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{{short description|Chicago-based classical music record label}}
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{{Infobox record label <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Music -->
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| name = Cedille Records
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| parent = Chicago Classical Recording Foundation
| parent = Chicago Classical Recording Foundation
| founded = {{Startdate|1989}}
| founded = {{Start date and age|1989}}
| founder = [[James Steven Ginsburg|James Ginsburg]]
| founder = [[James Steven Ginsburg|James Ginsburg]]
| distributor = [[Naxos Records]] (US)
| distributor = [[Naxos Records]] (US)
| genre = [[Classical music|Classical]]
| genre = [[Classical music|Classical]]
| country = {{Flag|USA}}
| country = U.S.
| location = [[Chicago]], Illinois
| location = Chicago, Illinois
| url = {{URL|cedillerecords.org}}
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'''Cedille Records''' is the [[independent record label]] of the Chicago Classical Recording Foundation.
'''Cedille Records''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|eɪ|d|iː}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Podcast Archive |url=https://www.cedillerecords.org/podcasts/ |website=Cedille Records |accessdate=7 July 2020}}</ref>) is the [[independent record label]] of the Chicago Classical Recording Foundation.


==History==
==History==
In 1989, [[James Steven Ginsburg|James Ginsburg]] founded Cedille Records as a for-profit classical music recording company featuring Chicago-area musicians. Ginsburg's vision for Cedille was "to record local musicians overlooked by the major labels." Cedille was and remains the only Chicago-based classical label since [[Mercury Records|Mercury Living Presence]] in the 1950s. In 1994, Cedille was transformed into a not-for-profit record label under the umbrella of the Chicago Classical Recording Foundation.<ref>{{cite web|title=A2IM|url=http://a2im.org/groups/cedille-records|work=Cedille Records}}</ref>
In 1989, [[James Steven Ginsburg|James Ginsburg]], the son of [[Supreme Court of the United States|U.S. Supreme Court]] [[Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court|Associate Justice]] [[Ruth Bader Ginsburg]], founded Cedille Records as a for-profit classical music recording company featuring Chicago-area musicians. Ginsburg's vision for Cedille was "to record local musicians overlooked by the major labels." Cedille is the only Chicago-based classical label since [[Mercury Records|Mercury Living Presence]] in the 1950s. In 1994, Cedille was transformed into a not-for-profit record label under the umbrella of the Chicago Classical Recording Foundation.<ref>{{cite web|title=A2IM|url=http://a2im.org/groups/cedille-records|work=Cedille Records|access-date=2011-08-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111109132027/http://a2im.org/groups/cedille-records|archive-date=2011-11-09|url-status=dead}}</ref>


The label's releases inlcuded ''The Pulitzer Project'', an album eaturing Chicago's [[Grant Park Symphony Orchestra]] which includes two world premier recordings: [[William Schuman|WilliamShuman's]] "[[A Free Song]]" (Pulitzer 1943) and [[Leo Sowerby| Leo Sowerby's]] "[[The Canticle of the Sun (Sowerby)|Canticle of the Sun]]" (Pulitzer 1946).<ref>{{cite web|title=Pulitzer Project|url=http://cedillerecords.org/music/product_info.php?products_id=1185|work=Cedille Records Website}}</ref>
The label's releases included ''The Pulitzer Project'', an album featuring Chicago's [[Grant Park Symphony Orchestra]] which includes two world premier recordings: [[William Schuman|William Schuman's]] "[[A Free Song]]" (Pulitzer 1943) and [[Leo Sowerby| Leo Sowerby's]] "[[The Canticle of the Sun (Sowerby)|Canticle of the Sun]]" (Pulitzer 1946).<ref>{{cite web|title=Pulitzer Project|url=http://cedillerecords.org/music/product_info.php?products_id=1185|work=Cedille Records Website}}</ref>


