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After the Music Ends
As you read (earlier in this newsletter) about Nicole Cabell‘s recent recording sessions, you may have wondered what happens after the microphones are packed away. The answer is: the music lives on. Every Cedille recording is an act of preservation, capturing an artist’s unique voice and interpretation to inspire audiences today and for generations to come.
Ms. Cabell understands the importance of creating work that endures. She reflected:
“For singers, of course, there are so many wonderful, unique voices. You only get this voice. There’s nobody that carries that instrument but you. And so having the opportunity to record, you can carry this recording and hand it down to other people. And you can have a legacy through this recording.”
For more than 35 years, this belief has guided Cedille’s work. Every recording preserves something that would otherwise be fleeting — a remarkable performance, a unique artistic voice, or a piece of musical history. Long after the applause has faded, these recordings continue to educate, inspire, and connect listeners around the world.
Just as recordings preserve artistic legacies, planned gifts preserve Cedille’s ability to create them. While annual gifts make today’s recordings possible, estate gifts help ensure that future generations of artists can continue sharing their voices with the world. One day, a listener you will never meet may discover a recording because you chose to preserve the future of music. That is the enduring impact of a legacy gift.
For questions or more information, please contact Julie Polanski (julie@cedillerecords.org, 773.989.2518).
Recommended
Cedille’s newest digital single, Mischa Zupko: Harpsichord Concerto is available to stream everywhere. Scored for harpsichord and string quartet, the concerto exhibits highly idiomatic harpsichord writing, brought brilliantly into the present by Zupko’s ingenious reshaping of older musical styles into a thoroughly modern expression.
From Chicago-based composter Stacy Garrop comes INVICTUS, Latin for “unconquered.” The work unfolds across four movements and an interlude, moving between lyrical introspection, fierce determination, and triumphant resolve, with Grammy-nominated pianist Marta Aznavoorian and the Chicago Philharmonic under the direction of Artistic Director Scott Speck. Available 5/8.
In honor of the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, we repromote our playlist of Cedille recordings of music by (almost all) American composers based on American themes — people, places, events, etc. — and add a few recent tracks that fit the theme (and bring the total to 50).
Enjoy Cedille’s Weekly Featured Release.