“Offer yourself a moment of deep harmony and peaceful relaxation with "Momentos". Brand new and shinny Cinematic jewel from a real talent in the scene. This track starts like a faint star in the dark sky and gradually glows like the morning Sun!”
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“Beautiful as if morning Sun, opera with accompanying piano on the background. It's amazing how you can convey all those feelings in such a minimalistic sound. Nothing superfluous, only the pulse of delicate silence reminds itself.”
“Прекрасное, словно утреннее солнышко оперное пение с аккомпанирующим пиано на фоне. Удивительно, как можно передать все чувства в таком минималистическом звучании. Ничего лишнего, лишь только пульс безмолвной тишины напоминает о себе.”
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Navona Records presents JOYS ABIDING, an album of vocal duets by female composers including previously unpublished duets by British-American composer Rebecca Clarke, the text of which inspired the album title. The extensive track list of duets from the Baroque, Classical, and Romantic periods is performed by Dana Zenobi, soprano, Oliver Worthington, baritone, Chuck Dillard, piano/harpsichord, and David Murray, double bass. JOYS ABIDING aims to elevate the important work of female composers who have historically been excluded from the male-dominated classical duet canon.
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Dana Zenobi has earned national recognition as an interpreter of Art Song by women. She has also garnered operatic success in roles ranging from Mozart and Verdi to Mark Adamo and Philip Glass, appearing with Austin Opera, Lyric Opera Cleveland, The Living Opera, Opera in the Heights, line upon line percussion ensemble, and the Austin Civic Orchestra. Both her performing and her studio teaching have received accolades from The American Prize.
At Butler University, she teaches studio voice, pedagogy, diction, and vocal literature courses, and directs the Butler University Vocal Competition. A grateful recipient of the 2020 National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) Vocal Pedagogy Award, Zenobi has presented at conferences and festivals including NATS, the International Music By Women Festival, the Voice Foundation, the Pan American Vocology Association (PAVA), Bel Canto Boot Camp, and the Associated Colleges of the South Gender Studies Conference. A native of Northport NY, she earned both a D.M.A. (Voice Performance & Pedagogy) and M.M. (Opera Performance) from The University of Texas at Austin. She holds a dual Bachelor’s degree in Music and Women’s Studies from Duke University.
“Three artists have worked together for this Classical diamond. A colourful puzzle of delicate piano keys, mezzo-soprano vocals and cello, packed with sophisticated creativity. When you listen such music, nothing can distract you.”
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On LORD, HOW COME ME HERE?, composer Shawn Okpebholo turns the mirror of history on today’s society with his own work and a reimagined collection of spirituals by enslaved Africans and American folk hymns that draws upon music from the past to critique contemporary racial injustices in the United States and around the globe. An ensemble of mezzo-soprano (J’Nai Bridges), baritone (Will Liverman), piano (Paul Sánchez), cello, and flute poignantly bring Okpebholo’s music to life, from hopeful anthems celebrating community to laments between a mother and her Creator and hymns celebrating faith and hope over hate and fear.
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Shawn E. Okpebholo is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning composer whose music has been described as “devastatingly beautiful” and “fresh and new and fearless” (The Washington Post), “affecting” (The New York Times), “searing” (The Chicago Tribune), “staggering” (The New Yorker), “lyrical, complex, singular” (The Guardian), and “powerful” (BBC Music Magazine).
Some honors include The Academy of Arts and Letters Walter Hinrichsen Award, First Place Winner of the 2020 American Prize in Composition (wind band division), Second Place Winner of the 2017 American Prize in Composition (orchestral division), First Prize Winner of the Flute New Music Consortium Composition Competition, and the Inaugural Awardee of the Leslie Adams-Robert Owens Composition Award. Granting agencies, including the National Endowment of the Arts and the Illinois Arts Council, have supported Okpebholo’s work. He has received commissions from many renowned arts organizations, opera companies, soloists, chamber groups, and large ensembles — artists who have performed his works at some of the nation’s most prestigious performance spaces, including Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center. Currently, Okpebholo is in residence at the Chicago Opera Theater as their Vanguard Opera Composer and the Fifth House Ensemble as their Composer-in-Residence, and has held residencies at many universities across the United States and two in Nigeria. PBS’s NewsHour and radio stations all across the country — including NPR’s Morning Edition, SiriusXM’s “Living American” series on Symphony Hall, and Chicago’s WFMT — have featured his music. He earned his master’s and doctoral degrees in composition from the University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music, where he also studied music theory.
