Award-winning Music Composer & Orchestrator

Nan Avant

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.