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SYMPHONIC WORKS
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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CHAMBER WORKS
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
Instrumentation: Two Flutes, Cello and Piano
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