Nan Avant is an award-winning
music composer and orchestrator

"In love with natural landscapes, Avant exhibits her symphonic lyricism reaching grandeur and emotion, two qualities of her music."

Carme Miró, Sonograma Magazine

New Music~ Inspirational Book for Children~ Release Date 11/25/2024

November 23, 2024

Anticipating Growth~new children’s book by Dr Frank Clark, M.D. with beautiful and colorful Illustrations by Daria Ponomarenko and original Music by Nan Avant We are celebrating another outstanding children’s book by Frank Clark M.D. This new book, the 4th in a series, encourages love, gentleness, kindness, forgiveness and joy, leading each reader to cultivate these …

Winner

2023 Global Music Award~Silver~Soundness of the Sea for Violin & Orchestra~London Symphony Orchestra

Winner

2023 The American Prize~Winner~Pops/Light Composition~Tributum~Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Finalist

2022 The American Prize~ Soundness of the Sea for Violin and Orchestra

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Featured Works

Rememoramini~ Tango, Milonga~String Orchestra

Instrumentation: Zagreb Festival Orchestra, Piano, Bandoneon

Sirens of the Salish Sea: I. Soundness of the Sea for Violin and Orchestra

Instrumentation: The London Symphony Orchestra with Solo Violin

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Tributum for Celtic Bagpipes and Full Orchestra

Instrumentation:The Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Uilleann Pipes, and Great Highland Bagpipes, appears on the CD compilation: Legends and Light v. 2 track 2