SYMPHONIC CHRONICLES VI Release Date:April 28,2023

I’m excited to share this upcoming CD release on Navona Records with 6 international composers. My piece is titled-Soundness of the Sea for Violin and Orchestra performed by The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by ⁦Miran Vaupotić
⁩ Listening links to digital platforms and video coming soon!

THE 65TH GRAMMY AWARDS®

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Reviews:

Avant’s Tributum  “.traditional orchestral tone poem with gorgeous melodic writing and rich string sound (it has that Braveheart/Far and Away quality).” Cinemusical

“Nan Avant’s 9-minute Tributum …The music has an epic, sweeping quality...“American Record Guide

“It is difficult to describe in words the whole storm of emotions that this great work causes. Emotional wave, which practically hits you and drives into this epic, orchestral cycle. Beautiful, live and ideal for everyone who needs music!” Nagamag

“Avant writes broad, sweeping themes that would not be out of place in film music, and the piece itself sounds as if it could represent scenes from Scottish and Irish history as shown on a movie screen. “Infodad

“Tributum, written for both Irish bagpipes and Scottish bagpipes is a work of precious detail, in which the composer conveys to us the finesse and tenderness of the skin of these heritage instruments.”  Sonagrama (Catalan)

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.

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Score/ Sheet Music available for purchase at JW Pepper

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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

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

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.