Orchestra, Nuovo

Author: Avalon Nuovo
Illustrator: David Doran
Format: Hardcover, 80 pages
Publisher: Flying Eye Books (2019)
ISBN: 9781912497867

A beautifully illustrated coffee table guide to everything you could ever want to know about the orchestra.

Before there were DJs, rock stars, pop groups and jazz trios, there was the orchestra. Whether it takes center stage or brings performances and movies to life, the orchestra is the magnificent original voice of the western world. Learn about all the ingenious instruments that make up the orchestra and the luminary composers whose work has endured for centuries. Travel from the stunning Musikverein in Vienna to the world’s greatest recording studios, all illuminated by David Doran’s stylish and immersive artwork.

About Avalon Nuovo:

Avalon Nuovo is an illustrator and writer from Los Angeles who graduated with a BFA from ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena. She has worked for clients such as The New York Times and Natur Och Kultur and was featured in American Illustration archive in 2016, 2017 and 2018.

About David Doran:

David Doran is a freelance illustrator who has worked on editorial and publishing projects for numerous international clients such as Penguin Random House, the Wall Street Journal, the New Yorker and Apple, among many others. He currently lives and works in Falmouth.