A bright, young, accomplished singer on the opera and concert stages, soprano Katherine Jolly has appeared in leading roles with Opera Theatre Saint Louis, Florida Grand Opera, New York City Opera, Virginia Opera, Amarillo Opera, Piedmont [...]
And just like that, late summer has arrived, Labor Day is poking its head over the horizon, and those final warm beach days are calling. Combine that with some bold new music from Navona Records, and [...]
Alastair White is a Scottish composer and writer currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Composition at Goldsmiths, University of London with Roger Redgate. In 2018 he wrote and composed the opera WEAR, an immersive sci-fi opera which [...]
Eleanor Alberga's story as a composer is as rich and captivating as her music. Born in Jamaica and relocating to the United Kingdom to pursue her musical studies in earnest, Eleanor has risen to the fore [...]
Each month, 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 [...]
Composer, pianist, violist, and conductor Jonathan Newmark was born in New York City in 1953 and received his MM in composition from University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music in 2015. His works have premiered at the [...]
Gary Smart’s career has encompassed a wide range of activities as composer, classical and jazz pianist, and teacher. Always a musician with varied interests, he may be the only pianist to have studied with Yale scholar/keyboardist [...]
As 2019 hits its pivot point and we head into the second half of the year, momentum only continues to pick up. Together with our artists, we are heading into exciting new territory, coinciding with the [...]
If you've heard composer Kile Smith's music before, you probably haven't forgotten it since. Described as having an "uncanny ability to speak in a consistent aesthetic tone" with works notable for "an arresting beauty and delicate [...]
Nora Essman Morrow has been a musician all her life. As a child she composed songs on the guitar and improvised stories at the piano. Introduced to modern dance accompaniment through a music and movement class [...]
