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zvony nagy
performer - composer - scholar
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zvony nagy
performer - composer - scholar
zvony nagy
performer - composer - scholar
zvony nagy
performer - composer - scholar
zvony nagy
performer - composer - scholar
zvony nagy
performer - composer - scholar
zvony nagy
performer - composer - scholar
zvony nagy
performer - composer - scholar
zvony nagy
performer - composer - scholar
zvony nagy
performer - composer - scholar
zvony nagy
performer - composer - scholar
zvony nagy
performer - composer - scholar
zvony nagy
performer - composer - scholar
zvony nagy
performer - composer - scholar
zvony nagy
performer - composer - scholar
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performer - composer - scholar
zvony nagy
performer - composer - scholar
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performer - composer - scholar
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performer - composer - scholar
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performer - composer - scholar
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performer - composer - scholar
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performer - composer - scholar
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performer - composer - scholar
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performer - composer - scholar
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performer - composer - scholar
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performer - composer - scholar
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A Match Made In Heaven
On Sunday, Dec. 8 at 4 p.m., Zvony Nagy will perform in an Advent Organ Concert at Good Shepherd Anglican Church. Good Shepherd is the home to the only funct...
Stained Glass Vespers
Stained Glass Vespers, a unique cross-faith event series at King of Glory Lutheran Church in Dallas, Texas, celebrates the intersection of fine arts and spir...
Focus: Music for Film, Commercials and Games
I am thrilled that the Universal Edition music publisher’s new initiative, Focus: Music for Film, Commercials and Games, has included several of my compositi...
Guest Seminar at Saybrook University
I will give a guest lecture seminar at Saybrook University’s Humanistic Psychology department during Saybrook’s Fall 2023 Virtual Learning Experience. Locate...
Director of Music and Worship
I am happy to announce my appointment as Director of Music and Worship at King of Glory Lutheran Church in Dallas, Texas. I am joining a vibrant and inclusiv...
Poiesis and the Typologies of Musical Creativity
I am pleased to have been invited to give a talk at the Creativity Conference at Southern Oregon University in a beautiful city of Ashland, Oregon. Creativit...
ASCAP Award for Musical Composition
I’m happy to announce that I received an ASCAP Plus Award in Musical Composition, supporting my orchestra work, Cantabilamente.
A String Orchestra Piece Published by Universal Edition’
Carmen Perpetuum (2017) 10’
Piano Recital at the Labyrinth
On a warm June evening, I had an opportunity to present an outdoor piano recital in the gardens of the First Christian Church in Granbury, Texas. I performed...
‘Suizen’ Published by Universal Edition’
Symphonic evocation for shakuhachi flute and orchestra (2-2-2-2, 2-2-2-1, timp, perc(3), hp, shak. fl, strings) (2012) 9’
New Spotify Release
Dialogues with Silence
Advent Pipe Organ Concert
Good Shepherd Anglican Church in Granbury, Texas, presents an Advent Pipe Organ Concert.
PARMA Recordings CD Release
Angelus: Music for Organ PARMA Recordings, Ravello Records
Universal Edition
I am delighted that I teamed up with the Universal Edition to publish my sheet music. Based in Vienna, Austria, Universal Edition is a renowned publisher of ...
Dialogues with Silence
Premiere of Dialogues with Silence at the Genesius Theatre at Duquesne Univerity. Scored for flute, baritone, percussion and multimedia, the work is inspired...
Commission Competition Winner
I have been chosen as the winner of The Brass Project ensemble call for proposals to compose a new work for brass sextet. The new composition will receive th...
ENCAM Keynote Address
I am pleased to be invited to give a keynote address at the Meeting of Cognition and Musical Arts — a joint venture promoted by the Brazilian Association of ...
IRCAM Forum Workshop
I have been invited to give a presentation at the IRCAM Forum Workshop. Including representatives of IRCAM, the Société des arts technologiques, the Universi...
European Organ Premiere in Belgrade
Organized by the Composers’ Association of Serbia, my work for solo organ, Angelus (2018), will receive the European premiere during International Review of ...
Arts Practice Research
Research paper presentation at Arts Practice Research Conference at Texas Tech University. The conference will take place on Texas Tech University campus in ...
