The Old Man and The Sea

Paola Prestini's The Old Man and The Sea, the first-ever approved operatic adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's novel, is out now on streaming platforms everywhere from VIA Records.

April 4, 2024

Ancient City: a non-visual film score

On April 15th, 2024 Composer Paola Prestini and instrumental duo Nelson Patton will release their new collaborative album Ancient City: a non-visual film score on VIA (VisionIntoArt) Records.

September 13, 2023

No One Is Forgotten

Co-composed by Paola Prestini and Sxip Shirey with a libretto by Winter Miller adapted from her original play, No One Is Forgotten is a groundbreaking opera, fully designed to be delivered to its audience in the form of an immersive operatic radio play.

August 25, 2023

STILLPOINT

June 2, 2023

Edward Tulane

On June 2, 2023, Paola Prestini released the live original cast recording of her opera Edward Tulane, which is based on the novel The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by two-time Newbery Medalist and #1 New York Times best-selling author Kate DiCamillo with libretto by Mark Campbell.

July 22, 2022

Tongues North Star Remixes

Tongues North Star Remixes stretches out the vast musical universe of Tanya Tagaq, which encompasses experimental, avant, electronic, industrial and more, into a collection that features remixes by Daedelus, The Halluci Nation, Paola Prestini and others.

November 19, 2021

Forward Music Project 2.0

October 8, 2021

Origins

September 10, 2021

Houses of Zodiac: Poems for Cello

On September 10, 2021, composer Paola Prestini and cellist Jeffrey Zeigler released 'Houses of Zodiac: Poems for Cello,' an album, film, and immersive video installation that combines spoken word, movement, music, and image to explore the intersection of mind, body, and nature.

December 4, 2020

Con Alma

Composer Paola Prestini and vocalist/composer Magos Herrera present Con Alma, an operatic tableau on isolation that will be released as an album recording and live digital experience, featuring original works alongside classic songs from the Mexican and Jazz songbook.

February 22, 2019

Meditations on Family

Suitcased Dreams is a work for piano and violin that meditates on a moment captured long ago. Looking back to strong memories of my early childhood, this photo shows both my mother and I in a shared moment of difficulty, but with expressions that signify bonding and strength.

November 9, 2018

The Sound of Science

The Sound of Science is a concert and album presenting eight pieces of music by seven celebrated composers. Written for amplified cello and electronics, all pieces are performed by world–renowned cellist Jeffrey Zeigler.

July 6, 2018

Voices of Women

Voices of Women, From Unknown to Renowned, Paola Prestini, Heather Fetrow, and Mila Henry

June 22, 2018

Strong Sad

Paola Prestini, composer, Jonah Sirota, violin and composer

May 19, 2017

The Hubble Cantata

Paola Prestini & Royce Vavrek featuring Nathan Gunn, Jessica Rivera, the Washington Chorus, the Brooklyn Youth Chorus, Julian Wachner, ARUP, Mario Livio

February 24, 2017

Aging Magician

Paola Prestini & Rinde Eckert featuring Rinde Eckert, Attacca Quartet and the Brooklyn Youth Chorus

January 16, 2017

Memory Palace

Quartet: Brooklyn Rider Percussion: Ian Rosenbaum Composition: Paola Prestini

May 27, 2016

The Colorado

Roomful of Teeth, Glenn Kotche, and Jeffrey Zeigler

March 11, 2016

Francesca dePasquale

Violinist Francesca dePasquale's self-titled debut album, released in March of 2016, encompasses works that range from Bach to a new commission from composer Paola Prestini for violin and electronics.

May 1, 2015

Labyrinth

Featuring Maya Beiser and Cornelius Dufallo, art work by Erika Harrsch and Carmen Kordas

November 18, 2014

An Aids Quilt Songbook: Sing for Hope

Union featuring Isabel Leonard, text by Royce Vavrek.

November 18, 2014

Something of Life

Something of Life is the debut solo album of cellist Jeffrey Zeigler on Innova Recordings. After eight seasons as a member of the Kronos Quartet, Zeigler is forging a new path as a soloist and collaborative artist moving fluidly across style and genre.

September 30, 2014

Oceanic Verses

With a libretto by Donna Di Novelli, and poetry culled by Paola Prestini, “Oceanic Verses” is a 60 minute work featuring improviser Helga Davis, soprano Hila Plitmann, folksinger Claudio Prima and baritone Christopher Burchett.

March 1, 2011

Viola Solo

Sympathique featuring Melia Watras

May 1, 2009

Traveling Songs

Traveling Songs is a transmedia work about migration and travel that reflects the modern minstrel nature of VisionIntoArt. Traveling Songs is a rich patchwork of emotions and experiences from our community and far away lands expressed through new virtual environments and sounds.

May 1, 2009

Sounds

Sounds is inspired by Kandinsky's manuscript of woodcuts and prose by the same name from 1912. Composers Paola Prestini and Milica Paranosic chose to interpret the work in different ways. Prestini's Sounds is a meditation on the meaning and implications of blue, red, black, and white in our society.

October 1, 2008

Arcana III

The writings in the continuing Arcana series provide direct connections to the inner sanctums of some of the most extraordinary musical thinkers of our time.

September 16, 2008

Body Maps

This debut CD presents a group of compositions for multiple celli, voices, percussion, clarinets, and electronics.

Albums

The Old Man and The Sea

The Old Man and The Sea

Recordings