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Cedille’s recordings are a part of your legacy of support!
Recordings are the musical legacy of Cedille’s artists. Their body of work, represented by concert performances and recordings, defines their contribution to music history. Your support of Cedille makes these recordings possible. Thus, Cedille’s recordings are part of your legacy too!
Cedille Records has released the world-premiere recording of over 400 compositions. This means that, because of Cedille, you can experience world-class performances of more than 400 works (new and historic) in professionally produced, audiophile recordings simply by popping in a CD or streaming the piece online. That kind of exposure and promotion is vital to composers and performers. Other performers and industry representatives will then reference these premiere performances.
“ONE OF THE AMAZING THINGS ABOUT ALL THE RECORDINGS THAT WE’VE MADE WITH CEDILLE IS THAT THEY’RE WORLD PREMIERE RECORDINGS OF THESE PIECES — COMMISSIONED WORKS FOR US — AND IT’S HARD TO UNDERSTAND THE PROFUNDITY OF THAT. THIS IS THE ARCHIVAL RECORDING OF THIS WORLD PREMIERE PIECE, AND THAT’S VERY SPECIAL.”
Lisa Kaplan, eighth blackbird
In its 30+ year history, Cedille Records has promoted the work of over 180 distinct artists and ensembles and released more than 200 recordings. Your gifts, now and in the future, will further these efforts for current artists and composers, and those to come.
The Martin D. Ginsburg Society, named for Cedille’s first Board Chair, honors Marty and others who have elected to include Cedille in their estate plans and leave a legacy. Please consider joining the Society to show your ongoing support of Cedille’s mission.
To learn more about the Martin D. Ginsburg Society and how you can support Cedille now and beyond your lifetime, contact Julie Polanski
(773) 989-2518 julie@cedillerecords.org
Recommended
Winner of Cedille Records’ 2025 Emerging Artist Competition, Chicago-born oboist Oliver Talukder makes his solo recording debut with Briefly Gorgeous. Joined by pianist Moriah Trenk, Talukder presents an album inspired by themes of identity, love, family, and belonging. Drawing on his Mexican and Bengali heritage and his Chicago upbringing, the program explores where classical music intersects with Latino and South Asian traditions, creating a musical portrait shaped by Talukder’s unique story.
Grammy Award-winning violinist Jennifer Koh’s 16th album on Cedille Records, The American Concerto, Volume One, features Vijay Iyer’s Trouble and the world premiere recording of Courtney Bryan‘s Syzygy, performed with the Oberlin Contemporary Music Ensemble conducted by Tim Weiss.
With the new month comes a new featured playlist on Spotify — or, in this case, a refresh of our Artist Debuts on Cedille playlist, originally created in 2022 to celebrate the inaugural album by the first Emerging Artist Competition winner, saxophonist Julian Velasco.
The update is to celebrate oboist Oliver Talukder, winner of Cedille’s second competition, as well as other artists who have made their Cedille debus since 2022. (Oliver’s track will be added on Friday when his album, Briefly Gorgeous, is released.)
Enjoy Cedille’s Weekly Featured Release.