Toccare Virtualmente
Yamaha Disklavier Composition Competi...
Music and Embodied Creative Space
Research paper presentation at Creativity Conference hosted by Southern Oregon University. You can view the conference schedule and program here. The Creativ...
Performance at June in Buffalo by Mivos Quartet
Performance of Anima Animae by the Mivos Quartet at the June in Buffalo new music festival.
Royal Musical Association Conference
European premiere of Fall, Leaves, Fall for string quartet by Bristol Ensemble at the 2018 Royal Musical Association Conference, the University of Bristol, U...
Oregon Bach Festival Composers Symposium
West coast premiere of Sei Solo for solo violin at the 2018 Oregon Bach Festival Composers Symposium, the University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, July 2018.
Charlotte New Music Festival
My new string quartet, Anima Animæ, commissioned by the Charlotte New Music Festival, was workshopped and premiered by the Beo String Quartet during the fest...
String Quartet Chicago Premiere
Fall, Leaves, Fall (2016), for string quartet was selected to receive two performances for the upcoming Chicago-area concerts of works by or about the refuge...
PARMA Recordings: The Inside Story
“The Inside Story: Zvonimir Nagy and Angelus”, the interview story about my recent solo organ release is now published on the PARMA Recordings News blog.
Albany Records CD Release
Liquescence: Music by Zvonimir Nagy Albany Records - CD Troy 1699
Paluse Grant Award
As a recipient of the Duquesne University’s Paluse Faculty Research Grant, I will compose a new multi-media musical composition based on the writing and draw...
Investing in Professional Artists Grant
I am a recipient of the 2017 Investing in Professional Artists grant offered in partnership by The Pittsburgh Foundation and The Heinz Endowments. The grant ...
Performance at the New Music Symposium
My composition for solo flute, Ricercar dell’affinità (2015), received the US premiere at the 2017 John Donald Robb Composers’ Symposium at the University of...
Embodied Monologues
In March 2017, I visited Maynooth University in Ireland, where I presented a paper at Embodied Monologues research series and symposium. The symposium “seeks...
Improvisation as Real-Time Composition
Improvising Brain III - Cultural Variation and Analytical Approaches, Georgia State University, Atlanta GA, February 26-28, 2017 Musicking: Improvisation, Or...
Book Publication
I am pleased to announce the publication of my new book on musical creativity in composition by Routledge (An Ashgate Book). Embodiment of Musical Creativity...
Bruno Maderna Competition Finalist
Angel Annunciation (2012) for cello and piano has been selected for the finals of the 2016 Bruno Maderna International Composers Competition at Lviv Philharm...
Pittsburgh Festival of New Music
Liquescence (2016), scored for alto flute, English horn, and bass clarinet, received its premiere performance during the 2016 Pittsburgh Festival of New Musi...
Risuonanze Festival
A new piece for solo flute, Ricercar dell’Affinità, commissioned by the 2016 Risuonanze Festival, received the world premiere by the Italian flutist Tommaso ...
Premiere by the Musicians from Pittsburgh Symphony
Epigram Variations (2015), scored for four cellos and based on Bach’s Prelude from Cello Suite no. 1, receieved a premiere by musicians from the Pittsburgh S...
Piano Duo Premiere
Kaleidoscope (2014-15) for two pianos, received its premiere at the joined conference by National Association of Composers USA and American Musicological Soc...
Leib und Körper Premiere
Commissioned for the dedication of the new three-manual tracker organ by Jaeckel, Inc. from Duluth, Minnesota, Leib und Körper, two movements for trombone an...
Multimodality of Creative Experience
My research on embodiment of musical creativity was featured at the International Conference on the Multimodal Experience of Music at the University of Sheff...
Composing Inner Resonance
Composing Inner Resonance: Contemporary Musical Settings of the Passion Catholic Artistic Imagination Series, Duquesne University March 16, 2015 4:00 -5:30...
Article Published in the ‘Creativity Research Journal’
My study of musical creativity in composition and performance has been published in Creativity Research Journal. The article entitled,The Apperception of Mus...
