October 2018 Album Reviews
Each month, PARMA has the great pleasure of not only releasing powerful works by our artists, but also seeing the positive impact that these works have on listeners. Read on to hear a selection of what [...]
THE INSIDE STORY: Dana Muller, Gary Steigerwalt, and IN YOUR HEAD
Dana Muller and Gary Steigerwalt have performed as duo pianists for more than three decades, creating programs that encompass the historical and stylistic gamut of the piano four-hand genre. As recitalists, they have performed extensively in [...]
THE INSIDE STORY: Mark John McEncroe and MY SYMPHONIC POEMS
Born in Sydney Australia, Mark John McEncroe commenced music studies in his adulthood. He had a varied interest in many kinds of music, which led him to working in the music/record business for EMI Records in [...]
THE INSIDE STORY: Nancy Tucker and SPECTRA VOL. 2
Nancy Tucker is a gifted musician who “inhabits an offbeat alternative universe that inspires music to tumble into riotous abandon” says the Los Angeles Times. She approaches the guitar as if it were a miniature playground, [...]
THE INSIDE STORY: Ryan Jesperson and SPECTRA VOL. 2
Ryan Jesperson is a composer whose music is steeped in the modern practice of blurring genres and skewing expectations. Ryan holds degrees from Washington State University and The Hartt School and earned his doctorate from the [...]
October 2018: New Releases from Big Round, Navona, and Ravello Records
With the arrival of September comes the welcoming in of crisper temperatures, colorful foliage – and here at PARMA, an array of captivating new music. From the second installment in our electro-acoustic series to a Spanish and Portuguese-inspired duet, our September releases are as vibrant and stirring as the beginning of autumn itself. Read on… Continue Reading →
THE INSIDE STORY: Juliana Hall and SPECTRA VOL. 2
American art song composer Juliana Hall is a prolific and highly-regarded composer of vocal music whose songs have been described as "brilliant" (Washington Post), "beguiling" (Times of London), and "the most genuinely moving music" (Boston Globe). [...]
THE INSIDE STORY: John Alan Rose and SPECTRA VOL. 2
Born in Wheeling WV, John Alan Rose has been performing as a pianist and composer since the age of 14. Acclaimed European pianist Andreas Haefliger once played from John’s sketchbook and was so taken with his [...]
THE INSIDE STORY: Elizabeth Austin and SPECTRA VOL. 2
Born in Baltimore, Dr. Elizabeth R. Austin received her early musical training at The Peabody Conservatory. When Nadia Boulanger visited Goucher College, she awarded Elizabeth a scholarship to study in Fontainebleau France. Elizabeth's awards have included a Connecticut [...]
Dan Perttu: Bringing Music to Life
We make music. It sounds terrific. But the work is not done once the music is made - in fact, that is only the beginning. Once music is created, it must be spread to listening ears, through [...]