaster Glenn Dicterow. This collection both highlights some of Navona's choicest tracks and offers a preview of things to come.

  • Living Breathing Earth

    Catalog #: NV5842

    Release Date: April 1, 2011

    21st Century
    Orchestral
    Orchestra

    Symphony No. 1, Living Breathing Earth, inspired by the rhythms and shadings of the earth, represents our planet in its radiant fullness, pulsing with breath, and alive with all variety of creatures and plants living in symbiosis with each other. Tekeeyah (a call) is Warshauer's call for an awakening to our true essence as human beings.

  • Eidola

    Catalog #: NV5843

    Release Date: March 1, 2011

    21st Century
    Orchestral
    Orchestra

    EIDOLA is the latest Navona release from Washington, DC-based composer Michael J. Evans featuring four of his orchestral works. This release showcases Evans' wide range of compositional abilities; we hear calypso in the Concerto, woodwind night music in Nocturne with Sunrise, ballet and folk tunes in Dance and a musical interpretation of Poe's poetry in The Haunted Palace.

  • Starry Night

    Catalog #: NV5844

    Release Date: March 1, 2011

    21st Century
    Chamber
    Orchestral
    Clarinet
    Orchestra
    Saxophone

    STARRY NIGHT is the latest release from Hawaii-based composer John A. Carollo. This release features compositions that span a decade, including the concert band version of Transcendence in the Age of War, previously released on the Navona label. Carollo's skillful representations of fear, suffering and sadness, as well as enthusiasm and determination, are on full display as he takes us through the course of emotion. From orchestra pieces to works for saxophone quartet, Carollo is able to capture the essence of what it means to be human.

  • It Is Time

    Catalog #: NV5845

    Release Date: March 1, 2011

    21st Century
    Vocal Music
    Choir

    IT IS TIME features the compositions of David Shapiro, Kile Smith, Paul Fowler, Frank Havroy, Erhard Karkoschka and Kristen Broberg based on the German-language poetry of Romanian poet Paul Celan. Celan's words are largely open to interpretation and lend themselves to musical adaptations; the composers on this disc adapt the words well, and vocal ensemble The Crossing, under conductor Donald Nally, performs them beautifully.

  • Eternal Evolution

    Catalog #: NV5846

    Release Date: April 1, 2011

    21st Century
    Chamber
    Piano
    String Quartet

    Eternal Evolution features four pieces from composer Judith Lang Zaimont performed by the renowned Harlem Quartet and pianist Awadagin Pratt. Known for its distinctive style-strongly expressive, emotional and dramatic-Zaimont's music has drawn performers from around the world several of her works have achieved repertoire status. The chamber music on this release counts on an intimate artistic connection between the performers in order to properly express the many changes in tempo, meter, and attitude in each movement.

  • Light and Shadow

    Catalog #: NV5847

    Release Date: April 1, 2011

    21st Century
    Orchestral
    Orchestra

    Light and Shadow is an all-new collection of modern orchestral works from composers Adrienne Albert, Daniel Perttu, Rain Worthington, Rebecca Oswald, Russ Lombardi and Tadd Russo. The works on this disc range from a musical depiction of the imagery of war to the representation of the impressionistic logic of dreams to a bold, tonal piece inspired by a property dispute. With all tracks shorter than nine minutes, this collection offers a succinct and powerful view into the world of modern orchestral composition.

  • Saxophone Concerto

    Catalog #: NV5848

    Release Date: April 1, 2011

    21st Century
    Concertos
    Orchestra
    Saxophone

    Saxophone Concerto is the latest release from renowned composer Lee Actor, featuring five compositions: Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra (2009), which exploits the considerable dramatic and expressive possibilities of the saxophone; Dance Rhapsody (2010) for orchestra, which consists of several strongly rhythmic dance sections interspersed with two slower, nonrhythmic interludes; Concerto for Horn and Orchestra (2007), a work of compact dimensions, consisting of three movements; Opening Remarks (2009), a brisk, upbeat, 6-minute work for orchestra designed as a concert opener; and Celebration Overture (2007), a joyous and invigorating piece with instrumentation similar to Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. Actor's music is filled with rhythmic drive and shows a superb ear for orchestral color, and he is able to create music that catches the ear and draws the listener into a world of emotion and drama.

  • Devisadero

    Catalog #: NV5849

    Release Date: May 1, 2011

    21st Century
    Chamber
    Vocal Music
    Piano
    Voice
    Wind Ensemble

    DEVISADERO features the original compositions of New Mexico-based composer Christopher Shultis. Through woodwinds, percussion and piano, Shultis is able to vividly describe the New Mexican wilderness and the significance of its beauty. Shultis' compositions invite the listener to experience not only the sound of the music, but what we see and think, and especially, how we breathe, as well.

  • Astralvinyl

    Catalog #: NV5850

    Release Date: May 1, 2011

    21st Century
    Chamber
    Large Ensemble
    String Quartet

    ASTRAL VINYL is a collection of the compositions of composer, arranger, performer and producer Stephen Barber. Barber's remarkably original music draws an inner conversation free from constraints to create eclectic works that invite emotional involvement and provide fresh perspectives towards music. The works on this disc range from a piece for string quartet to a fanfare for brass ensemble to a piece for soprano, piano and steel drum trio, all of which are uniquely and brilliantly imaginative.

  • 5th (S)eason

    Catalog #: NV5802

    Release Date: June 1, 2008

    21st Century
    Chamber
    Orchestral
    Orchestra
    Piano

    Jonathan Sacks composer “Incantations: Book V” Recorded August 2003 with the Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra. Conducted by Carl St. Clair “Litanies” and “Ghost Horses” Recorded December 2006 at Futura Productions in Boston, MA. Produced by Bob Lord “5th (S)eason” Recorded July 2000 [...]

  • Xibus

    Catalog #: NV5808

    Release Date: June 1, 2008

    21st Century
    Chamber
    String Quartet

    Boston String Quartet

  • In Memoriam

    Catalog #: NV5810

    Release Date: April 1, 2009

    21st Century
    Opera
    Stage Works
    Choir
    Orchestra

    Lewis Spratlan composer

  • Bloom

    Catalog #: NV5813

    Release Date: June 1, 2009

    21st Century
    Chamber
    Solo Instrumental
    Flute
    Piano
    Piano Trio

    Michael J. Evans composer

  • Transcendence in the Age of War

    Catalog #: NV5817

    Release Date: August 1, 2009

    21st Century
    Chamber
    Solo Instrumental
    Guitar
    String Quartet

    John A. Carollo composer Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra | Vit Micka conductor