Kaleidoscope Cologne Premiere
The European premiere of Kaleidoscope (2014) for piano, accordion and live electronics Elisa Järvi, piano; Andrea Carola Kiefer, accordion; Hans-Christoph W...
New Course on Musical Creativity
I am pleased to announce that I will be teaching a new course at Duquesne University in Spring 2015. In this graduate and advanced undergraduate seminar, I p...
Vestiges: Works for Solo Piano
Vestiges: Works for Solo Piano is the latest release in the Discover Series on MSR Classics featuring pianists Geoffrey Burleson, Mabel Kwan, and the compose...
Kaleidoscope Premiere at the Helsinki Music Centre
A newly commissioned work for piano, accordion, and live electronics, Kaleidoscope (2014), received its world premiere this August at Camerata Hall at the He...
Improvisation and the Aesthetics of Sublime
Scholarly Research Presentation at the American Guild of Organist Conference in Boston, MA. Thursday, June 26, at 9:45. The Marriott Hotel, Copley Place at 1...
Upcoming Choral Premieres
Eternal Peace (2014) for unaccompanied mixed choir (SATB) May & June 2014, [Cosmic Journey: Boston Choral Ensemble][bco_cosmic_journey]; And...
New Choral Recording
The First Readings Project choral ensemble under the direction of J. David Moore recently recorded a choral work entitled Caritas (“Love”). Composed in 2007 ...
Embodied Cognition of Musical Creativity
My study on cognitive aspects of composition and performance Ligeti’s Piano Etude no 15, White on White, will be presented in a lecture-recital at the Intern...
Alia Musica Ensemble Premiere
Commissioned by the Alia Musica Ensemble for the second annual Conductors Festival, a new work for chamber orchestra, Angel Antiphons, received the world pre...
Duquesne University Presidential Award
I am a recipient of 2013 Duquesne University Presidential Scholarship Award for a preparation of my manuscript for publication as an article, The Apperceptio...
From Soul, within Sound, to Self
I recently attended the University of Vilnius in Vilnius, Lithuania where I presented a paper at the 2nd International Conference of Spirituality and Music ...
Wicker Park Choral Award
Pax Aeterna, for unaccompanied choir (2012), is the winning piece for this year’s Wicker Park Choral Singers’ Songs from and about Chicago call for scores. T...
Seattle Symphony Composition Prize
My composition scored for shakuhachi flute and symphony orchestra was the winning work of the Seattle Symphony 2013 Celebrate Asia! Composition Competition. ...
World Electroacoustic Listening Room Project
And so she said II…, a sound installation work, was selected for the final World Electroacoustic Listening Room Project among nearly 200 works submitted. The...
In Memoriam Choral Concert
The Pittsburgh premiere of Pax Aeterna for unaccompanied choir by Duquesne’s choral ensemble Voices of Spirit; Christine Jordanoff, choir director. Friday, ...
Recital on the Simmons and Wilcox Organ
Zvonimir Nagy, organist Works, by Bach, Barber, Bolcom, Franck, Langlais, Messiaen, Nagy (Preludes for a Prayer, premiere), and improvisations. Friday, Febru...
Fourth River Music Project
The 4th River Music Project is a collective of Duquesne University composers and performers dedicated to presenting new music with a twist. Inspired by the f...
Cathedral Organist
This fall I begin my tenure as the Cathedral Organist at St. Joseph Cathedral, Wheeling, West Virginia. The Cathedral is an exquisite example of the Lombardy...
First Readings Project Premiere
A new work for unaccompanied choir, Pax Æterna (Eternal Peace), received its premiere performance recording by the First Readings Project Choral Ensemble at ...
Organ Recital at St. Bavo Cathedral
The Cathedral of St. Bavo, Haarlem, the Netherlands September 1, 2012 at 3 pm (15h00) Joseph Adema Organ (1923) Program Prelude for a Prayer, Zvoni...
Summer Organ Recital at St. Paul’s Cathedral
Sunday, August 26, 2012 at 4 pm at St. Paul Cathedral, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Zvonimir Nagy (organ) and Edward Kocher (trombone) of Duquesne University. ...