==Awards and honors==
==Awards and honors==
Several CDs released on the label have won or been nominated for [[Grammy Award]]s. In 2004 ''Brahms & Joachim Violin Concertos'' was nominated for the [[Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Classical]] and in 2005 ''Robert Kurka Symphonic Works'' was nominated in the same category.<ref>{{cite web|title=Edgewater-based Cedille Records garners another Grammy Nomination|url=http://www.insideonline.com/site/epage/22984_162.htm|work=Inside}}</ref> In 2008 the ensemble [[eighth blackbird]] won the [[Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance]] for their album ''strange imaginary animals''.<ref>{{cite web|title=strange imaginary animals|url=http://cedillerecords.org/music/product_info.php?products_id=509|work=Cedille Records Website}}</ref> In the same year, Judith Sherman won the [[Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Classical]] for her work with the label. ''strange imaginary animals'' was included among her production credits along with [[Jennifer Koh| Jennifer Koh's]] album ''String Poetic'', which was nominated in the Best Chamber Music Performance category in the same year.<ref>{{cite web|title=strange imaginary animals|url=http://cedillerecords.org/music/product_info.php?products_id=509|work=Cedille Website}}</ref> In 2009, [[Ursula Oppens|Ursula Oppens']] album ''Oppens Plays Carter'' was nominated for [[Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra)|Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra)]] in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ursula Oppens at Van Cliburn Foundation, Harvard and beyond|url=http://www.colbertartists.com/artistbio.asp?ID=41&DT=New|work=Colbert Artists Management}}</ref> Most of those nominated for Grammy Awards and an additional thirty-one albums released on the label have received Classics Today's highest rating, 10/10.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cedille Records|url=http://cedillerecords.org/music/index.php|work=Cedille Records Website}}</ref>
Several CDs released on the label have won or been nominated for [[Grammy Award]]s. In 2004 ''Brahms & Joachim Violin Concertos'' was nominated for the [[Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Classical]] and in 2005 ''Robert Kurka Symphonic Works'' was nominated in the same category.<ref>{{cite web|title=Edgewater-based Cedille Records garners another Grammy Nomination|url=http://www.insideonline.com/site/epage/22984_162.htm|work=Inside|access-date=2011-08-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330130837/http://www.insideonline.com/site/epage/22984_162.htm|archive-date=2012-03-30|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2008 the ensemble [[eighth blackbird]] won the [[Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance]] for their album ''strange imaginary animals''.<ref>{{cite web|title=strange imaginary animals|url=http://cedillerecords.org/music/product_info.php?products_id=509|work=Cedille Records Website}}</ref> In the same year, Judith Sherman won the [[Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Classical]] for her work with the label. ''strange imaginary animals'' was included among her production credits along with [[Jennifer Koh| Jennifer Koh's]] album ''String Poetic'', which was nominated in the Best Chamber Music Performance category in the same year.<ref>{{cite web|title=strange imaginary animals|url=http://cedillerecords.org/music/product_info.php?products_id=509|work=Cedille Website}}</ref> In 2009, [[Ursula Oppens|Ursula Oppens']] album ''Oppens Plays Carter'' was nominated for [[Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra)|Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra)]] in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ursula Oppens at Van Cliburn Foundation, Harvard and beyond|url=http://www.colbertartists.com/artistbio.asp?ID=41&DT=New|work=Colbert Artists Management|access-date=2011-08-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103081935/http://www.colbertartists.com/ArtistBio.asp?ID=41&DT=New|archive-date=2014-11-03|url-status=dead}}</ref> Most of those nominated for Grammy Awards and an additional thirty-one albums released on the label have received Classics Today's highest rating, 10/10.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cedille Records|url=http://cedillerecords.org/music/index.php|work=Cedille Records Website|access-date=2011-08-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110805074623/http://cedillerecords.org/music/index.php|archive-date=2011-08-05|url-status=dead}}</ref>


The song "Nulla in Mundo Pax Sincera" from ''A Vivaldi Concert'' was featured in the documentary ''Pale Male'', an episode of the documentary series ''Nature'' on PBS.<ref>{{cite web|title=PBS|url=http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/pale-male/production-credits/2421/|work=Pale Male Production Credits}}</ref>
The song "Nulla in Mundo Pax Sincera" from ''A Vivaldi Concert'' was featured in the documentary ''Pale Male'', an episode of the documentary series ''Nature'' on PBS.<ref>{{cite web|title=PBS|url=https://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/pale-male/production-credits/2421/|work=Pale Male Production Credits|access-date=2017-08-25|archive-date=2013-01-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130113174915/http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/pale-male/production-credits/2421/|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Roster==
==Roster==
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* [[Dmitry Paperno]]
* [[Dmitry Paperno]]
* [[Easley Blackwood, Jr.]]
* [[Easley Blackwood, Jr.]]
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* [[Chicago Sinfonietta]]
* [[Chicago Sinfonietta]]
* Prague Chamber Chorus
* Prague Chamber Chorus
* Gaudete Brass Quintet
* [[Michael Tree]]
* [[Michael Tree]]
* [[Jennifer Koh]]
* [[Jennifer Koh]]
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* Recho Uchida
* Recho Uchida
* Jorge Federico Osorio
* Jorge Federico Osorio
* Mathieu Dufour
* [[Mathieu Dufour]]
* Charles Pickler
* Charles Pickler
* Gary Stucka
* Gary Stucka
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* Kuang Hao-Huang
* Kuang Hao-Huang
* New Brandenburg Collegium
* New Brandenburg Collegium
{{Div col end}}


