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New Album Release 2023

Dimensions 5 New PARMA Digital Release!

July 28, 2023 //  by Nan Avant

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

Category: Global Music Awards, Music by Nan Avant, Music New, NAVONA RECORD LABEL, New Album Release 2023, PARMA RECORD

For Your Consideration ~66th GRAMMY® Award

July 21, 2023 //  by Nan Avant

FYC: Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella

SIRENS OF THE SALISH SEA:1. SOUNDNESS OF THE SEA FOR VIOLIN AND ORCHESTRA

Appears on the  album Symphonic Chronicles v. 1- track #8

More information and listening links

HERE

 

 

 

 

 

 

FYC: Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella

REMEMORAMINI- a tango, milonga

Rememoramini appears on the album Dimensions v.5-see track #1, a Navona Records, PARMA Recording.

More Information and Listening Links

HERE

 

 

 

 

 

 

Category: 66th Grammy's, For Your Consideration, Global Music Awards, Music Awards, New Album Release 2023, PARMA RECORD, The American Prize 2022

2023 Global Music Award!

July 21, 2023 //  by Nan Avant

The Global Music Awards 2023

I am honored to announce that I have received  Global Music Award~ Silver Medal from the  for my orchestral work, Sirens of the Salish Sea 1. Soundness of the Sea for Violin and Orchestra  recorded by The London Symphony Orchestra on  Navona Records, PARMA recording label which appears on the album Symphonic Chronicles V.1 released April 28, 2023.
The Global Music Awards was “established in 2011, by Thomas Eugene Baker, Ph.D., the Global Music Awards is a well-known international music competition which celebrates independent musicians. Global Music Awards is widely recognized by industry insiders as giving legitimacy to highly talented artists. ‘Global Music Awards is recognized as music’s golden seal of approval.
"...the evocative Sirens of the Salish Sea, are truly inspired and capable of 
imprinting clear images and sensations in our mind." ... Read more

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

Category: Accolades and Nominations, Global Music Awards, Music Awards, Music by Nan Avant, NAVONA RECORD LABEL, New Album Release 2023, PARMA RECORD

Review by Sonograma Mag. May 29, 2023

May 31, 2023 //  by Nan Avant

“.in the symphonic work Sirens of the Salish Sea: I. Soundness of the Sea (‘Sirenes del mar dels Salish: I. La solidesa del mar’), for violin and orchestra, the composer Nan Avant — about whom we have published a magnificent article— seeks to reflect the most difficult moments of the year 2020 through music and the essence of the sea. In love with natural landscapes, Avant exhibits her symphonic lyricism reaching grandeur and emotion, two qualities of her music.”

Carme Miró, Sonograma Magazine

May 29, 2023

 

 

 

I am so thankful for this outstanding review of our latest album, Symphonic Chronicles V.1. The original language is in Catalan and I used Google translate.

Títol: Symphonic Chronicles Vol. 1
Autors:
Deborah Kavasch, Steve Law, John Wineglass, Barbara Jazwinski, Nan Avant, Simon Andrews
Intèrprets:
Joseph Havlat, piano; Yumi Hwang-Williams, violí
London Symphony Orchestra
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Direcció: Miran Vaupotić, David Watkin
Segell discogràfic: Navona Records

Complete Review of Symphonic Chronicles v.1

“The London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Miran Vaupotić, and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, conducted by David Watkin, have come together and combined experiences to perform this new album, the first volume of the Symphonic Chronicles (‘Chronicles symphonic’), with works by contemporary composers of a wide variety of styles according to origin and influences. A good example of this is Steve Law’s Piano Concerto, which is inspired by Gershwin, Rachmaninov and Prokofiev, and at the same time conveys influences from jazz, pop and minimalism. In this sense, the Australian pianist Joseph Havlat reinforces these thematic connections, of great lyricism, and accentuates the rhythmic intensity of the jazz elements.
Desert Storm, by Deborah Kavasch, a composer specializing in extended vocal techniques, is a martial work (heavy on brass and percussion) written to celebrate the American victory in the war’s Operation Desert Storm of the Persian Gulf.
John Wineglass composed #elijah for solo violin and orchestra, a piece to honor a young African-American violinist who died in a violent confrontation with police in 2019. Yumi Hwang’s violin solos- Williams unfold in the middle of intense percussion that dramatizes the two movements, entitled “Tragic Innocence” and “Transcendence”.
Fantasy on Jazz (‘Fantasia en jazz’), by the composer Barbara Jazwinski, is a tribute to the music of New Orleans and the clarinet, which unfolds very wide and free melodic solos.
On the other hand, in the symphonic work Sirens of the Salish Sea: I. Soundness of the Sea (‘Sirenes del mar dels Salish: I. La solidesa del mar’), for violin and orchestra, the composer Nan Avant — about whom we have published a magnificent article— seeks to reflect the most difficult moments of the year 2020 through music and the essence of the sea. In love with natural landscapes, Avant exhibits her symphonic lyricism reaching grandeur and emotion, two qualities of her music.
The album ends with the “Interlude no. 3″ from the opera The Scars on his Back (‘The Scars on his Back’), by Simon Andrews, dedicated to the revolt that took place in Santa Fe in 1680 under the leadership of a legendary fighter named Po’ pay, who managed to bring down Spanish rule in New Mexico for twelve years. This interlude is notable for a large percussion section and complex textures for full orchestra.
The first volume of Symphonic Chronicles integrates all six compositions from a plural and organic perspective.”

Carme Miró, Sonograma Magazine

Here is the original review in Catalan. Symphonic Chronicles V.1

Category: Music by Nan Avant, NAVONA RECORD LABEL, New Album Release 2023, Reviews of Sirens of the Salish Sea:1. Soundness of the Sea for Violin and Orchestra

Symphonic Chronicles: Digital Release: London Symphony Orchestra

April 28, 2023 //  by Nan Avant

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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Category: Composing, Music by Nan Avant, Music New, NAVONA RECORD LABEL, New Album Release 2023, PARMA RECORD

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This indeed was an exceptional and enriching recording session!!
Can’t wait to hear and share the final album. @PianoSpheres

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