Each week, PARMA has the pleasure of not only releasing powerful works by our artists, but also seeing the positive impact that these works have on listeners. Read on for a selection of what the press had to say about the latest releases from Navona, Ravello and Big Round Records.
“No. 6, The Music of Streams” from The Crossing’s A NATIVE HILL on Spotify’s Classical New Releases.
Q&A with Opera Wire and Evan Mack on THE TRAVELLED ROAD.
“Drawing on his Korean American heritage, VanHemert wrote the album as a response to the prejudice and persecution Asian Americans have experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the album explores a range of topics, including police killings and the resulting Black Lives Matter protests in 2020.”
Grand Rapids Magazine on Jordan VanHemert’s I AM NOT A VIRUS.
“Stepanova has taken a diverse range of composers with no other connection than a shared immigrant past and created a singularly unified, coherent and beautiful statement that stands up not just politically, but musically and artistically.”
The Whole Note on Liza Stepanova’s E PLURIBUS UNUM.
George Palmer’s BREAKING THE SILENCE featured on ABC CLASSIC.
“Ranz lends a fresh voice to Bach’s profoundly beautiful music.”
The Pacific Symphony Blog on Joshua Ranz’s J.S. BACH: THREE CELLO SUITES.
“It all reminds us that we live in a world where the music keeps springing forth no matter how the world fares otherwise.”
Gapplegate Classical on SUSTAIN VOL. 2 featuring works by Karen A. Tarlow, Chen-Hsin Su, John Craven, Gordon Monahan, Ron Nagorcka, Kenneth Kuhn, Jim Puckett, Sarah Wallin-Huff, Bill Sherrill, John A. Carollo.
Richard Fountain and Gary Belshaw’s AMERICAN IVORY featured on Lisa Flynn’s New Release playlist on WFMT.
