January 14, 2022 New Releases from Navona Records

This New Music Friday, Navona Records presents a classic fairy tale reimagined through opera, insightful orchestral music, personal pieces for piano, and a collection honoring the life of its composer.

Dive in and discover new music from: Guerilla Opera, Aliana de la Guardia, Mark John McEncroe, Helen Mackinnon, Nan Avant, Richard E Brown, Deborah Kavasch, Anthony Wilson, Ben Marino, Kim Diehnelt, Brno Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, and Beth Mehocic.

On RUMPELSTILTSKIN, composer Marti Epstein reimagines the classic fairy tale as an opera. Guerilla Opera brings this version to life across six scenes, deftly conveying the emotions and motivations of each character as they interpret Epstein’s carefully crafted soundscapes of shifting harmonic palettes and interweaving rhythmic pulses.

MUSICAL IMAGES FOR PIANO: REFLECTIONS AND RECOLLECTIONS VOL. 4 is the last installment of Mark John McEncroe’s REFLECTIONS AND RECOLLECTIONS series. Crafted specifically for solo piano performance, McEncroe draws on his own personal experiences to inform his music, consistently concocting surprising and satisfying tonal creations.

From the vast expansiveness of the open sea to the microscopic particles of our world’s chemical makeup, LEGENDS & LIGHT VOL. 2 leaves no stone unturned. Seven composers assemble and offer insights into the components of our world through music, with orchestral works highlighting cultures, locations, forces of nature, and human life.

The music of late composer Beth Mehocic comes together as a fulfilling and enticing whole in THE COLLECTED WORKS OF BETH MEHOCIC. This all encompassing album merges the many corners and triumphs of Mehocic’s library, with commissioned pieces, tone poems, and various styles colliding in celebration of her life and extensive breadth of repertoire.