Award-winning Music Composer & Orchestrator
Recordings
SYMPHONIC WORKS
Nani (beautiful) Lahaina~Rhapsody for Violin and Orchestra~ London Symphony Orchestra
Release Date: January 10, 2025
Nani (beautiful) Lahaina appears on the album "Symphonic Stradivarius" Navona Records:
"SYMPHONIC STRADIVARIUS"
Navona Records is pleased to present SYMPHONIC STRADIVARIUS, featuring decorated violinist Davide Alogna and the esteemed London Symphony Orchestra. Several contemporary composers assemble in this release to showcase the diverse influences and creative capabilities of modern classical composition.
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Rememoramini~ String Orchestra, Bandoneon and Piano
Release Date: July 28, 2023
Appears on the album "Dimensions Vol. 5" Navona Records:
Global Music Award Silver Medal Winner
"DIMENSIONS VOL. 5" offers listeners a broad example of some of the most exciting work in contemporary orchestral music. Charlene Farrugia, piano; Franko Božac, bandoneon; Zagreb Festival Orchestra | Miran Vaupotić, conductor
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Sirens of the Salish Sea: 1. Soundness of the Sea for Violin and Orchestra
Appears on the album "Symphonic Chronicles Vol. 1"
Release Date: April 28, 2023~ Soundness of the Sea:Global Music Award, Silver Medal and Finalist in The American Prize
SYMPHONIC CHRONICLES VOL. 1 from Navona Records features the works of celebrated living composers from a wide variety of backgrounds and influences. The London Symphony Orchestra | Miran Vaupotić conductor and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra | David Watkin conductor
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Tributum for Celtic Bagpipes and Full Orchestra
Appears on the CD "Legends and Light Vol. 2" track 2. Winner ~The American Prize~Composition, Pop/Light Orchestral, Global Music Awards Sllver Medal ~Winner Clouzine International Music Awards Best World Fusion Song
The Royal Scottish National Orchestra conducted by Grammy Awardee, David Watkin with Ryan Murphy ~ Uilleann Pipes and Lorne MacDougall ~ Great Highland Bagpipes
LEGENDS AND LIGHT VOL. 2 from Navona Records
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Bijoux (the Nebulae)
Appears on the CD/DVD "Origins: Life and the Universe" Track 3
Instrumentation: Chamber Orchestra and Percussion~(Steel Plates,Anvil)
This CD/DVD compilation, with rich orchestral works and spectacular films created by eight composers is a visual and aural experience, of colors and shapes that fade and merge with beautiful original music with Images from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, European Southern Observatory, a Burmer Music Production.
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Tributum
Appears on the CD "Celebrate World Music!" Track 1
The NW Sinfonia Orchestra Elliot Grasso ~ Uilleann Pipes Kevin Auld ~ Great Highland Bagpipes.The CD album won the 13th Independent Music Awards for Best Contemporary Classical Album, Vox Populi Award for Album and Instrumental "Tributum" by Nan Avant.
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Music for Children's Books
Dreaming Together by Dr Frank Clark, M.D. and Claire Clark with beautiful and colorful Illustrations by Daria Ponomarenko and original Music by Nan Avant
A new book release by Dr. Frank Clark and Claire Clark, Dreaming Together Book 5 with beautiful and colorful Illustrations by Daria Ponomarenko and original Music by Nan Avant
We are celebrating another outstanding children's book by Frank Clark M.D and Claire Clark. Claire is Frank's daughter and as a young child Claire's contribution here is a lovely addition of a young person's expression. This new book, the 5th book in a series, includes wonderful ideas for growth such as " encourage to dream" and " together we will sing" I was very inspired to write a piece with the feeling of singing and dancing. As you're reading this inspiring poetry, turning the pages of vibrant illustrations you will also experience music I composed titled: Chanson de Vie (Song of Life).
Listening link below and for downloads please visit my BandCamp Page: Nan Avant
Inside the new book you will find a QR code that will take you to the link above to the original music, Chanson de Vie by Nan Avant
Listen to Chanson de Vie (song of life) by Nan Avant and you can purchase the track on the Bandcamp link below
A new children's book by Dr Frank Clark, M.D. with beautiful and colorful Illustrations by Daria Ponomarenko and original Music by Nan Avant
We are celebrating another outstanding children's book by Frank Clark M.D. This new book, the 4th in a series, encourages love, gentleness, kindness, forgiveness and joy, leading each reader to cultivate these virtues in themselves and towards others. As you're reading this inspiring poetry, turning the pages of vibrant illustrations you will also experience music composed for Anticipating Growth, Envolee (fr.)~Soaring by Nan Avant.
Available on Amazon Here.
Listen to Envolee by Nan Avant and you can purchase the track on the Bandcamp link below
A new children's book by Dr Frank Clark, M.D., and Dr. Zainub Javed, M.D. , Illustrations by Daria Ponomarenko ,Music by Nan Avant
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.