==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of record labels]]
* [[List of record labels]]


==Notes==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.cedillerecords.org Official website]
* [http://www.cedillerecords.org Official website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120220104120/http://www.insideonline.com/site/epage/14066_162.htm Inside Publications profile of Cedille Records and James Ginsberg (2004)]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120220104120/http://www.insideonline.com/site/epage/14066_162.htm Inside Publications profile of Cedille Records and James Ginsberg (2004)]

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[[Category:Record labels established in 1989]]
[[Category:Record labels established in 1989]]

Latest revision as of 03:33, 27 May 2024

Cedille Records
Parent companyChicago Classical Recording Foundation
Founded1989; 35 years ago (1989)
FounderJames Ginsburg
Distributor(s)Naxos Records (US)
GenreClassical
Country of originU.S.
LocationChicago, Illinois
Official websitecedillerecords.org

Cedille Records (/ˈseɪdiː/[1]) is the independent record label of the Chicago Classical Recording Foundation.

History

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In 1989, James Ginsburg, the son of U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, founded Cedille Records as a for-profit classical music recording company featuring Chicago-area musicians. Ginsburg's vision for Cedille was "to record local musicians overlooked by the major labels." Cedille is the only Chicago-based classical label since Mercury Living Presence in the 1950s. In 1994, Cedille was transformed into a not-for-profit record label under the umbrella of the Chicago Classical Recording Foundation.[2]

The label's releases included The Pulitzer Project, an album featuring Chicago's Grant Park Symphony Orchestra which includes two world premier recordings: William Schuman's "A Free Song" (Pulitzer 1943) and Leo Sowerby's "Canticle of the Sun" (Pulitzer 1946).[3]

Awards and honors

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Several CDs released on the label have won or been nominated for Grammy Awards. In 2004 Brahms & Joachim Violin Concertos was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Classical and in 2005 Robert Kurka Symphonic Works was nominated in the same category.[4] In 2008 the ensemble eighth blackbird won the Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance for their album strange imaginary animals.[5] In the same year, Judith Sherman won the Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Classical for her work with the label. strange imaginary animals was included among her production credits along with Jennifer Koh's album String Poetic, which was nominated in the Best Chamber Music Performance category in the same year.[6] In 2009, Ursula Oppens' album Oppens Plays Carter was nominated for Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without orchestra) in 2009.[7] Most of those nominated for Grammy Awards and an additional thirty-one albums released on the label have received Classics Today's highest rating, 10/10.[8]

The song "Nulla in Mundo Pax Sincera" from A Vivaldi Concert was featured in the documentary Pale Male, an episode of the documentary series Nature on PBS.[9]

Roster

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Podcast Archive". Cedille Records. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  2. ^ "A2IM". Cedille Records. Archived from the original on 2011-11-09. Retrieved 2011-08-15.
  3. ^ "Pulitzer Project". Cedille Records Website.
  4. ^ "Edgewater-based Cedille Records garners another Grammy Nomination". Inside. Archived from the original on 2012-03-30. Retrieved 2011-08-08.
  5. ^ "strange imaginary animals". Cedille Records Website.
  6. ^ "strange imaginary animals". Cedille Website.
  7. ^ "Ursula Oppens at Van Cliburn Foundation, Harvard and beyond". Colbert Artists Management. Archived from the original on 2014-11-03. Retrieved 2011-08-08.
  8. ^ "Cedille Records". Cedille Records Website. Archived from the original on 2011-08-05. Retrieved 2011-08-08.
  9. ^ "PBS". Pale Male Production Credits. Archived from the original on 2013-01-13. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
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