Performance as Ritual - Creation as Prayer
[Symposium on Charles Tournemire][musica_sacra_tournemire] The Aesthetics and Pedagogy of Charles Tournemire: Chant and Improvisation in the Liturgy October ...
Community Outreach Organ Recitals
This fall I will embark on a series of community outreach organ recitals in the Pittsburgh and Chicago area. The hour-long recitals will feature organ repert...
Cleveland Composers Recording Institute
My new work for cello and piano, Angel Annunciation, was selected as one of six works to be recorded in the 2012 Cleveland Composer’s Recording Institute at ...
Enchantments European Premiere
Echantments for flute, violin and piano received the European premiere during the 3rd International Meeting for Chamber Music at the University of Evora in P...
Derivation of Pitch Constructs from the Principles of Tone Perception
My paper Derivation of Pitch Constructs From the Principles of Tone Perception was featured at the 12th International Conference on Music Perception and Cogn...
Quasi Rosa Featured at New Voices Festival
The New Voices @ CUA, an annual festival of new music took place on January 20 and 21, 2012 at the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. This is ...
Intimate Streams Performance
I am very thankful to Duquesne University string players for their performance and recording of my string quartet, Intimate Streams. The piece reflects my on...
BBC/Aberdeen Music Prize Finalist
As a result of the call for scores competition co-organized by the University of Aberdeen and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, I was short listed for the...
Nocturnes Messianesques
Last fall, on a rainy Saturday evening, I had a unique opportunity to play the Messiaen’s venerable pipe organ at Eglise de la Trinite in Paris. It was not o...
Iron Composer Winner
I am the recipient of the 2011 Iron Composer Prize at the Iron Composer composition. The contest took place on September 16, 2011 at Baldwin Wallace Unnivers...
Appointment at Duquesne University
I am happy to announce that I have been appointed as Assistant Professor of Music at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, PA. This Fall I will be joining the M...
Latin Hues of Klais Organ in Caracas
A 3-manual and pedal mechanical action instrument by Orgelbau Klais from Bonn, Germany, sits comfortably and commandingly at the Simón Bolívar Concert Hall i...
Visit to Simon Bolivar University
The music tradition is nurtured conspicuously in South America, and no other region that is truly leaving us often impressed by the talent and musicality is ...
of the lake Recording
I am happy to announce the release of my first single, the piano etude … of the lake II. Recorded by the pianist Geoffrey Burleson at the Cleveland Composer’...
Cantus Jubilus Premiere
Cantus Jubilus for unaccompanied choir and soloists, received the world premiere on April 30, 2011 at St. Olaf Catholic Church in downtown Minneapolis. In th...
Rosary Mysteries
Henriët Fourie and Laura Kimmel, sopranos; Paul Vanderweft, violin; Sophie Webber, cello; and Dr. Nagy, organist. Saturday, May 7, 2011 at 7:30 pm St. Micha...
Voice and Organ Recital
Leah Wilhelm, soprano; Zvonimir Nagy, organ Program Prelude, Adagio and Fugato, Improvisation Pie Jesu, from “Requiem”, A. L. Webber So ist mein...
Chopin Tribute
During the 2011 New Years Eve event at Chopin Theatre in Chicago, Croatian-American pianist and composer Zvonimir Nagy will provide a special tribute to F. C...
Swan Composition Prize
The University of Minnesota School of Music is pleased to announce that the winning work of the 2011 Craig and Janet Swan Composer Prize is a choral work, Ca...
Organ Competition Prizewinner
I am pleased to announce the recepient of the 2nd Prize in the 2010 International César Franck Organ Competition in Haarlem, the Netherlands. The competition...
From Desire To Wonder
Join Fused Muse Ensemble for an afternoon of wonderful new music (with a few old favorites thrown in) fused with paintings, video, electronic soundscapes, im...
Cleveland Composers Recording Institute
… of the lake II (2010) for solo piano, has been performed and recorded by the pianist Geoffrey Burleson during the Cleveland Composers Recording Institute a...
Piano Lecture-Recital
Family Piano Co. of Waukegan, IL, has invited me to their piano showroom to perform on their featured Sauter grand piano as part of their concert series. My ...