Cascades of Light for Two Pianos by Nan Avant composed for the book, The Power To Act.
Inside the new book you will find a QR code with a link to the original soundtrack on this page, Cascades of Light for Two Pianos. Listen to music as you read this new beautiful book of poetry!
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".
Listen to Cascades of Light by Nan Avant and you can purchase the track on the Bandcamp link below
Frank Clark, MD poet and Ukrainian artist, Daria Ponomarenko completed their second inspiring book of positive affirmations and I have composed a new chamber work for guitar, piano, viola and cello to accompany this beautiful book. You can listen (QR code link) to the link below as you read and if you would like, you can follow the link to BandCamp and purchase your own download. Music Instrumentation: Guitar, Piano, Viola and Cello
Listen to Positive Music from the Heart by Nan Avant and you can purchase the track on the Bandcamp link below
Music to Positively Haiku, a Children's book of Illustrated Affirmations in 17 Syllables by Frank Clark, MD poet and Ukrainian artist, Daria Ponomarenko.
Positively Positive Music by Nan Avant available for puchase on Bandcamp link below.
Instrumentation: Two Flutes, Cello and Piano
Listen to Positively Positive by Nan Avant and you can purchase the track on the Bandcamp link below
Duos, Solos Latin and Jazz Ensembles
Rememoramini~Sextet~Tango~Milonga
Instrumentation: Sextet: Bandoneon, Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello, String Bass
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Pieza Latina for Violin and Piano
Instrumentation: Violin and Piano
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Roses for Oso~Andante for Piano
Instrumentation: Piano Solo
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Jazz & Latin Works
Aloha 'Oe
Instrumentation: Jazz ensemble and horns. Live concert recording.
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Walt's Thyme
Instrumentation: Jazz ensemble and horns, two trumpets, three saxophones, trombone, piano, string bass, drum set. Live concert recording.
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Rememoramini~sextet~bandoneon~strings~piano
Pieza Latina~violin~piano
Appear on the CD "Celebrate Dance" Featuring the Tim Huling Jazz Ensemble, Bandoneon~Ben Thomas, Lisa Bergman~piano
Original music by seven composers celebrating the distinctive rhythms and dances of Central and Latin America. a Burmermusic production
Musica Bella
Instrumentation: Jazz ensemble and strings: guitar, piano, violin, viola, cello, string bass, bass guitar.
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Film Credits
Feature & Short Films
- Unremembered // Directed by Greg Kerr
- Spoopies: Tales of Horror // Animated by Ian Stewart
- Herman Blue: Pumpkin Comic // Animated by Ian Stewart
- The Ex Lunch // Directed by Jade Justad
- BFF Best Friends Forever // Directed by Laurel Minter
- The Snake and the Parrot // Directed by Amy Guggenheim
- Wrong Room // Directed by Greg Kerr
- Tilting At Windmills // Directed by Timothy Watkins
- Three Actresses Walk Into A Bathroom // Directed by Jade Justad
- Maria in the Kitchen // Directed by Nik Perleros & Laurel Minter
- Three Mothers // Directed by Ian Stone
- Crazy Train // Directed by Dom Zook
- Remember Me // Directed by Ian Stone
- Drug Along // Directed by Greg Kerr
- Biggest Brother // Directed by Jeff Faulkner
- Double Feature // Directed by Mark Tapio Kines (additional music)
- The Ornament // Directed by Tony Knott
- Alistair MacLean: Y’did Nefesh // Directed by Andy Spletzer
- The Past, the Future and the Paparazzi Permit // Directed by Przemek Pardyak
- The Last To Remember // Directed by Przemek Pardyak
- A Play for the People // Directed by Przemek Pardyak
- Mr. Chatterbox // Directed by Edward Rosenblum (additional music)
- Glimpse // Directed by Greg Sommers
- Mindgame // Directed by D. Allen 2005
- The Library // Directed by Laurel Minter & Kai Wise co-composer
- Twenty Dollar Bill // Directed by KC Franks
Documentaries
Faultline
Postcards from Tora Bora
Female Faces of War: The Untold Story
TV Broadcasts and PSAs
Moyer Foundation Camp Erin PSA dr. Virginia Bogert WIF/Seattle
KCTS Channel 9 Reel NW Maria in the Kitchen
IPad Games
Wizard’s Castle HD Game for iPad and iPhone
Music for Children's Books
Anticipating Growth~new children's book by Dr Frank Clark, M.D. Illustrations by Daria Ponomarenko Music by Nan Avant
The Power to Act a children's book by Dr Frank Clark, M.D., and Dr. Zainub Javed, M.D. , Illustrations by Daria Ponomarenko ,Music by Nan Avant
Positively Positive Haiku: Positively Positive Music Haiku by Dr Frank Clark, M.D. Illustrations by Daria Ponomarenko Music by Nan Avant
Positively Positive Haiku Part 2: Positively Positive Music from the Heart by Dr Frank Clark, M.D. Illustrations by Daria Ponomarenko Music by Nan Avant