Award-winning Music Composer & Orchestrator

Nan Avant

WPRB 103. 3 FM: Princeton University Radio: NJ

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Listen Here to the program with Tributum or click the photo with below.

My piece, Tributum for Celtic Bagpipes and Orchestra aired last Wednesday Feb. 2, 2022 on WPRB Radio, a Princeton University Radio, New Jersey, a  broadcast with Marvin Rosen, his ” Classical Discoveries” which is a collection of works that he assembles, new works by living comosers. Tributum is on the above list at the end of the list.

Manu thanks to Marvin Rosen for including Tributum for Celtic Bagpipes and Orchestra  in his Wednesday “Classical Discoveries” playlist. WPRB is a radio broadcast from Princeton University in New Jersey. Check out the online site and you can listen Here to the broadcast from  Feb. 2, 2022.More info about Classical Discoveries HERE

 

 

Nagamag Music Magazine: Review

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Thank you Nagamag for reviewing  Tributum (For Celtic Bagpipes and Orchestra) Tributum is on the NeoClassical Spotify list of Nagamag, an International Music Magazine based in Greece. Click on the link above to read listen to the Neoclassical music and Tributum

Click the link below to read NAGAMAG  REVIEW OF TRIBUTUM

Nan Avant x Royal Scottish National Orchestra x David Watkin – Tributum: For Celtic Bagpipes and Orchestra (Spotify)

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CD Review Sonograma Magazine

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Legends and Light v.2 track 2 Tributum

“The composer Nan Avant, originally from the Pacific Northwest,
carries within her the great musical legacy of Peru. Tributum,
written for both Irish bagpipes and Scottish bagpipes (tuned at 440 Hz),
is a work of precious detail, in which the composer conveys to us the finesse
and tenderness of the skin of these heritage instruments.”    Carme Miro

Sonograma Magazine~” a magazine of musical thought and cultural diffusion”  based in  Barcelona, Spain, reviews music from artists throughout the globe. The entire review of the album, including fabulous descriptions of each composer’s orchestral work, is in Catalan and I used Google translate.  Read the complete Album Review HERE

Títol: Legends and Light Vol. 2
Autors: Helen Mackinnon, Nan Avant, Richard E Brown, Deborah Kavasch, Anthony Wilson, Ben Marino, Kim Diehnelt
Intèrprets: Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Brno Philharmonic Orchestra
Direcció: David Watkin, Pavel Šnajdr
Segell discogràfic: Navona Records

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New CD~The Royal Scottish National Orchestra!

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Tributum~ for Celtic Bagpipes and Full Orchestra~ by Nan Avant~ Recorded by

The  Royal  Scottish  National Orchestra~RSNO

A new recording  of Tributum for Celtic Bagpipes and Full Orchestra  appears on  Legends and Light vol. 2 a Navona Record Label, a PARMA Recording.

Tributum  was recorded in March 2021 at The Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, Scotland, UK.   The RSNO is a magnificent orchestra, the Queen’s Orchestra, and the excellent bagpipers on Tributum,  Lorne MacDougall (How To Train Your Dragon movie) Great Highland Bagpipes  and Ryan Murphy, Uilleann Pipes of Ireland, performed brilliantly on this recording.

The music is by composers from the  U.S. and Scotland and the orchestral works are  centered around light and legends. Tributum being inspired by the legends of the British Isles, the  landscape, legends and music of Scotland and Ireland. Enjoy the album and if you’re inspired,  write a review on Amazon!

Legends and Light vol. 2 Purchase and Preview Digital Streaming: Here

The above link will take you to a page with digital links to Spotify,Apple Music etc and to the Amazon CD. The page is dedicated to the CD, Legends and Light, the composers bio’s and details on each recording.

Amazon Album/CD

Amazon is currently out of stock of this album, that’s a good sign! Please check  back to Amazon in a few days to order.

Space Channel ~Bijoux (the Nebulae)

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Space Channel and Bijoux!

 

Happy New Year and Welcome 2022!
Greetings and I hope all of you are having a fabulous New Year’s Eve tonight!  A quick update as we leave 2021 and enter a new year of joy, happiness and music!

I found out today that my short film,  Bijoux (the Nebulae), co-created with Stephen Jablonsky and produced by Burmer Music LLC for the Origins: Life and the Universe concert/ CD/DVD (in 2015) has made it’s way to the Space Channel!

Thanks to Glenna Burmer producer and composer , who was contacted by the Space Channel requesting her film, The  Big Bang and other films from ” Origins” for consideration on  their television broadcast.

You can find Bijoux under ” Entertainment” on the Space Channel on TV  (Xfinity, Roku etc)  and  online via your computer.
The link will take you to the online page where my film is placed: Bijoux (the nebulae)   Scroll down to see ” music” and look for ” Glenna Burmer: Bijoux” and the photo of the Horsehead Nebula from outer space!

