Born in Honolulu HI, Dan Morse was raised on every sort of music from Bob Marley to Beethoven and Paul Simon to Prokofiev. Combined with the pervasive multiculturalism of Hawaii, his background has given him a truly egalitarian outlook towards music, through which he sees that all styles and genres are somehow valid and worthwhile.... Continue Reading →
Matej Meštrović is an eclectic and versatile composer, having written a large body of works ranging from chamber and orchestral concert music to music for television, theater, and film. He is one of the most prominent artists in his native Croatia, holding a City of Zagreb award. At age 16, he became the youngest composer... Continue Reading →
The recording halls are set for PARMA’s latest artistic collaboration across the Atlantic, with the Athens Philharmonia Orchestra. As we expand our efforts around the globe, we welcome in new sounds and new influences, and the Athens Philharmonia fits that bill entirely. A little backstory: With the founding city of western civilization as its backdrop,... Continue Reading →
Composer Gregory Brown is a longtime friend of PARMA and has had multiple albums released on the Navona Records label, including MOONSTRUNG AIR and most recently MISSA CHARLES DARWIN. The latter both provided inspiration for and was included in the bestselling novel Origin by his brother, author Dan Brown. Greg’s works have been performed worldwide,... Continue Reading →
Lauded by the Boston Classical Review for his “expressive energy and ringing high notes,” deemed “sweet and appealing” by The Boston Globe, and complimented for his “clear and even tone” by New York Arts, Eric Christopher Perry is gaining an international reputation for his "indefatigable" energy and his imaginative chamber music performances as a conductor,... Continue Reading →
After 30 years of dormancy following the rise of the Croatian War, the Zagreb Festival Orchestra is back in action, taking on the recording projects of today’s top composers. Alongside recording the score for a Kennedy Center live performance by Zak Engel, the ZFO worked diligently in studio with two accomplished composers: PARMA veteran Michael... Continue Reading →
Matthew Burtner is an Alaskan-born composer, sound artist, and eco-acoustician, whose music and research explores embodiment, climate change, polymetrics, and noise. First Prize winner of the Musica Nova International competition and an IDEA Award winner, Matthew’s music has also received honors and prizes from Bourges (France), Gaudeamus (Netherlands), Darmstadt (Germany), and The Russolo (Italy) international competitions.... Continue Reading →
This fall, PARMA returned to one of our favorite locations for making music: the Czech Republic. Filled with culture, history, and some of the most prominent contemporary orchestras, the Czech Republic is a hub of musical activity. CEO Bob Lord was especially hard at work this round of sessions, recording with three different symphony orchestras... Continue Reading →
This inaugural season of PARMA Recordings' China Tours has been a formative experience for all artists involved. Not knowing what to expect from their first time in the nation, each artist came away with their own individual stories. Each story, however, had a few things in common: the warm reception they were met with in... Continue Reading →
