HERITAGE SACRED RECORDING PROJECT

In honor and remembrance of Dr. Donald O. Johnston, who passed away in June of this year, we are undertaking a special recording project featuring his choral works, alongside works by fellow founding member Dr. Gloria Swisher and new composer/member Jonathan Embry. With the support of generous donors, these recording sessions will take place in late January 2026 at the Cathedral of Saint Helena, in Helena Montana. All selected works come from our newly established Sacred Music Library category, with compositions spanning back to 1960. The completed recordings will be made available to the public in 2026.
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Gloria Wilson-Swisher Music Preservation Endowment​

Ars Nova Press is pleased to announce the establishment of  The Gloria Wilson-Swisher Music Preservation Endowment. ​This is a significant landmark for Ars Nova Press.
The purpose of this endowment shall be to preserve, protect, promote, and archive compositions of the Twentieth and Twenty-first century composers of tonal music in the classical tradition, with an emphasis on compositions by women and minority composers of that era whose compositions were performed primarily outside of the major musical centers of North America during their lifetime.
Gloria Wilson-Swisher, who passed away in 2023, was a contemporary composer of note, a founding member of Ars Nova Press, and a beloved performer and educator in the Pacific Northwest.
With the help of her husband, Donald Swisher, the endowment was established in Gloria's memory to support Ars Nova, and to ensure that our mission to preserve, archive and catalog important musical works continues for many years. Most importantly, it will help us remain viable as an important and established arts organization. 
If you would like to support Gloria's legacy and further advance this endowment, you may do so by clicking the link below to donate to Ars Nova Press, stipulating that those funds be earmarked for this purpose. 
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THE NATIONAL CONSERVATORY OF MEXICO

​Ars Nova has entered into an agreement to publish and make digitally available works by Mexican composers of historical note. These works range from piano solos to full orchestral scores by composers such as Aniceto Ortega, Melesio Morales, Ernesto Elorduy and Ricardo Castro.
This is an incredible opportunity for preservation of these extraordinary works of art. We encourage you to consider this project, and support it with a tax deductible donation.
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