Bijoux, the sheet music score for orchestra, is available online at JW Pepper. Here

More music news coming soon in mid January 2022!

cheers to all,
Nan
nanavant.com

New Latin Single Release~Violin and Piano

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New Latin Single Release~violin and piano

Pieza Latina, a tango for violin and piano is available for download  and purchase at  BandCamp  and on all digital platforms, Spotify, Apple Music  etc. Pieza Latina will soon be available for purchase in a compilation CD at CDBaby. This piece was recorded early Spring 2020 at Studio X in Seattle, a Burmer Music LLC production. I’m looking forward to sharing with everyone the entire CD with all Latin music by amazing composers in Seattle and Oregon! Pieza Latina sheet music score is available at JW Pepper

Enjoy the music!

Nan

Halloween Short: Spoopies Tales

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I once again collaborated with animator and artist, Ian Mark Stewart on another animation piece titled ” Spoopies” True Tales of Terror. This short animation features 4 true stories of terror experienced in childhood or as teens by 4 people. It was awesome to write music for this cool short and it’s not scary, just Spoopy~

Bleedingham Horror Film Festival October 31, 2021

Recent Screening: Brooklyn Film Festival June 2021

“Spoopy is an internet slang term used to describe something that is “spooky” but in a comical or cute way, such as a puppy in a ghost costume or a goofy Halloween video. It is based on a viral picture of a Halloween decoration that misspelled spooky as spoopy.”

Spoopies: Tales of Terror

Here is the other Halloween animation short I worked on with Ian Stewart.

Herman Blue: The Pumpkin Comic

Single Release on Spotify~Bandcamp

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Rememoramini (pronounced air-eh-may-moor-uh-meany) is a rich, emotional Tango~slow Milonga, ideal for concerts or tango dance performances.

Recorded at Studio X in Seattle, produced by Burmer Music LLC.

Listen on Bandcamp and buy!

Score/ Sheet Music available for purchase at JW Pepper

Digital Platforms: Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon, et al.

Composer: Nan Avant

Musicians: Ben Thomas bandoneon, Lisa Bergman piano, Tom Dziekonski Violin and Viola, Virginia Dziekonski cello, Jessica Jasper viola, Chuck Deardorf String Bass

Remote Recording: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

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We did it! On March 24, 2021 Tributum for Celtic Bagpipes and Full Orchestra, was recorded with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra under the direction of David Watkin, Grammy Awardee for “Best Baroque Instrumental Recording of 2015” Conductor.

Our soloists on the Great Highland Bagpipes from Glasgow, Scotland, Lorne MacDougall and Uilleann Pipes from Dublin, Ireland, Ryan Murphy.

Lorne MacDougall’s catalog includes performing on John Powell’s (incredible) scores for the “How To Train Your Dragon” series of movies, the movie Brave, and performing regularly with the Red Hot Chili Pipers (https://www.rhcp.scot/). Additional recording credits can be found here: https://www.lornemacdougall.com/discography

Tributum and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra in Glasgow

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Just as everyone else has had to postpone major events, projects, life experiences, work, education you name it, this too has been postponed until later this year. I should know in a few months when we will resume with the recording session and will update here as soon as I know.

In the meantime, I am writing new music, uploading sheet music to Sheet Music Plus and J.W.Pepper, taking an online class with Berklee School of Music online and going forward! I’m also really loving the broadcasts presented by RSNO and the Seattle Symphony which happen at least once a week. Of course donating to this symphonic organizations is very helpfull at this time. Youtube has channels for both of these orchestras and you can do a search and find their pre-recorded concerts. Below is my “news” regarding the upcoming recording session that has been delayed a bit.

Royal Scottish National Orchestra recording Tributum: April 2020

It’s with a grateful heart that I share this new opportunity with you. First, let me thank Burmer Music LLC for originally inviting me to create a new work for the Celebrate World Music Concert and CD recording in 2013. Since that eventful occasion, my piece, Tributum has been performed a few times in the U.S. and Canada. I originally composed this work for Chamber Orchestra and Bagpipes and later orchestrated Tributum for Full Orchestra and Bagpipes. And now the news…..

This past August I answered the “Call for Scores” by PARMA RECORDINGS and submitted an orchestral work. My piece was accepted and I’m so excited to announce that Tributum for Celtic Bagpipes and Full Orchestra will be recorded this Spring 2020 in Glasgow, Scotland with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. The recording will be a compilation CD with several composers and released with PARMA recordings on their Navona PARMA based in New Hampshire records all over the world and handles scheduling,recording, mixing, promotion and distribution along with all digital formats, Apple, Spotify, Amazon and Pandora.

As we approach April I will be adding more information regarding the soloists for this recording session. Stay tuned because it’s going to be AWESOME!

Conversations and Collaborations with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra is an interview by PARMA with Bill Chandler, Director of Concerts and Engagements with the RSNO. It’s very interesting to learn about the RSNO history, their goals and what they are looking for in new music.