Playlist: NUGGETS! Summer 2020 Edition
A handpicked sampler from the PARMA Recordings catalog by CEO Bob Lord. Liner notes below. Check out the playlist Crown of the Continent (SPARKS) Stephen Lias [...]
PARMA Press Round Up: July 17, 2020
Featured image: Ana Maria Ruimonte, soprano of SEPHARDIC TREASURES 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 [...]
Marga Richter: A Personal Remembrance and Tribute
On June 25, 2020, composer Marga Richter passed away peacefully at age 93. Her story is one of breaking glass ceilings, paving a new path, and creating truly great music. We are humbled to have [...]
PARMA Team Welcomes GRAMMY-Winning Producer Brad Michel
A longtime friend and partner has now joined the PARMA team. We’re excited to welcome GRAMMY-winning producer Brad Michel on as our Senior Producer, North America. Brad’s 30+ years of professional recording includes involvement in [...]
Giving Back: Music and Relief During COVID-19
In response to COVID-19’s impact on musicians and the gig economy, PARMA set out to give back to artists in the New Hampshire seacoast and beyond. In March we teamed up with Portsmouthnh.com to create the [...]
Composer Conversations: Joseph Summer
Joseph Summer is many things: composer, world traveler, and founder of the Shakespeare Concerts are just a few of the hats he wears. A longtime Navona Records artist, Joe has released nine albums in his [...]
Musicians: Here’s How To Salvage (And Grow) Your Music Teaching Business In Quarantine
By Rina Furano With most of the world on lockdown, and the economy having taken a hit, many musicians are faced with a blow to their often already-precarious incomes. Thankfully, however, this situation is also a [...]
PARMA Presents: MOTO VIRTUO, An Online Benefit Concert
Streaming Live Moto Virtuo Saturday, May 9 @ 2 PM EDT A celebrated soloist, contemporary composers, and an artist-led charitable cause for musicians impacted by COVID-19 team up to present MOTO [...]
Side by Side with the SCI – PARMA’s Work with the Society of Composers, Inc.
Since 2008, PARMA has worked in tandem with hundreds of terrific artists and organizations from around the globe. A number of our projects have been with members of the Society of Composers, Inc. The Society [...]
Socially Distant Sessions with the Cotatcha Orchestra
The Cotatcha Orchestra, a leading Czech big band, became part of the PARMA family last year. The orchestra is currently working towards recording and releasing their debut album with PARMA. Actually, the music was supposed [...]