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A Voice for Vocal Music: New Releases Supported by the RBG Fund
Cedille Records established the Ruth Bader Ginsburg Fund for Vocal Recordings in fall 2022 to celebrate the late Supreme Court Justice’s (and mother of Cedille founder and President, James Ginsburg) profound love of vocal music and to ensure that new and historic vocal works continue to reach audiences through recording.
Your support today helps the Fund continue to grow and sustain such projects. By contributing to the Ruth Bader Ginsburg Fund, you help Cedille preserve extraordinary vocal performances, commission new works, and share them with listeners everywhere — all in honor of Justice Ginsburg, whose lifelong passion for vocal music continues to inspire.
In under four years, the Fund has already made a meaningful impact, supporting nine (and counting) Cedille releases that preserve and share exceptional vocal artistry. Each project made possible by the Fund reflects Justice Ginsburg’s belief in the power of music — and especially the human voice — to inspire, illuminate, and connect people. In honor of her recent birthday anniversary (March 15), we invite you to donate to the Fund again today.
In March 2026, the Fund supported two important additions to Cedille’s catalog. First, a new digital single (released March 6) titled, On the Joys of Recorded Music. With music by Chicago composer Patrice Michaels, this song adapts the text of a 1999 letter written to Cedille President James Ginsburg by U.S. Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter. Justice Souter was famously cautious about releasing his writings publicly, making this musical setting especially notable. Through Michaels’ evocative music, listeners gain a glimpse into his heartfelt and amusing reflections on the meaning and value of recorded music.
A week later (March 13), Cedille released its recording of Italian Baroque master Leonardo Vinci’s (1690–1730) final opera, Artaserse, featuring an all-star vocal cast and the extraordinary musicians of Haymarket Opera Company, whose mission is to bring early opera to life with historical insight and vibrant performances. This album documents a thrilling production and ensures that audiences far beyond the theater can experience the beauty and drama of this rarely heard work.
With your help, the Ruth Bader Ginsburg Fund will continue to support recordings that celebrate the expressive power of the voice and bring important vocal works to audiences around the world. We invite you to join us in sustaining this growing legacy — and in honoring Justice Ginsburg by supporting the kind of music she loved so deeply. Thank you!
Recommended
Pacifica Quartet’s final album in the American Collections trilogy – American Portraits. Bringing together touchstones of the American repertoire, American Portraits features some of the most canonical American chamber works alongside world premiere recordings of two newly commissioned works.
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.
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.