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London Symphony Orchestra, Strad Violin, Italian Violinist, Parma Recording!!

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Davide Alogna, violinist with the Stradivarius violin in hand!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I am so excited to share this amazing recording session that took place last week in London at St. Luke’s Church in London with the London Symphony Orchestra, solo violinist Davide Alogna from Italy, an extraordinary and passionate violinist that played my piece, Nani Lahaina, Rhapsody for Violin and Orchestra and the PARMA recording team.  I will have updates on this recording and release as everything comes together in the next few weeks/ months and for now I’m sharing some photos that Walt, my husband, took at the recording session. I was in the booth with the PARMA team, Brad Michel ( Senior Producer), Melanie Montgomery ( audio engineer)  and Chelsea Kornago ( publicity manager) and it was awesome!

Stay tuned, check back or join my newsletter which I send out every few months or when there is exciting news to share. The  score/ parts for this new work  will be available in  a few weeks on JW Pepper.

I want to give a shout out to my friend and another extraordinary violinist in Seattle that played through the violin part and added his bowing marks on this new work,  Arthur Zadinsky violinist in the Seattle Symphony, Thank you Arthur!

cheerio,

Nan

 

LSO!!
Brad Michel, Nan Avant and Melanie in the background

The Power to Act~children’s book~Release Date 5/7/2024

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The Power to Act

by  Frank Clark, M.D., and Zainub Javed, M.D. Illustrations by Daria Ponomarenko

Music by Nan Avant

Discover, pre-order and share this s new  children’s book   Now available  for pre-purchase on AMAZON!

DOWNLOAD AND PURCHASE MUSIC ON BANDCAMP

Book Release date: 5/7/202

Discover the latest collaboration with Dr. Clark, Dr. Zainub and illustrator, Daria Ponomarenko. The new children’s book inspires young people ( adults too) to act with love, kindness, respect and  forgiveness, to name only a few of the characteristics this book encourages.

Dr. Frank Clark MD is a noted psychiatrist, author and clinical associate professor at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine-Greenville. Dr Javed is a second-year psychiatry resident physician in Greer, SC and is an aspiring child and adolescent psychiatrist – hoping to cultivate a positive, empathic, and unified environment for her future pediatric patients. Artist and  illustrator, Daria Ponomarenko is a Ukranian artist living in Poland and has collaborated and two previous books with Dr Clark.

I was inspired while reading  ” The Power to Act” and the thought of cascades came to me as a floods of light or waterfalls of light and love, which reflects the ideas in this wonderful book, ” The Power to Act”.  Read More…

LISTEN TO CASCADES OF LIGHT

 

Positively Haiku~Part 2 ( Book 2) Release 1/2/24

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Positively Haiku Book 2 by Frank Clark, MD.

Discover and share Dr. Frank Clark’s, (MD) Children’s book titled: Positively Haiku, Part 2: Peace, Love and Discovery in 17 Syllables with Illustrated Affirmations. Now available  for pre-purchase now on AMAZON! Book Release date: 1/2/2024-

Discover, read, listen and share  this second beautiful book of poetry of Dr. Frank Clark MD  noted psychiatrist, author and clinical associate professor at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine-Greenville with beautiful art by illustrator,  Ukranian artist Daria Ponomarenko. The perfect collaboration has once again created an uplifting experience for you and your young ones. As you read you can listen to original music I composed for this latest book, Positively Positive Music from the Heart.Inside your new book ( hard copies only) you will find a QR Code that takes you to the original soundtrack, Positively Positive Music by Nan Avant. If you want to purchase the download for your own library, head to the ” Buy and Download” link.

Buy your book Here.

Positively Positive Music by Nan Avant

Positively Haiku 17 Affirmations!

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New Book Release Sept. 12, 2023

I’ve been working with an amazing poet, Dr. Frank Clark, MD who has written a Children’s book titled: Positively Haiku, Illustrated Affirmations in 17 Syllables.  Now available on AMAZON!

Discover, read, listen and share  this beautiful book of poetry by Frank Clark MD  with magical illustrations by Ukranian artist Daria Ponomarenko. You will feel inspired with these positive affirmations during your day while listening to music I composed for this very unique experience. Inside your new book ( hard copies only) you will find a QR Code that takes you to the original soundtrack, Positively Positive Music by Nan Avant

Buy your book Here.

Frank Clark, MD poet with Ukraine artist, Daria Ponomarenko.

Positively Positive Music by Nan Avant

 

Dimensions 5 New PARMA Digital Release!

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PARMA and Navona Recordings have created  another spectacular recording with  our latest album, Dimensions 5, digital release out today, July 28, 2023!  These are orchestral  works by 6 contemporary composers and one very famous Italian composer Mascagni. All works are original and I am super excited to share this album.

Stream on your favorite streaming platform:

Spotify, Deezer,Apple, Amazon

or you can purchase a downloadable link on my Bandcamp page ( you will need to sign in and create an account)

2022 Global Music Award Silver Medal Award

Outstanding Achievment: *Rememoramini – Tango for Bandoneon, Piano and Strings composition and original score by Nan Avant.

Rememoramini~ (pronounced as: Air-eh-may-moor-uh-meany)  is the Latin term for “call to mind or remember”. was originally recorded as a sextext in Seattle at Studio X, a Burmer Productions LLC in 2020.   I wanted to have a recording available for String Orchestra and was fortunate to have Rememoramini recorded in Zagreb, Croatia this past winter, 2023.  The soloists were outstanding musicians, Charlene Farrogia, piano  and Franko Bozac, bandoneon with Miran Vaupotic conducting the Zagreb Festival Orchestra. I loved being at this recording session in Zagreb and experiencing the music and Zagreb!

 

If you have a CD player and would like to purchase a CD of Dimensions 5, send me an email:
njavant@gmail.com

Symphonic Chronicles: Digital Release: London Symphony Orchestra

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SYMPHONIC CHRONICLES: Digital Release Now Available

London Symphony Orchestra” ‘Soundness of the Sea‘ is composed for violin solo and orchestra and represents story telling about the essence of nature. The form is clear, orchestration is really pure, not massive, like holding the feather in your palms and that feather goes with the wind and flies above the sea.” Miran Vaupotić conductor.

Sirens of the Salish Sea Orchestral Suite~ movement #1. Soundness of the Sea for Violin and Orchestra performed by the London Symphony Orchestra appears on the album Symphonic Chronicles with 5 international composers. Listen to the album on

Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon and all digital platforms.

SYMPHONIC CHRONICLES: Release date 4.28.23

1.Deborah Kavasch~Desert Storm
2. Steve Law~Piano Concerto
3. John Wineglass~#elijah for Solo Violin and Orchestra
4. Barbara Jazwinski ~Fantasy on Jazz
5. Nan Avant~Sirens of the Salish Sea: I. Soundness of the Sea for Violin and Orchestra ( The American Prize~Finalist 2022)
6. Simon Andrews~Interlude No. 3 from “The Scars On His Back”

London Symphony Orchestra | Miran Vaupotić conductor
Royal Scottish National Orchestra | David Watkin conductor

Navona Records Link for listening to the complete works of Symphonic Chronicles Album.

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