Award-winning Music Composer & Orchestrator

International Publication Articles

CLOUZINE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC AWARD 2023

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I am honored to share with you that Tributum for Celtic Bagpipes and Orchestra, performed by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra with Lorne MacDougall on  Scottish Pipes and Ryan Murphy on Irish Pipes has received another accolade! This time from the International Music Competition, Clouzine based in London, UK. Many thanks to Clouzine for the recognition and award to Tributum!  I was also interviewed for their online publication, Clouzine Magazine which showcases an eclectic array of music composers and musicians. The link will take you to an ” interactive magazine” where you can read the entire magazine. Tributum  also  aired on the Clouzine Radio M-XCLOUD online

 

Click on the Clouzine Magazine image below and read the ” interactive magazine”

Scroll to Page 6 to read Nan’s interview.

 

CLOUZINE RADIO– Tributum  @30:59  listen to the March of Tributum performed by Lorne MacDougall on Great Highland Bagpipes.

 

 

 

Sonograma Magazine Article: The Compositional Evolution of Tributum~April 22, 2022

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The link below will take you to my newly published music article, The Compositional Evolution of Tributum for Sonagrama Magaizine based in Barcelona, Spain. I am honored to have been invited to share my insights into composing music and the journey taken to write Tributum. Sonograma reviewed our fabulous CD Legends and Light v2 and you can read that review below.

Here is the link to my article and also to many articles on the site. This is an International Magazine and composers from all over the world are invited to write. Read and share wherever you choose!

The Composositional Evolution of Tributum for Celtic Bagpipes and Orchestra by Nan Avant

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

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