Okpebholo is Professor of Composition at Wheaton College-Conservatory of Music and lives in Wheaton, IL with his wife, violist Dorthy, and daughters Eva and Corinne. For his complete bio and to experience and learn more about his music, visit shawnokpebholo.com
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“This new cinematic release comes like a missing piece in your music collection. Peaceful enough to calm down your tired mind, but also "Awakening". Seems like creating anticipation for the unexpected, in a world where anything is possible!”
-Nagamag.com
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“A stunning sample of the upcomming "Someofw" album is just available for all fans of Cinematic music. This piece is characteristic of its heartwarming properties. Touching melodies, smoothly unfolding and creating emotional waves with distinct melancholic impact.”
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“Peaceful and calm solo piano from the hands of "Gianluca Piacenza". There are moments when we need time to escape from every single noise and just dive in those chord vibrations. Simply and easily, isolate and seek sound perfection.”
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Artist said about this song:
"This song was inspired by the finding of an old tape cassette of me improvising at the piano when I was only 15 years old recorded secretly by my mother... a beautiful yet simple melody made all my memories come back and inspired this new emotional, melancholic and intimate lo-fi piano version."
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“Symphonic music filled with high-quality of atmospheric and melodic plot lines, immersing us into the most pleasant mental states. Music which can tell a whole story with its wealth of vibrating waves.”
“Симфоническая музыка наполненная качественным запасом цепляющих атмосферных и мелодичных сюжетных линий, погружающих нас в самые приятные душевные состояния. Музыка, которая способна рассказать целую историю с помощью своего достояния — божественной энергии!”
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“"Kirsten Agresta Copely" invites us in a world of love and hope via this Crossover Classical piece. Irresistible sound, which carries warmth and fresh air. Its peaceful spirit can also attract even the most selective listener.”
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“Devotion” is a love story, inspired by moving back to New York City during the pandemic and giving my entirety to the pursuit of happiness in my new/old home. With a romantic melody influenced by the great Ennio Morricone, it takes the listener on a passionate journey of hope, desire, and nostalgia.
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“"Marco Lehne" unfolds his artistry in this new Cinematic creation. Sophisticated violin chords and sweet piano keys bring pictures of untouched natural sceneries in our minds. A soothing elixir for your valuable relaxation time.”
-Nagamag.com
"Cliff" is a melancholic landscape. It is a song about reflection and introspective, a perfect addition for every playlist in the winter months.
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“When ambient synth soundscapes are mixed with violin chords, "Patrol Rework" is born. Slow down a little bit and feel this magical creation for the next few minutes. Impressive, unique and deeply affectionate for your ears.”
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2020. The world suddenly stands still. EGOPUSHER has to interrupt their «Beyond» tour. From the band bus back to the rehearsal room. Time to record the ambient album that has been floating in the back of their minds for a long time.
The Ambient Mix Tape is based on Tobias Preisig's and Alessandro Giannelli's wish to present their otherwise energetic sound in a calmer way. It comprises seven tracks, characterized by synthesizer sounds, impressive basses and intimate violin parts. Each piece has its place. What unites them is this comforting sound, which the duo recorded and produced on their own. Honest and direct.
Imitation, the incredibly fine and subtle opener, is an ideal introduction to this album. Inevitably, the gaze moves into the distance until the warm and powerful basses bring the listener back down to earth. In Sentinel, massive walls of sound build up between an organic hi-hat and an electronic bass drum. These walls open up effortlessly at the end. Finally, we return to the big screen with Vacuum. An appealing mix of 60s French cinema, Francis Lai and neoclassical coolness. The club and the stroboscopic lights take a break. But even in small and cramped rehearsal rooms their is enough space for sounds of epic proportions.
Preisig and Giannelli skillfully keep developing their unique and self-sufficient world of sound. This is their space. And it fills up again and again without ever being overloaded. The spherical dimension and omnipresent closeness to sound, that the duo creates at the same time are extraordinary. The careful mix by Berlin ambient piano artist Jan Wagner underlines this achievement impressively. The Ambient Mix Tape is a timeless result of a short epoch that makes the EGOPUSHER cosmos grow.
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