Navona Records
Encyclopedia
Navona Records is an American independent record label based in the Seacoast region
of New Hampshire
owned by PARMA Recordings. Navona's sister companies via PARMA include the Ravello, Big Round, MMC, and Capstone Records
label imprints, and the label is distributed by Naxos
. Navona's catalog focuses on orchestral, chamber, and choral music with an emphasis on new music and living composers.
, Pulitzer Prize
-winning composer Lewis Spratlan
, New York Philharmonic
concertmaster Glenn Dicterow
, and Emmy-winning conductor Gerard Schwarz
.
The label's releases have received favorable notices from press outlets such as Gramophone, AllMusic Guide, Chicago Tribune, and more.
In January 2012, Navona Records will release Method Music
, a double album consisting of electronic music created by Lawrence Ball
and produced by Pete Townshend
and Bob Lord
. The album is a part of Townshend's ongoing Lifehouse
project and was created using the Lifehouse Method.
Seacoast Region (New Hampshire)
The Seacoast Region is the southeast area of the U.S. state of New Hampshire. The region stretches 18 miles along the Atlantic Ocean from New Hampshire's border with Salisbury, Massachusetts to the Piscataqua River and New Hampshire's border with Kittery, Maine. The shoreline is generally very...
of New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
owned by PARMA Recordings. Navona's sister companies via PARMA include the Ravello, Big Round, MMC, and Capstone Records
Capstone Records
Capstone Records is an American classical music record label focusing particularly on contemporary classical music. It was established by Richard Brooks in 1986, and was based in Brooklyn, New York...
label imprints, and the label is distributed by Naxos
Naxos
-Places:*Naxos , an island in the Cyclades group**Naxos , a town and former municipality on the island of Naxos**Naxos , a Greek government division created from the former Cyclades Prefecture in 2011...
. Navona's catalog focuses on orchestral, chamber, and choral music with an emphasis on new music and living composers.
Artists & Releases
Notable artists whose work appears on Navona include Grammy-winning clarinetist Richard StoltzmanRichard Stoltzman
Richard Stoltzman is an American clarinetist. Born Richard Leslie Stoltzman in Omaha, Nebraska, he spent his early years in San Francisco, California and Cincinnati, Ohio, graduating from Woodward High School in 1960. Today, Stoltzman is part of the faculty list at the New England Conservatory...
, Pulitzer Prize
Pulitzer Prize
The Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City...
-winning composer Lewis Spratlan
Lewis Spratlan
M. Lewis Spratlan Jr. is an American music academic and composer of contemporary classical music.Born in Miami, Florida, Spratlan played the oboe as a youth. He attended Yale University and was a student of Mel Powell and Gunther Schuller...
, New York Philharmonic
New York Philharmonic
The New York Philharmonic is a symphony orchestra based in New York City in the United States. It is one of the American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five"...
concertmaster Glenn Dicterow
Glenn Dicterow
Glenn Dicterow , is an American violinist and is currently concertmaster of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra.Mr. Dicterow's musical gifts became apparent when, at age 11, he made his solo debut with the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra...
, and Emmy-winning conductor Gerard Schwarz
Gerard Schwarz
Gerard Schwarz is an American conductor. He was music director of the Seattle Symphony Orchestra from 1985 to 2011.In 2007 Schwarz was named music director of the Eastern Music Festival in North Carolina, having served as principal conductor since 2005...
.
The label's releases have received favorable notices from press outlets such as Gramophone, AllMusic Guide, Chicago Tribune, and more.
In January 2012, Navona Records will release Method Music
Method Music
Method Music is a double-album of electronic music by the English composer and mathematician Lawrence Ball created using the compositional system that would become The Lifehouse Method, an online-based compositional project conceived by Pete Townshend of The Who to compose customized...
, a double album consisting of electronic music created by Lawrence Ball
Lawrence Ball
Lawrence Ball is an English musician and composer who currently lives in North London. He produces multi-media compositions, performs in concert, and also works as a private tutor in mathematics, music theory and physics....
and produced by Pete Townshend
Pete Townshend
Peter Dennis Blandford "Pete" Townshend is an English rock guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and author, known principally as the guitarist and songwriter for the rock group The Who, as well as for his own solo career...
and Bob Lord
Bob Lord
Bob Lord is a producer/composer/bassist and CEO of PARMA Recordings, parent company of label imprints Navona Records, Ravello, Big Round, MMC, and Capstone Records...
. The album is a part of Townshend's ongoing Lifehouse
Lifehouse
Lifehouse may refer to:* Lifehouse , a rock opera by British rock band The Who spread across numerous albums* The Lifehouse Method, an Internet site* Lifehouse , a U.S...
project and was created using the Lifehouse Method.